“I remember diyas (small oil lamps), new clothes and much delicious food during Diwali – and sweets, always sweets,” recalls Sneha Shekar. “And one of the tastiest and easiest to make is milk cake.” Sneha …more
The Who’s 1965 song The Kids are Alright focuses on those adventurous spirits – teens – and offers positive reassurance that, despite what one might hear, youth are doing very well indeed and we shouldn’t …more
Last year Canadians spent some $1.64 billion on Halloween. Pretty scary, right? And that might make you think North Americans “invented” the holiday (which isn’t technically a holiday since it doesn’t involve a day off). …more
Here’s the challenge: identify the location pictured below: London’s Docklands? New York’s South Street Seaport? Perhaps closer to home – Toronto’s Distillery District? Try Leaside’s Industrial Street. It’s a little bit of faux 19th century …more
In Austria they are called palatschinke; in Serbia, they are palacinka. No matter the name, they are delicious crepes stuffed with either a sweet or savoury filling. Their origins are Greco-Roman with the first written …more
Leaside is going to the dogs, literally – and that’s okay. The truth is, Leaside has always been Dogtown (as well as Hogtown). The Leas loved dogs. Pictured below is their big shaggy dog on …more
“Piirakka” is Finnish for comfortably delicious Each month we cover a Leasider’s special dish with a hearty side order of narrative. Quick, name four things for which Finland is renowned: sauna, Marimekko clothing, architectural design …more
On the morning of June 27th, the Friday of the last week of the school year with our thoughts more poolside than political, the Ford government erased with one stroke the role of the TDSB …more
How many yards in a furlong? What is the medical term for the bones that make up the finger? In what year did the Toronto Maple Leafs change their jersey logo to match that used …more
“For the longest time I only ever knew them as Mrs. Assad’s Chocolate Slices,” says Lorna Krawchuk, long-time Leasider, publisher of Leaside Life, and former East York Councillor for what was then called Ward 4, …more
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