Community
In pursuit of trivia in Leaside
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
Articles by Mitch Bubulj
Leaside Cooks
Bar none – the Nanaimo bar is Canada’s sweet treat
“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
Leaside Cooks
Leaside High cooks!
Each month we cover a Leasider’s special dish with a hearty side order of narrative. It happens 10 times a school year, draws crowds, smells yummy and has become an institution at Leaside High School. …more
Community
Celebrating Leaside’s 21st century heritage built form
Twenty-first century built form heritage is not an oxymoron. If asked to name significant Leaside buildings, many would rhyme off the Lea farmhouses, the Elgie house, Garden Court and the old Leaside Town Hall and …more
Leaside Cooks
“Pie queen” perfects the very Canadian butter tart
Helen Nugent didn’t start out as a baker – she studied fashion merchandising at Seneca College – but stepped back from a corporate career eight years ago to create Batterednbaked on Instagram and has never …more
Sports
This Canadian champion was “made” in Leaside
Jim Wilson, a Canadian hockey and baseball champion, played and worked around the world – Quebec, the Maritimes, Europe and the States – but his passion for place brought him home to Leaside. Born on …more
Community
Meet Austin Pool, LHS’s multi-talented administrator
Since first opening its doors in February 1949, Leaside High School has been “captained” by adept, able-bodied administrators. The first, Norman McLeod, was even immortalized, albeit ambivalently, in alumna Margaret Atwood’s novel Cat’s Eye, in …more
Leaside Cooks
I’m now a liver convert for Easter
By chance I asked neighbour Anna Crombie, long-time Leasider and local landscape architect (read “The Community Comes to LHS,” Leaside Life, May 2024), if her mom, born in Italy, had a traditional Easter recipe from …more
Sports
Calling all senior shinny players!
Richard Brayley and Andy Thomson met just a few months ago even though they have lived one street away from each other in South Leaside for over 30 years. Both are retired – Richard from …more
Leaside Cooks
No Rooz Pirooz! Ali and his many new beginnings
Nowruz, or Persian New Year, is an ancient holiday and one which Leasider Ali Toufighi has observed his entire life. It is a celebration of new beginnings. Turns out Ali himself is no stranger to …more