I don’t have kids. Never will. It just isn’t a priority in my life. That doesn’t mean I can’t understand issues involving kids. Recently, the powers that be at the Leaside Property Owners’ Association (LPOA) …more
Businesses on any commercial strip come and go. It’s a fact of life. If you’ve operated on Bayview for a decent amount of time, you’ve seen the turnover first hand. A common refrain from tenants …more
Anyone who has ever operated a small business knows how difficult it can be to survive when you’re competing against the big box multi-nationals — it’s a grind — but what gets Leaside Business Park …more
The next time you drive east of Laird through the Leaside Business Park take a moment to notice a little piece of history at the intersection of Vanderhoof and Brentcliffe. The tiny building, on the …more
The March 2014 edition of Leaside Life pitted me against fellow contributor Geoff Kettel in a heated discussion about whether the “new” Laird Dr. was hurting businesses on Bayview. Kettel argued that the big box …more
The Eaton Centre is open 78.5 hours a week, 52 weeks of the year. Closed only on Christmas Day, every store is open the other 364 days of the year, rain or shine. If I …more
Is it just me or did Bayview look a lot better this holiday season? The strip at Christmas this year seemed more alive than in years past; a lot of the praise goes to the …more
The planning application put forth by Diamond Corporation in October for the two-hectare property at Brentcliffe and Eglinton, formally known as 939 Eglinton Ave. East, will certainly change Leaside’s landscape forever. While I completely understand …more
Raising the Roof, a national charity dedicated to finding long-term solutions to homelessness, recently raised the ire of Leaside residents by executing arguably one of the most creative marketing campaigns by a GTA nonprofit in …more
Geoff Kettel made a compelling case in his September Saving Old Leaside column about why the quadraplexes running along the east side of Bayview south of Eglinton to Parkhurst deserve to be designated heritage properties …more
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