Business

Have you ever wondered why people are like tea? We discover our strengths when we’re steeped in hot water. That’s exactly where Jennifer Commins found herself as the pandemic threatened to crush her flourishing tea …more

Deciding to open a business on Eglinton between Laird and Sutherland is not for the faint of heart. Yes, there is high visibility from cars and buses whizzing by, but even pre-pandemic, it wouldn’t be …more

The last face-to-face interview I conducted for Leaside Life was at the Wild Wing on Bayview at the end of February 2020. “The Art of the Turnaround” appeared in the April issue. On March 17, …more

Avocados.  They’ve taken off as a “must-have super food” in many Canadians’ diets. Our consumption of them, in fact, grew 240% between 2010 and 2019. The majority of the world’s avocados are grown in Mexico …more

I admit to a degree of unease in writing this article during the immense challenges of the Covid third wave. How best to apprise Leaside Life readers of Bayview Leaside BIA initiatives without seeming routine …more

When Joey Kovac was a kid, he and his buddy Paul Kmet messed around in a car dealership lot on Laird Dr. in Leaside – a playground that most of their pals could only dream …more

Bev Churchill Morris worked for the Red Cross as a nurse in Guelph for many years. But she was also a talented home baker, especially of shortbread. “Everyone loved my shortbreads,” she says. Baking this …more

I remember excitedly reading Will Ashworth’s article in Leaside Life (March, 2017) announcing that Organic Garage (OG) had chosen 33 Laird Dr. at Canvarco Rd. to be the location of its fourth store in the …more

Leaside-based BLT Construction has been operating since 1995, designing and building projects throughout Toronto and across Canada.   The majority of their work has been in the restaurant, hotel, retail, and recreational facilities sectors, while …more

This coming April Fool’s day will mark 19 years for Tim Bewcyk as the “man behind Toronto’s first boutique film studio,” and this business is certainly not just another “pie in the sky,” but Pie …more