Where are the good builders in Leaside? Recently, I received a long email from a Leaside resident complaining about the seemingly non-existent tree protection rules the city has in place for homes under construction in …more
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
Here in Leaside we have plenty of bike repair options. There’s Flying Wheels on Fleming Ave. just steps east of Bayview. It was recently named one of the top 10 bike repair shops in Toronto …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
“There’s something to be said for being the local guy,” says Jeff Carefoote, owner of Leaside’s Amsterdam Brewery, which tripled its brewing capacity this March. That’s its second expansion since moving here three and a …more
Leaside is the launch neighbourhood of an innovative, student-run business with a new twist on an old challenge – finding a good babysitter. The service is called Sitto, a smartphone web application scheduled to begin …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
I can tell you how many times my husband, Ted, has come with me when I was getting information for a Leaside Life column: zero, until this one. I showed him the web page for …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
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