In the vibrant heart of the Leaside Business Park, a unique club has redefined the luxury car experience for car enthusiasts and their families. The RClub, which “vroomed” onto Commercial Road in the summer of …more
It’s been said that if you find work you love, you won’t work a day in your life. Take Leasider Shawn Adams. As a master archery teacher and coach, he is living his lifelong dream …more
The customer is always in the driver’s seat, says Craig Rowsell, owner of Craig’s Leaside Automotive Inc. The 52-year-old, who opened the garage doors on his new venture in the middle of February, says cars …more
When still youngsters, long before they met and joined forces as seasoned entrepreneurs, a young Allan Jackson and Andrew von Teichman were each jarred by unpleasant experiences of being bullied. Fast forward to 2009, when …more
After nearly two decades, Jeff and Andrea Marshall, along with their two teenage children (Hope and John), can truly say they are finally home. As the new owners of the Canadian Tire store at Eglinton …more
The path to learning a new skill is seldom without twists, turns and detours. So, in a quest to stop fearing my own kitchen and to do right by my fancy pots and pans, I …more
Leaside is home to a new children’s author who recently published the French book Li et le Nouvel An spectalunaire! (Li and the Spectacular New Year!) in time for the Lunar New Year on February …more
Karalee LaRochelle, pastry chef and chocolatier, has a favourite saying: “The best things in life are shared.” Having been gifted with one of her chocolate creations by a friend over the holidays, I wholeheartedly agree. …more
Corey Ginou Ferguson started baking at her grandmother’s knee. She spent many happy hours in her Baba’s kitchen learning the joys of Macedonian cooking. “Baba was a rebel in the kitchen,” says Corey. “She didn’t …more
I’m told that Jing is short for Beijing, which might make it even easier to remember this newish eatery, which opened in August on the site of the long-lived California Roll at 1634 Bayview. Prominently …more
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