“Darling, you look marvelous!” With apologies to Billy Crystal and his 1980s Saturday Night Live persona Fernando, fashion retailer Heather Bolt’s Dotty business is helping her clients look and feel marvelous in outfits ranging from …more
In September of 2022, a hidden piece of Leaside’s history was demolished. There’s a good chance you might not even have realized it existed in the first place. Along Village Station Road to the right …more
Judith Manson describes herself as a “Sunnybrook lifer.” If you’re looking for her, she can usually be found around the Courtesy Desk on M1 most Thursday mornings. Whether you’re lost because you’ve not spent much …more
For years, educational experts have extolled the virtues of outdoor learning. Studies have shown that kids learning outside the classroom perform better academically and have an increased enthusiasm for learning. Exhibit A: Joel Gibson, a …more
Thirteen days before he witnessed his oldest brother King Charles III crowned at a coronation ceremony in London’s Westminster Abbey, the newest Duke of Edinburgh was in Toronto to honour a group of youth who …more
Stella Pliska has taken her lifelong passion for music to a whole new, and truly inspiring, level. As the 2023 winner of the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Songwriting Competition at the high school level for her …more
Born during the Spanish flu in 1918, James Henderson is now recovering from COVID-19 in hospital. He is quite probably the only still living employee of Research Enterprises Limited, which operated in Leaside during World …more
Bob Cairns was building houses for returning veterans in North Leaside at the end of World War II. A number of the semis on Beaufield, Glenbrae and Broadway were his creations. These houses took on …more
Tobie Loukes is fiercely proud of her Indigenous roots. And for those students lucky enough to be taught by her, Loukes is an inspirational wealth of knowledge about Indigenous culture and history. Coupled with her …more
The East York Agnes Macphail Recognition Committee is now accepting nominations for the 28th Annual Agnes Macphail Award, to be presented in March 2022 either online or at the East York Civic Centre. Agnes Campbell …more
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