Emily A. Weedon is an acclaimed novelist and an award-winning screenwriter who is happy to call Leaside home. An avid cook, she is a huge fan of Cumbrae’s, Alex Farm Products, and Badali’s. She loves …more
Little did Leasiders Craig and Matt Kinch know that an impromptu knock on a door on Broadway Avenue in 2003 would signal the start of a long-term, life-changing experience. Fascinated by a car sitting in …more
When Isabel Santos was growing up in the Philippines, her mother bred parakeets, sometimes caring for up to 40 at a time. When the numbers became too much to handle, she sold them to pet …more
The Unitatis Strings is a Toronto-based string ensemble featuring young, talented, and passionate musicians from around the Greater Toronto area. Led by artistic director Kemi Lo, a classical violinist, conductor and composer, the Unitatis Strings …more
Artist Alice Aksay has realized a dream with the opening of her own art studio on Bayview. Alice earned her honours degree at OCAD while raising her three children, then went to York after several …more
Two Leaside friends aren’t letting dementia and a move get in their way. Debbie Danbrook, an accomplished and world-renowned flutist, and her former across-the-hall neighbour Norma like to get together for tea every now and …more
Aspiring young artists from across the GTA recently took part in the first Children’s Art Competition held by Leaside’s Canadian Contemporary School for the Arts (CCSA) on Vanderhoof Ave., with an awards gala held on …more
In the 1980s, Leaside High School kids would skip classes and hang out in one of three places: the AV room, the “butt hut,” or the art room. For Brandon Steen, it was the art …more
Canadian jazz musician Laila Biali has become a bit of a road warrior of late. In the midst of launching her seventh album, the award-winning pianist and singer-songwriter spends more time in hotels than she …more
Patino fell in love with Leaside the moment he discovered it. “I arrived from Montreal two years ago to find a new adventure and get inspired,” the 27-year-old artist says. “I went around to a …more
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