Crisp, crunchy, delicious! The first ever October Apple Fest, organized by the Bayview Leaside BIA, celebrated everything apple at a two-day applethon celebrating Leaside’s rich apple history. From the Lea family farms of Leaside to …more
The Leaside Property Owners’ Association (LPOA) is an advocacy group that takes an active role in reviewing development proposals, traffic studies, public safety, crime issues and other municipal affairs that affect the ratepayers of Leaside. …more
We recently decided to try one of the newer restaurants on Bayview, The Captain’s Boil, a franchise operation with locations in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. We knew little about it before dining there except that …more
Dear Leasiders, With summer clothes packed away and children back at school, we wave goodbye to another summer and embrace the sense of renewal that fall brings. Seeing students with their backpacks, freshly-sharpened pencils and …more
As we said in September’s Leaside Life, the date of October 12 is set for another pre-hearing conference when the chair will decide the Issues List and the Procedural Rules for the hearing. Since then …more
Since 1991, Grant Krisman, the current owner of the Leaside Hockey shop has become the new fixture at the Leaside arena. As a teenage hockey player in the mid-seventies, Grant recalls having his skates sharpened …more
To celebrate Canada’s upcoming 150th anniversary, Leaside Life and Veseys (Canada’s bulb company) are holding a contest. We are inviting Leaside gardeners to share your gardens and your stories – and you could win a …more
THE CHURCHES OF LEASIDE Allan Williams’ feature series on the Churches of Leaside continues next month with the story of St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church, 1399 Bayview Ave. celebrating its 125th anniversary. LEASIDE LITERATI – Greig Henderson Simon …more
Dog doo, cigarette stubs, a diaper, coffee cups, wrapping paper and an old shoe – these carelessly discarded items have given heartburn to Bayview Pixies, the volunteers trying to beautify Leaside’s main shopping area. Pixies …more
When the Beer Store at Bayview and Eglinton closed in August 2014, many Leasiders probably took their empties to the LCBO on Laird and never came back. But as our latest group of dining critics …more
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