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It’s not easy giving up law for literature
Leaside is full of authors we don’t hear much about, but would probably like to. If you have recently had a new book published, get in touch. My debut novel, Six Minutes, has just been …more
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Reconnecting with Thorncliffe Park
The big gala that Leaside resident Bill Pashby helped organize to pull Leaside and Thorncliffe Park back to close association raised $130,000 on Nov. 19, with help from sponsors that included D&H Corporation of Leaside. …more
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Our Leaside includes Thorncliffe Park
In 1963, when Liz and I were about to marry, we began searching around the east end of Toronto for an apartment to rent. Although we were both U of T graduates, we didn’t know …more
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Serena Gundy may soon be happy again
Serena Gundy update: So what’s happened with the Rykert entrance to Serena Gundy Park? Back in September we wrote about Serena Gundy probably being unhappy about the unfortunate condition of the grey stone wall there, …more
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The Curious Idler – December 2015
Did this dentist buy all that candy? Yes, Dr. Bradley Lands, of Midtown Orthodontics on Bayview, bought 105 pounds from parents and their kids who brought him their leftovers from Halloween. He was paying $5 …more
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The lady behind those Leaside websites
She’s the lady behind the Leaside Property Owners’ Association website. Also the Leaside Life website. And websites in Vermont and the Bahamas. And lots of others. Pretty good for a graduate of landscape architecture. But …more
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Armstrong: Never disappointed in Leaside
For the 55 years that George Armstrong, the captain during the Stanley Cup years of the Toronto Maple Leafs and known as The Chief, lived in Leaside he did a lot of community coaching, but …more
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Streetscape photo winners
“My wife will be extremely happy as it was her that keeps telling me to submit pictures,” said Steve Nastos, of Eglinton East, winner of the Leaside Streetscape Photo Contest run by Leaside Matters, the …more
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Why is that roof still hanging there?
Many Leasiders have been asking the same question about the SmartCentre on Laird: What going on with the ceiling over the driveway connecting the south side of the main parking lot with Commercial Dr.? It’s …more