Stories
Lord…the flies!
Winter flies are never a good sign. As a kid growing up in an old farmhouse for a time, spotting a live fly while the temperature outside would send a polar bear packing its Speedo …more
Community
Spreading comfort one blanket at a time
If you’ve ever seen one of the many Peanuts TV specials, you’ll know Linus, with his ever-clutched security blanket. Inspired by a story in a US magazine in 1995 about a young girl with cancer …more
Community
Giving Tuesday in Leaside
Giving Tuesday is often described as a global day of generosity and a response to the consumerism of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I like to think of it as an invitation to connect and …more
Community
Greg Koabel digs into The Making of Canada
Wolfe, Macdonald, Secord, Champlain, Montcalm. These individuals are iconic in the annals of our nation. But what about Pierre Le Moyne, Mary Ann Shadd, Shingwaukonse and George Denison? They are names you are not likely …more
Business
Bayview bold – Write Impressions celebrates 25 years
Write Impressions, the popular and lively stationery store anchoring the northeast corner of Bayview and Millwood, is celebrating its quarter-century anniversary this December, joining a select group of high street retailers with remarkable staying power. …more
Development
Big, bigger, better at vacant Millwood site?
922 Millwood Rd. has sat…and sat…and sat but new plans have recently been submitted for the vacant (and possibly contaminated) former Stanley Cleaners site at the northeast corner of Millwood and Randolph. Proposed now is …more
Community
Are you ready to reimagine a Leaside laneway?
2025 saw the successful launch of Laneway coLabs, a new initiative inviting Toronto residents, community groups, and BIAs to apply for support to revitalize their local laneways. Applications for the 2026 program are now open. …more
Stories
Holland Bloorview President and CEO Julia Hanigsberg leaves on a high note
As the festive season approaches, thoughts of a new year and new you might be on your mind. That’s especially true for Julia Hanigsberg, president and CEO of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, as she …more
Sports
The 2025 World Series – a postmortem
Toronto’s diamond in the rough The SkyDome a legendary Game 7 at the place our boys call home Vladdy, Addy, and Kirk demonstrating efforts and determination akin to artwork reminiscing over the historic talent Springer, …more
Business
Knock on wood! Meet Leaside’s master of cabinetry
While he was earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology and English at Queen’s University, Matthew Tormey, a local expert in design and woodworking, realized that he was not cut out for a desk job. He …more