
The asphalt is not an ashtray
Cigarette butts. You see them everywhere. On the curbside in front of your house. In local shopping parking lots and bus stops. In front of coffee shops and restaurants on Bayview. It is so irksome. …more
Cigarette butts. You see them everywhere. On the curbside in front of your house. In local shopping parking lots and bus stops. In front of coffee shops and restaurants on Bayview. It is so irksome. …more
I should have known when Business of Leaside columnist Glenn Asano wrote in our May issue about the City’s consultations on the ‘night economy’ and what that might mean for Leaside that we’d hear about …more
It’s been almost a decade since the “overbuild” of the Leaside LRT station became a Leaside Life story, which began with rumours of extra below-ground infrastructure designed to enable a tower overbuild. Now we are …more
A few years ago, our intrepid Business of Leaside columnist Glenn Asano posed this question about Leaside’s Business Park: Why not a food truck festival? After all, there’s ample room in the park for the …more
“Is it me? It must be me.” These are my thoughts after a series of conversations, all within a few days of one another. Defeated and weary, I present them to you: The Phone Bot …more
Toronto-Leaside Rotary Club – Recycle Your Electronics Saturday, April 6 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. East York Town Centre, 45 Overlea Boulevard. Please – no appliances or light fixtures. 132nd Scouts Garden Products Sale …more
Leaside Litterati returns When I came on board at Leaside Life seven years ago, there were already several stalwarts contributing regularly to the publication: among them, publisher Lorna Krawchuk, Saving Old Leaside columnist Geoff Kettel, …more
Index of Event Advertisers Canadian Federation of University Women Leaside Curling Club Leaside Garden Society Leaside Library Leaside United Church Northlea United St. Augustine of Canterbury Anglican Church St. Cuthberts World Day of Prayer Friday, …more
One day, Leaside Life co-owner Jeff Hohner took me aside and said, “There’s someone I’d like you to meet. I think she’d be a great addition.” He told me that this writer had a particular …more
For this issue I was all set to tell you why February is one of my favourite months, rich with celebrations and affirmations, like Black History Month and Chinese New Year’s. But there are also …more
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