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Jonah Creed and his wife Ashlynn at CREEDS.
Business

CREEDS Coffee Bar: meet the new caffeine kid on the block

March 1, 2018 Hailey Eisen

  For a freelance writer, the prospect of a new coffee shop opening in your neighbourhood is nothing short of thrilling. Working from home in any capacity can be quite isolating, which is why cafés …more

Jazz musician and Leaside mom Laila Biali. Photo By Rockie Nolan.
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Road warrior: Leaside’s Laila Biali takes her act on the road

February 1, 2018 Hailey Eisen

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

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Leaside was once flying high as Toronto’s hub of ski jumping

by Susan Scandiffio in History

Leaside is well-known for its shopping, its restaurants, its leafy streets, its 72 storage facilities … and its history of ski jumping. Yes, neighbours, Leaside was once THE hub of ski jumping in Toronto. In ...more
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