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Ghazal rugs
Business

Ghazal Rug Gallery: where every rug tells a story

December 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

Sitting atop a stack of rugs, I had a conversation with Sam Tehrani, one of Bayview’s latest merchants to join the strip. Sam is a carpet dealer and enthusiast who runs Ghazal Rug Gallery at …more

People

Lots of charge left in Helena and Lauren’s “Batteries Saves Lives” campaign

November 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

Last February we told you about Helena Giamos of Branksome Hall and Lauren Essaye of Northlea, two girls who rallied Leasiders to donate their used batteries to save lives. When we last spoke, they were …more

Blacksmith for a day.
People

Blacksmith for a day with the Ironman of Leaside

October 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

Blacksmithing always brings to mind a certain era. Ages of old when Black Creek Pioneer Village may have been a bustling downtown core, when horses were hondas, and dragons were the stuff of legends. Back …more

Ghazal rugs
Business

Bayview’s buzzing with new retail life on the strip

October 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

There is plenty of buzz on Bayview these days. It seems every other shop is new or opening soon. For those of us who pass by daily, it can be hard to keep up. Here’s …more

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Business

Vezina goes cloak and dagger at Conspiracy Pizza

September 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

I’m standing outside 176 Wicksteed Ave., looking for Conspiracy Pizza. There is no pizza to be seen. I know it’s next to Adamson Barbecue and I’ve read about the pizzas: the ones with the heavy …more

Cyclebar’s lobby. Photo by Karli Vezina.
Business

Getting my cycle on at Leaside’s CycleBar

August 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

CycleBar is an indoor cycling gym with over 100 locations across the U.S., but Leaside holds the first franchise outside America. Naturally, this new “bar” at 1866 Bayview had us all curious so off I …more

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Sports

Vezina is bowled over at “Leaside’s best-kept secret”

July 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

My latest escapade had me “summoned” to the Leaside Lawn Bowling Club at Hanna Rd. and Parklea Dr. I was invited to the open house so off I went to bowl – outside! When I …more

PC Dolenc with Vezina outside 53 Division. Photo by PC Ron Mackay.
Community

A Day in the Life… of a 53 Division police officer

June 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

When I first learned that my request to spend a day at 53 Division had been approved, I was excited. Shortly after, my mood shifted to nervous and then to dread. What unit would I …more

Karli at the circus
Business

Vezina runs away to the circus

May 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

You never know what people get up to in their free time. Your quiet, geeky co-worker could be in a neo-punk-grunge band; your auntie could be mixing it up with whizzes in a chess club…or …more

White House meats Stanley Janecek
Business

Vezina tries a little slice and dice at White House Meats

April 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

I’ve always been good with a blade. I don’t mean in the Kill Bill kind of way, but in the way that I used to enjoy carving wax candles and pieces of wood. Despite my …more

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Agnes Campbell Macphail was once described as “the most important woman in public life that Canada has produced in the 20th century.”  In 1921 she blazed a trail for women with her election to the ...more
Recent Posts
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  • Getting pickled in Leaside
  • Celebrating Dr. Erin Boynton’s life in motion
  • Bread, baby, bread
  • Get fit, be fit, stay fit with Leaside trainer Tom Toth
  • Leaside Events January 2023
  • Editor’s Welcome – January 2023
  • The Curious Idler – January 2023
  • Considering a laneway home or garden suite?
  • The Video-ettes: Leaside’s husband-and-wife novelty musical team
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