The source for local news about Toronto’s Beach and surrounding areas.
Local student Brady Burkett shares his reviews of movies that have recently been shown, or will be shown, at the Fox Theatre on Queen Street East in the Beach. By BRADY BURKETT When I watch a film, a question that my mind tends to drift to is, “How would this play to a regular audience?” […]
By AMARACHI AMADIKE, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TVO, in partnership with the Toronto Region Board of Trade, will host a debate for some of the candidates running in the Toronto mayoral byelection on Thursday, May 25, at 7 p.m. The event, titled A Debate for Toronto’s Future, takes place at the Isabel Bader Theatre (93 […]
A 15-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy have been arrested in connection with a trio of alleged convenience store robberies in East Toronto. According to the Toronto Police Service Hold Up Squad, the alleged robberies took place between April 9 and May 9 of this year. The convenience stores that were allegedly robbed are located […]
By KADEN CAMPBELL Doors Open Toronto will return on Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28, with more than 150 sites to explore across the city. The free weekend-long celebration of architecture and public space will incorporate this year’s theme City of Sound, celebrating the influence of music on Toronto’s most significant buildings and sites. […]
Toronto police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a woman wanted in connection with an alleged break-in at a business in East Toronto last week. According to police, a woman allegedly broke into a business in the area of Queen Street East and Logan Avenue at 4:35 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17. Police […]
East York’s R.H. McGregor Elementary School will be celebrating its 100th anniversary with an Open House on the afternoon of Saturday, May 27. The school, at 555 Mortimer Ave. just west of Coxwell Avenue, first officially opened its doors in September of 1922. While the original McGregor school building has since been replaced and the […]
The Victoria Day 2023 fireworks display at Ashbridges Bay Park in the Beach is set for Monday, May 22, at 10 p.m. Presented annually by the City of Toronto, the display is expected to last approximately 14 minutes. For tonight’s fireworks display, Toronto police are strongly advising that those planning on attending take the TTC […]
By DAVID VAN DYKE Being a youngster in the 1970s meant you had to have a Wheelie Bike! Banana seats and sissy bars were the order of the day, as witnessed in this 1970s photograph of the intersection of Coxwell Avenue and Queen Street East. This view shows the southwest corner. Do you have an […]
By BIRGIT SIBER How many of you are acquainted with the great red oak in Kew Gardens? The one with the long limb that reaches down to meet us at ground level? The huge oak that snaps us out of our thoughts and invites us to pause in awe for a moment under the shade […]
By REV. YOHAN DUMPALA What a year it’s been so far! Here at St. John’s Norway, located at 470 Woodbine Ave, we’ve been busy doing new things and exploring creative ways of doing ministry. In February of 2023, after putting our ears to the ground, we offered parents of our parish and our neighbourhood an […]
