One story Erin Spencer hopes to pass on to her children is the story of food. Spencer’s journey from new homeowner to backyard urban garden success story is chronicled in a web series on YouTube called Dirty Girl. In it, a film crew follows her from expanding her Woodbine and Danforth area home’s garden, through […]
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Eye on Business
Residents who shop in East Danforth are joining a contest to uncover the neighbourhood’s hidden gems. Until May 7, residents are invited to nominate an East Danforth business they think more people should know. The winner will get a free marketing package that includes professional staging, photography, and web design. More than 80 businesses have […]
Toronto election 2014: Ward 31 candidates
Welcome to the first of three issues of Toronto municipal election coverage in Beach Metro Community News. In this issue, we feature candidates for city councillor in Ward 31, which covers the east half of the former East York. Ward 31 roughly includes the area bounded by Coxwell Avenue on the west, Victoria Park Avenue on the […]
Art festival questions value of art
Art of the Danforth, the biennial celebration of art on East Danforth, is back for its third instalment. Founder and East End Arts managing director Cindy Rozeboom and AoD director Asad Raza may appear excited about this edition of the relatively new festival, but the whole reason this year’s AoD is happening is not excitement, […]