Leslieville resident Robin King said she’s excited to be setting up a flower shop just south of Main Street and Gerrard Street East. The 21-year-old, who already has about five years of experience in the floral industry, will be managing In Bloom Flower Shop (155 Main St.), an independent retailer slated to open May 17. […]
On the eve of planting season, the future of the Fairmount Park Farmers’ Market is in question once again. The community-run market offers seasonal local produce and products, kids activities, and live music Wednesdays throughout the summer and early fall at Fairmount Park on Gerrard Street and Beaton Avenue. A year ago, a lack of […]
This wintertime image was taken in 1967 on Gerrard Street, just a block west from Main Street. To the delight of my editor, it features the building this newspaper would eventually call home. Near the end of 1988, Beach Metro Community News – which had recently changed its name from Ward 9 News – moved […]
Now in its 20th year, Raising the Roof has become a go-to resource for conversations around homelessness. It’s also a well-known name in the halls of St. John Catholic School where students have been donning the toques and fundraising for the cause for a number of years now. On February 7, St. John students continued […]
Beloved Beach coach Bob Acton, who passed away nearly six months ago from ALS, could soon have an Upper Beach park named in his memory. Toronto East York and Community Council will consider a request to change the name of William Hancox Parkette on William Hancox Avenue to Bob Acton Park, named in memory of […]
Yellow House Gallery is hosting its annual holiday art sale We Are All Precious Snowflakes beginning next Friday, Nov. 11. The exhibit features small works by emerging and established local and regional artists, all priced at $200 and under. With over 50 artists and over 100 unique works, there is a high likelihood of finding […]
Walking into the cozy Girls Are space in the Upper Beach, it’s hard not to feel immediately comfortable. The array of uniquely designed pillows and colourful items of clothing adorn the walls, drawing attention without being overly ostentatious. Angela Loucks, the owner of Girls Are, moved into the space at the end of the summer, […]
Nearly 20 minutes into the pilot episode of the CBS police drama, Blue Bloods, a police car carrying two police officers and a kidnapping suspect screeches into a parking lot that, minus the excessive graffiti used to filth up the scene, would be familiar to anyone who regularly drives on Gerrard between Main Street and […]
A few weeks ago, Kerry Munro earned a gold medal from a prince. To win that medal – the highest Duke of Edinburgh’s Award – Munro woke by rooster in Costa Rica, raced a Laser sailboat on Lake Ontario, and made snacks for people learning to paint in Regent Park. Munro had five tasks on […]
Despite a residents’ petition and a local councillor who opposed plans to install a sidewalk in front of 13 houses at the south end of Midland Avenue, a majority of councillors on Toronto’s public works and infrastructure committee approved the plan on Oct. 6 and the work is now underway. The committee also voted to […]
