News & Views &Things To Do in the Neighbourhoods
Between the Don Valley and Jackman Avenue and resting on the northern side of Danforth Avenue is the community of Playter Estates. Named for George Henry Playter, who owned the land in the 19th century and built the famous Playter Mansion, immortalized in countless television shows, commercials and films.
The community’s proximity and ties to the Danforth community, which has a Greek cultural focus, characterize the area. The Taste of Danforth festival, an annual festival of Greek cuisine and culture, is one of the city’s most popular and well-attended and has brought a lot of attention to Playter Estates in recent years.
The street was crowded with joyful participants for the Taste of the Danforth this past weekend — as usual for the annual celebration in Greektown. But no one missed the feeling that this year was different.
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She was honouring those who were killed but she didn’t hate anyone, not even the man thought to have shot
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Danforth Avenue has been covered by floral tributes, messages of love, and graffiti proclaiming “Danforth Strong,” two days after three people were killed and 13 injured in gunfire on the street.
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Police are asking any of the many people who were on Danforth Avenue on Sunday evening to send them any videos they may have taken during the shooting that left three people dead and 13 injured.
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East York and Riverdale residents woke up today to learn their beloved Danforth Avenue strip had become the site of one of Toronto’s worst mass shootings.
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Storyteller Sage Tyrtle will be hosting a free storytelling workshop on July 21 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Social Capital Theatre at 154 Danforth Ave. on the 2nd floor.
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The ROM walk on the Danforth will take place on July 11 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
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East York will celebrate Canada Day with its 61st annual parade on July 1 beginning at 10 a.m.
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Arthur Potts was philosophical about his chances of being re-elected Beaches-East York MPP as the results started coming in.
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The Toronto-wide slide in sales and prices since their peak a year ago has halted over the past month, with May figures flat compared to April. In the east end neighbourhoods, however, May was an even better month for house prices.
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The Park and Bark dog show comes to Riverdale-East York on June 10, running for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will be in the parking lot beside Loblaw’s at 721 Broadview Ave., south of Danforth Avenue.
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There are supposed be 30,000 views of Toronto’s past available on Google’s Old Toronto map, launched last month by Sidewalk Labs at oldtoronto.sidewalklabs.com.
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Remembering Greek Independence Day is a way people can show
appreciation for their freedom, said Andonis Artemakis, president of the
Greek Community of Toronto, at the parade on Danforth Avenue on March 25.
Maeve Pestonji, a Grade 8 student at St. Anselm Catholic School in Leaside, didn’t expect to win the Agnes Macphail Public Speaking contest.
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“If you don’t have ceremonies like this, then people forget,” Agnes Macphail Award-winner Burtin Fripp told the audience Saturday at the East York Civic Centre.
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