Leaside’s Big Bird takes first place despite show being shut down
The Leaside Garden Society had just started setting it up its Big Bird entry at Canada Blooms, when a show representative gave them the bad news.
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Author: Rodger Burnside
So what’s open after tonight?
All “at-risk workplaces” are ordered to close as of midnight tonight while essential businesses can stay open, Premier Doug Ford has announced.
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Butterfly Canoe aims to help save bees and butterflies
That canoe emerging from the snow by the Leaside Library is the Butterfly Canoe, created as part of the David Suzuki Foundation’s Butterflyway project.
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Coronavirus assessment centre opens at Michael Garron Hospital
East York’s Michael Garron Hospital has opened a community assessment centre to test local residents displaying symptoms of the coronavirus.
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Matlow exposed to coronavirus, meeting for Mabel’s Fables put on hold
A meeting to save Mabel’s Fables children’s bookstore has been cancelled for tonight after Coun. Josh Matlow announced he is going into isolation.
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Union members, city councillors ratify agreement
Garbage should continue to be picked up in communities east of Yonge Street for the next five years, with the ratification of an agreement.
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Tentative deal, garbage pickup to continue in eastern half of Toronto — for now
Negotiators for the City of Toronto and CUPE Local 416 announced late Friday a tentative deal had been reached to avert a garbage strike or lockout.
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Last garbage pickup east of Yonge Street?
The usual Friday garbage pickup continued as scheduled in neighbourhoods east of Yonge Street today, as city and union negotiators huddled to find a deal.
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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?
We didn’t realize until inspecting the photo, featuring the Cobs Bread outlet, that the beautiful old wooden home from 1903 is still there too.
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‘Noodle Feed’ art installation pulled from beach exhibit
The “Noodle Feed” exhibit was withdrawn because the “popularity of this installation caused tears in the fabric,” Winter Stations said this morning.
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Winter Stations art installation pulled from beach exhibit
Visitors viewing the Winter Stations exhibit on Woodbine Beach this morning found one installation, “Noodlefeed,” missing.
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Midtown eateries in midst of Winterlicious boom
Winterlicious comes at the perfect time every year — just when dining out would otherwise take a dip, midtown’s participating restaurants say.
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Tea and tea lovers from far and wide
The eighth annual Toronto Tea Festival held at the Reference Library drew tea fans from much further afield than the immediate neighbourhoods.
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Cabbagetown’s Kanpai Snack Bar closes after years of acclaim
Kanpai Snack Bar that served Taiwanese food in the middle of Cabbagetown, closed at the end of last year or beginning of the new year.
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East-end eateries thrive during Winterlicious
More than 200 restaurants are hosting Winterlicious with about 20 of them in the east end including Riverdale, East York, Leslieville and Beaches.
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