The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto
Four-lane viaduct spanned the Yellow Creek ravine, joining up two stretches of St. Clair Avenue and giving Moore Park better access to Toronto.
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Neighbourhood: Moore Park
Moore Park is the name of the neighbourhood surrounding the terminus of St. Clair Avenue at Mt. Pleasant Road just south of the grand Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
The neighbourhood is characterized by the Vale of Avoca section of Rosedale ravine to the west and Moore Park ravine to the east. Developer John Thomas Moore built the original wooden bridge extending over the latter ravine, and a steel bridge as part of St. Clair Avenue extending over the Vale of Avoca.
City’s 10th Kids & Company centre opens in Rosedale
It’s about 2 p.m. at the Rosedale Kids & Company Centre, which opened the day before, and — for a daycare — it is eerily quiet.
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Rosedale, Leaside leading rise in midtown house prices
For all the talk of a slowdown in house sales and a buyer’s market in this city, real estate prices are rising steadily, according to the latest figures.
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Oct. 27–28: It’s a Retro Halloween at Todmorden
Todmorden Mills celebrates Halloween traditions of the past with the Retro Halloween Family Drop-In on Oct. 27 and 28 from noon to 4 p.m.
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Oct. 20: Halloween mask making at Todmorden
Kids can use their imagination to create spooky Halloween masks in a family workshop at Todmorden Mills on Oct. 20 from 1 to 3 p.m.
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Midtown Liberals save one, lose everything else
Premier Kathleen Wynne barely holds her seat, as NDP and PC take the rest in midtown Toronto in the provincial election on June 7.
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June 7: Tour of Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Heritage Toronto will lead Gravestones and Greenery, a tour of the Mount Pleasant Cemetery on June 7.
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So how much are midtown homes worth now?
For midtown homeowners, the latest house sales figures from the Toronto Real Estate Board offer both some good news and some not-exactly-bad — call it sobering — news.
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May 20: Wild Toronto walking the ravine
Heritage Toronto will host Wild Toronto: Walking the Ravine on May 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Time travel via Old Toronto limited by area—so far
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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April 11: Orientation for LEAF volunteers
he Deer Park Library is hosting a one-hour orientation for Toronto LEAF volunteers on April 11.
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Time to sign up for March Break and summer camps
March Break is coming up very quickly now as parents rush to sign their kids up for activities that will keep them busy — and hopefully learning something — over that week off regular school. And some summer camps are already starting to fill up.
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Toronto-St. Paul’s skating party Feb. 4
The annual skating party hosted by representatives of Toronto-St. Paul’s takes place at Hodgson Senior Public School skating rink, 282 Davisville Ave. at Mt. Pleasant Road.
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Speed limit increased on Bayview Extension
Vehicle are legally driving 60 kilometres per hour on the Bayview Extension now, since Toronto city council approved a speed limit increase on the roadway last month.
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Raccoons focus of business swiping Toronto hearts
Toronto Raccoons have broken into the market with an annual calendar, which was recently endorsed by Mayor John Tory and Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam.
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