Neighbourhood: Riverdale

Riverdale is a large, dynamic neighbourhood in eastern Toronto. It straddles Danforth Avenue, east of the Don River, west of Leslieville and stretches south to Lakeshore Boulevard. The area actually encompasses several smaller neighbourhoods including: Greektown; Chinatown East, at Gerrard and Broadview; the Studio Disctrict, home to several important film and television studios and Riverside, formerly known as Queen Broadview Village.

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Dec. 8: Riverdale Share concert on Danforth

November 24, 2019December 2, 2019 Streeter staff 0 Comment Danforth Avenue, Danforth Music Hall, Riverdale Share

The annual Riverdale Share concert is back on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. at the Danforth Music Hall, 147 Danforth Ave.

Birdhouse designer at arts and crafts show

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Arts and crafts sale helps provide food and shelter

November 19, 2019November 29, 2019 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment arts and crafts, Danforth Avenue, Eastminster United Church, Toronto East Rotary Club

Hundreds of people filled the huge, multi-levelled basement of Eastminster United Church on Danforth Avenue on Saturday to buy arts and crafts.

Adding comments to map at Danforth Study

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Overflow crowd for first public meeting on Danforth Study

November 10, 2019November 20, 2019 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment Brad Bradford, Danforth Avenue, Danforth Study, Hanson Street, Monarch Park Collegiate, Paula Fletcher

About 400 east enders filled the cafeteria at Monarch Park Collegiate to overflowing on Nov. 7 to learn about and take part in the Danforth Study.

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Nov. 16: Arts and crafts sale at Eastminster United

November 2, 2019October 3, 2019 Streeter staff arts and crafts, Danforth Avenue, Eastminster United Church, Toronto East Rotary Club

More than 45 diverse artisans will be selling their creation at the Toronto East Rotary Club’s 10th annual arts and crafts sale.

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No fluke, Liberals hold on to Toronto–Danforth

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Eric McMillan Arthur Potts, Craig Scott, Danforth Avenue, federal election, Jack Layton, Julie Dabrusin, Min Sook Lee, Toronto-Danforth

Liberal incumbent Julie Dabrusin took the lead early and cruised to a comfortable victory, winning 47.6 per cent of the vote in Toronto–Danforth last night.

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New streetcar tech could get traffic moving

October 12, 2019 Jason Shvili bike lanes, cycling, Danforth Avenue

Our leaders at City Hall know all about the new technology that can get Toronto’s traffic moving faster. So why aren’t we using it!?

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Saturdays: Withrow Park market continues into fall

September 19, 2019August 26, 2019 Streeter staff farmers' market, Withrow Park

The farmers’ market, in the northeast corner of Withrow Park in Riverdale, runs on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., until Oct. 12.

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Sept. 25: Filmmaker’s funny take on life at Riverdale Library

September 11, 2019September 19, 2019 Streeter staff Broadview Avenue, Cameron Tingley, film, Riverdale Library

Filmmaker and visual humorist Cameron Tingley presents his short live-action films and shares his observations of modern society in “Life As We Know It.”

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Danforth experiment proved benefits of bike lanes

September 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Jason Shvili bike lanes, cycling, Danforth Avenue

A pop-up demonstration of bike lanes gave us a glimpse of what Danforth could look like, reconfigured to give cyclists and pedestrians priority over cars.