Murder rate down from last year’s record — so far
After a record-breaking year for homicides, the murder rate in 2019 is shaping up to be much lower — coming closer to the levels of earlier years.
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Neighbourhood: Upper Beaches
East end benefits from rapid Bike Share expansion in 2019
It should be easier to grab a pair of wheels for a bike ride in east-end neighbourhoods with an extensive expansion of the city’s Bike Share system.
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‘Armed and dangerous’ man wanted after car fired at
A man, 36, is sought by police after an interaction on Danforth at Main Street led to a vehicle being forced off the road and a shot being fired.
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You can be fashionable and ethical, local show proves
The Right Side boutique on Danforth Avenue showcased ethical and socially conscious fashions at a fashion show on April 14.
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Volunteer work keeps marginalized from becoming victims: Macphail winner
Volunteer work gave her training to help get through the disaster that hit her life a year ago, Karen Fraser said in accepting the Agnes Macphail Award.
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Potholes on the mind when spring is in the air
It’s obvious that when spring comes for good, we’ll be faced with having almost every road in the city pockmarked wioth potholes as badly as ever.
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Jan. 9: French immersion info night by Catholic school board
A French immersion information night will be put on by the Toronto Catholic District School Board on Jan. 9 from 6 to 7 p.m.
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Parked delivery vehicles are helping cause traffic nightmare
The problem is reaching a crescendo of sorts: the number of delivery vehicles parked and double parked on our streets, both residential and commercial.
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Dec. 21–30: Cinderella comes to the east end
Torrent Productions returns with its third annual production to Toronto’s East End this holiday season with Cinderella: A Merry Magical Pantomime .
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Those raccoon lovers are at it again—with kids book
The classic book series Where’s Waldo? now has competition — Toronto-style — as a fun-filled raccoon book hits the shelves.
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Dec. 14–15: Winter market on Carlaw
Locally handcrafted goods, artisanal foods and local farmers present an opportunity to find unique gifts and holiday treats at Crow’s Theatre.
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Community joins in Beaches Santa Claus Parade
More than a thousand families lined a kilometre-long stretch of Kingston Road and side streets on Nov. 25 for the Beaches Santa Claus Parade.
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Beach author brings his existential novel to festival
Vice Principal of St. Michael’s College at U of T, Randy Boyagoda, who calls the Beach home, was at the Toronto International Festival of Authors.
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Nov. 17: Faculty concert from Upper Beaches Music School
The first faculty concert of the year is presented by Upper Beaches Music School, 276 Main St. on Nov. 17 from 3 to 4 p.m.
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MP seeking emergency climate debate after residents’ request
Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith is seeking an emergency Parliamentary debate on climate change after being pressed by local residents.
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