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Sabrina Greupner at Ontario Science Centre

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Engaging kids in science for 50 years and counting

February 10, 2019February 15, 2019 Brian Baker 0 Comment Don Mills Road, Eglinton Avenue East, Ontario Science Centre, Paul Terry, Sabrina Greupner, STEM

Sabrina Greupner is always on the lookout for new ways to engage kids and open their minds to possibilities at the Ontario Science Centre.

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Garden society launches scholarship for horticultural studies

February 6, 2019February 15, 2019 Brian Baker 0 Comment Carolynn Beange, Connie Uetrecht, Edna Beange, Leaside Garden Society, Scholarship

The death of former East York alderman Edna Beangehas spurred the Leaside Garden Society to launch a scholarship initiative.

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Tournament powers past snow and rule change challenges

February 4, 2019February 6, 2019 Brian Baker 0 Comment Anthony Hammill, Canlan Ice Sports, De La Salle College, Don Mills Civitan Arena, Fenside Arena, Leaside Hockey Association, Leaside Memorial Community Gardens, Pleasantview Arena, Victoria Village Arena, York Mills Arena

The greatest challenge facing the Leaside Hockey Association for its 29th annual Select Invitational Tournament was finding parking for the influx.

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The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street

February 1, 2019February 3, 2019 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment Montgomery Avenue, Yonge Street

Yonge Street once featured horse-drawn hay wagons and streetcars, not to mention pedestrians and dogs straying across, according to a 1917 photo.

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Harbord Village letter carrier remembered with stamp

January 30, 2019February 2, 2019 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment Albert Jackson, Harbord Street

It’s a good bet when Albert Jackson delivered mail in Harbord Village, his customers never expected envelopes would one day be stamped with his likeness.

Kids and adults tobogganing despite tobogganing ban

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It’s all downhill for tobogganing ban at Riverdale Park East

January 28, 2019January 29, 2019 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment Broadview Avenue, Danforth Avenue, Pape, Riverdale Park East, Riverdale Park West, Tobogganing, Withrow Park

Tobogganing may have been banned as unsafe at Riverdale Park East, but that hasn’t kept locals off what has been ranked Toronto’s best hill for winter fun.

Club Fed photos and messages placed on wall

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Chic prison-style eatery pops up on Bloor

January 28, 2019February 15, 2019 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment Bloor Street West, Club Fed

The U.S.- based Dave’s Killer Bread is opening Club Fed, which recreates a prison, including a replica of the company’s co-founder Dave Dahl’s cell.

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Just Passing Through trio return with feature film

January 23, 2019January 29, 2019 Brian Baker 0 Comment Geoff Read, Jeremy Larter, Just Passing Through, Pogey Beach, Robbie Moses

Pogey Beach, launched on iTunes Jan. 22, is the brainchild of the same local trio who spawned the Just Passing Through series on YouTube.

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Former trustee Gershon presented with citizenship award

January 23, 2019January 25, 2019 Rodger Burnside 0 Comment Gerri Gershon, Kathleen Wynne, Lawrence Avenue West, Rob Oliphant, Toronto Botanical Garden, York Mills Collegiate

Gerri Gershon, who served as public school trustee for 33 years, received the Award for Citizenship at Don Valley West’s New Year’s Levee.

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Midtown comedian reaches finals in comedy tournament

January 21, 2019January 29, 2019 Brian Baker 0 Comment comedy, Craig Scorgie, Sketch to the Death

Ian McIntyre is heading into the finals of the Sketch to the Death comedy tournament, and for his final set he is drawing on his observations of people.

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Maple Leafs coach runs Leaside Flames through their drills

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 Brian Baker Babsocks, GTHL, Leaside Flames, Leaside Hockey Association, Mike Babcock, Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock ran the 9- and 10-year-olds of the Leaside Flames Minor Atom AA team through their drills at practice on Jan. 6.