Leaside’s Howard Birnie inducted into Toronto Sport Hall of Honour
The City of Toronto inducted Howard Birnie, 81, into the Toronto Sport Hall of Honour, under the category of Community Sport Volunteers, on April 5.
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When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton
When the Mt. Pleasant Road Loop was being built nearly 94 years ago, the work didn’t cause massive traffic jams as the building of the Eglinton Crosstown line does now.
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Jones Avenue school closed after heavy fire damage
Students showing up for their classes at Jones Avenue Adult Centre this morning were turned away as fire had demolished half their school’s roof overnight.
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Barbara Gowdy follows her new passion with second choir show
The B-Xalted choir was founded by Barbara Gowdy and Whitney Smith last winter, and after a sold-out show in December s returning for its sophomore show.
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Thinking outside the Bachs at this year’s music fest
This year’s Toronto Bach Festival will be different, with the performance of original Canadian compositions and the addition of a tavern as a second venue.
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Casa Loma health blogger aims to de-stigmatize disability
A new app and the decreased stigma associated with disabilities have blogger Ardra Shephard more hopeful about the future for those with multiple sclerosis.
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Lawrence Park duo drafted by OHL teams
Their hard work has paid off as Lawerence Park Panthers’ Wyatt Johnston and Tucker Robertson were drafted into the OHL on April 6.
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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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Four Leaside Wildcats alum on U Sports champion’s roster
Four former Leaside Wildcats are U Sports Women’s Hockey champions and one of them, Kaitlin Lowy, scored the the title-winning goal.
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Connection sought between assaults of girls on Rosedale streets
Police are investigating the possibility of a connection between two incidents of teenage girls being assaulted about a block apart on Rosedale streets.
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Pedestrian bridge still out after collapsing four months ago
Parents, school staff and students are asking why repairs have not started four months after a pedestrian bridge collapsed outside Crescent Town Elementary School.
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Northern Secondary alum Matt Black retires from Argos
Matt Black, the 34-year-old Northern Secondary alum who spent 10 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts is shifting from the field to behind the scenes.
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‘Architectural gem’ of a development to replace houses, doctors’ offices
A proposed nine-storey, 85-unit building at 2 Forest Hill Road could change the profile of St. Clair Avenue West, replacing buildings at Forest Hill Road.
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Triple overtime wins hockey title for Lawrence Park boys
It took triple overtime for Lawrence Park to oust Humberside in boys’ AAA hockey on March 1, to become the first team to head back to OFSAA in some time.
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Vigil held for those lost in New Zealand mosque shootings
On March 17, a vigil was held at St. Cuthbert’s to ommemorate the lives of those lost during the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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