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Lawrence West Daily Updates

February 15, 2022February 17, 2022 Streeter staff ActiveTO, Allen Road, arrest, assault, automated speed enforcement, Avenue Road, Bathurst Street, bus, carjacking, collision, COVID-19, dangerous driving, Eglinton Avenue West, Fortinos, homicide, Housing Now, housing prices, Ingram Transfer Station, Lawrence Allen Centre, Little Jamaica, long-term care, Marco Mendicino, medication, Metro, Mike Colle, noise, outdoor recreation, parking permits, power outage, road closure, robbery, SafeTO, sexual assault, sexual interference, Shop and Vax, snow clearing, Spadina Expressway, speculation tax, stolen vehicle, vaccine, Yorkdale Mall

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Central Toronto neighbourhoods.

vehicle break-ins

121 charges laid against man for alleged vehicle break-ins

June 13, 2021June 15, 2021 Jay Garak Bathurst Street, Bernard Avenue, break-ins, Spadina Road, theft, Toronto Police, vehicle break-ins

Police have charged a man with 121 counts of theft and mischief to automobiles after a reported seven-month spree of vehicle break-ins.

Fresh Paint one of many Black-owned businesses

Five Black-owned businesses you can support now

February 19, 2021February 25, 2021 J. Diamond Daniel Bathurst Street, Black businesses, Black History Month, College Street, Danforth Avenue, Eglinton Avenue West, Little Jamaica

If you are still looking for a way to celebrate Black History Month in practical terms, you can try supporting black-owned businesses

car sought in hit and run

Driver sought after 76-year-old woman injured in hit and run

December 10, 2020 Jay Garak Bathurst Street, hit and run, Lawrence Avenue West, pedestrian, SU, Toronto Police, Traffic Services

Investigators are trying to identify a man they say drove a vehicle striking a woman, 76, before fleeing the scene.

Police investigate gunshot victim

Man in vehicle died of gunshot wound: police

October 8, 2020October 9, 2020 Jay Garak Bathurst Street, gunfire, gunshot, Ranee Avenue

A man died of a gunshot wound in the Lawrence Manor area around midnight last night, police are reporting today.

Man charge in knifepoint robbery

Knifepoint robbery allegedly started with classified ad

June 19, 2020June 23, 2020 Jay Garak Bathurst Street, Eglinton Avenue West, extortion, fraud, robbery, Toronto Police

A meeting over a classified ad purchase allegedly led to a robbery at knifepoint near Bathurst Street and Eglinton Avenue West and an arrest.

Motorcyclist accident scene

Motorcyclist killed yesterday in midtown collision

June 2, 2020 Jay Garak Bathurst Street, collision, fatal crash, Glengrove Avenue West, motorcycle crash, Toronto Police, Traffic Services

A 29-year-old motorcyclist died after a collision with a car at Bathurst Street and Glengrove Avenue West yesterday evening, police report.

St. Clair long-term care home

East York long-term care home at eight deaths as other facilities report worse outbreaks

April 27, 2020April 29, 2020 Rodger Burnside Austin Terrace, Avenue Road, Bathurst Street, Bradgate Arms Retirement Residence, Brunswick Avenue, Christie Gardens Apartments and Care, coronavirus, COVID-19, essential workers, Hillcrest Reactivation Centre, Kensington Gardens, long-term care homes, Michael Garron Hospital, Rekai Centres, Sherbourne Street, St. Clair Avenue East, St. Clair O’Connor Community Care

The toll taken by the coronavirus at the St. Clair O’Connor Community Care centre stands at eight, according to city figures.

Festivals Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO

March 15: Storytelling at the Tranzac Club

March 1, 2020March 14, 2020 Streeter staff Bathurst Street, Bloor Street East, Bloor Street West, Brunswick Avenue, Danforth Avenue, storytelling, Sussex Avenue, Toronto Reference Library, Tranzac Club, Yonge Street

Storytelling Toronto presents the Toronto Storytelling Festival. The 2020 theme is conviviality, to help re-imagine our world and our way forward together.

Festivals Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO

March 7–29: Storytelling fest across central Toronto venues

February 22, 2020March 14, 2020 Streeter staff Bathurst Street, Bloor Street East, Bloor Street West, Brunswick Avenue, Danforth Avenue, storytelling, Sussex Avenue, Toronto Reference Library, Tranzac Club, Yonge Street

Storytelling Toronto presents the Toronto Storytelling Festival. The 2020 theme is conviviality, to help re-imagine our world and our way forward together.

Forest Hill Daily Updates: May–August 2019

August 31, 2019October 22, 2019 Streeter staff assault, Avenue Road, Bathurst Street, Beth Sholom Synagogue, Canadian Automobile Association, Columbus Centre, Dufferin Street, Eglinton Avenue West, Jewish Music Week, Jill Andrew, Lawrence Avenue West, robbery, Sonshine and Broccoli, St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto Police, Toronto-St. Paul's

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Forest Hill neighbourhoods.

North Toronto Daily Updates: June-July 2019

July 1, 2019August 21, 2020 Streeter staff assault, Avenue Road, Bathurst Street, Beth Sholom Synagogue, Canada Day, Canadian Automobile Association, Columbus Centre, Dufferin Street, Eglinton Avenue West, Flemington Road, Jewish Music Week, Jill Andrew, John Tory, Kathleen Wynne, Lawrence Avenue West, Mike Colle, Moore Park Ravine, North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, Rob Oliphant, robbery, Sonshine and Broccoli, St. Clair Avenue West, St. Monica's Catholic School, Toronto Police, Toronto-St. Paul's

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in North Toronto neighbourhoods.

Arts & Music Events THINGS TO DO

July 3–13: Jay and Eytan return home for Fringe

June 19, 2019 Streeter staff Bathurst Street, comedy, Jay and Eytan, Randolph Theatre, Toronto Fringe Festival

New York-based comedy duo Jay and Eytan first met at the Humber College Comedy Program in 2004 and trained in Toronto.

North Toronto Daily Updates: May 2019

June 1, 2019November 24, 2020 Streeter staff Bathurst Street, Beth Sholom Synagogue, Canadian Automobile Association, Dufferin Street, Eglinton Avenue East, Jewish Music Week, Jill Andrew, Lawrence Avenue West, Mt. Pleasant Road, robbery, Sonshine and Broccoli, St. Clair Avenue West

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in North Toronto neighbourhoods.

Eglinton Avenue and Mt. Pleasant

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Eglinton East ranked worst road in Ontario: CAA poll

May 31, 2019June 1, 2019 Rodger Burnside Bathurst Street, Canadian Automobile Association, Dufferin Street, Eglinton Avenue East, Eglinton Avenue West, Eglinton Crosstown LRT

It’s official. Eglinton Avenue East, site of construction for the Eglinton Crosstown light-rail line, is now the most hated street in Ontario.

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THAT WAS THEN. This is now.

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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020May 5, 2021 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danfoirth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan

*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN

When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan

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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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When building transit was simpler at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton

May 9, 2019November 24, 2020 Eric McMillan

*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN

The days of hay wagons and streetcars on Yonge Street

February 1, 2019February 3, 2019 Eric McMillan

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The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

December 1, 2018December 15, 2018 Streeter staff

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