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DAILY UPDATES 

Riverdale-East York Daily Updates

January 18, 2021January 19, 2021 Streeter staff 0 Comment ActiveTO, armed robbery, arrest, attempted murder, BigArtTO, bike lanes, boat accident, bookstore, break-ins, Broadway Station, CampTO, child care, child pornography, City Adult Learning Centre, coronavirus, COVID-19, Dentonia Park, dog, Dundas Street, electric vehicles, Empringham Hotel, explosion, fire, flu vaccine, Food Basics, Freshco, Gary Webb-Proctor, gas leak, Halloween, libraries, medication, Michael Garron Hospital, missing middle housing, Neighbourhood Climate Action Champions, nooses, Nuit Blanche, Pape Station, Paula Fletcher, power outage, R.H. McGregor Elementary School, Rima Rima Berns-McGown, Riverdale Park East Outdoor Pool, robbery, Santa Claus Parade, Secondhand Sunday, sexual assault, shooting, speeding, St. Clair Avenue East, stabbings, StrollTO, suspect, Taylor Creek Park, testing, tobogganing, Victoria Park Avenue, washrooms

A quick look at news, views and things to do in Riverdale-East York neighbourhoods.

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DAILY UPDATES 

Beaches-Leslieville Daily Updates

January 17, 2021January 19, 2021 Streeter staff 0 Comment arrest, arson, Ashbridges Bay Park, assault, attempted murder, Beach Hill Neighbourhood Association, BigArtTO, bike lanes, Bike Share, boat accident, bookstore, break-in, break-ins, CampTO, cannabis, child care, child pornography, CNE, collision, condominiums, cooling centres, coronavirus, COVID-19, crash, Donald D. Summerville Olympic Pools, Dundas Street East, electric vehicles, Empringham Hotel, EV charging stations, farmers' market, flu vaccine, Freshco, garbage, Gary Webb-Proctor, gas leak, gunshots, homicide, kidnapping, Leslie Street, libraries, Main Street Terrace, map, Mary-Margaret McMahon, medication, Michael Garron Hospital, missing middle housing, murals, Neighbourhood Climate Action Champions, noise, Paula Fletcher, racism, real estate, rescue, Rima Berns-McGown, road closures, road work, Santa Claus Parade, Secondhand Sunday, sexual assault, speeding, StrollTO, testing, theft, tobogganing, Toronto Police, trees, washrooms, Woodbine Beach

A quick look at the latest news, views and things to do in Beaches-Leslieville neighbourhoods.

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NEWS 

Book store closing sign of local decline

March 6, 2012March 22, 2019 Town Crier staff Bloor West Village, Book City, bookstore, Greg Hamara, small business

The news came suddenly, but it wasn’t entirely shocking. The venerable Book City store in Bloor West Village is closing

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Business 

Bookstore is a family affair

February 8, 2012March 22, 2019 Town Crier staff bookstore, Monserrat Mortimer, Pat Mortimer, Peter Newman, reading, The Pleasant Bookstore

After 30 years, owners still enjoy helping customers find books they’ve always wanted

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Business 

A new chapter begins

January 25, 2011June 7, 2014 Town Crier staff bookstore, new business

Self-described ‘book nut’ opens storefront on Eglinton West

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Business 

The end for Riverdale book shop

May 31, 2010March 22, 2019 Town Crier staff bookstore, Roxanne Reads

Roxanne Reads, located on Queen Street East near Broadview Avenue, closed down May 30 after being open for just over a year.

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Business 

Happy to window shop

February 22, 2010 Town Crier staff bookstore, reading, writing

Picture this: you grab a good book, make a cup of tea, flop down in your favourite comfy chair and … wave to the folks staring at you from the sidewalk?

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