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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.

Castleview Wychwood Towers

Davenport Daily Updates

January 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Streeter staff After-School Recreation Care, Ana Bailao, arson, assault, automated speed enforcement, break-ins, car theft, Castleview Wychwood Towers, collision, COVID-19, cyclist, Eglinton Avenue West, encampment, fail to remain, fire, fires, Giovanni Caboto Outdoor Pool, gunfire, gunshots, harassment, hate crime, homicide, libraries, Little Italy, Little Jamaica, long-term care, maps, Marit Stiles, Metro, No Frills, outdoor recreation, Paradise Theatre, parking permits, pedestrians, Pelham Avenue, pickup truck, pollinator gardens, power outage, rinks, robberies, SafeTO, sexual assault, shooting, Shop and Vax, snow clearing, Sobeys, stabbing, Starbucks, Toronto Police, Toronto Public Library, vaccination rate, vaccine, walking tour, Wallace Avenue

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

York Civic Centre near Housing Now site

Parking lots by York Civic Centre to become Housing Now site

November 14, 2021November 16, 2021 Rodger Burnside Eglinton Avenue West, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Housing Now, John Tory, York Civic Centre

Four sites, including parking lots by the York Civic Centre on Eglinton Avenue West, have been added to the city’s Housing Now initiative

Kandy Krazed candy store owners

*FEATURED Business NEWS

The Candy Man can…open a candy store in Forest Hill

September 25, 2021September 28, 2021 Andrea Freedman candy, candy store, Eglinton Avenue West, Eglinton Way, new business

Kandy Krazed is adding some welcomed sweetness to Forest Hill with the fun new candy store at 454 Eglinton Ave. W.

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

Little Jamaica Shop

Little Jamaica faces extinction, Eglinton West shopkeepers warn

December 16, 2020December 18, 2020 J. Diamond Daniel COVID-19, Eglinton Avenue West, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Jill Andrew, Little Jamaica, Metrolinx, parking, Toronto-St. Paul's

Without more help from the provincial government, businesses in Little Jamaica will go out of business, say local shopkeepers.

Dogstar dog in bath

Dogs are the stars at newly opened spa, even during pandemic

November 12, 2020November 18, 2020 Andrea Freedman dogs, Dogstar Boutique and Spa, Eglinton Avenue West, new business, pet grooming

When Dogstar first reopened after the shutdown, the owners worried pet owners would be apprehensive about having their dogs groomed.

Ghost Kitchens customer and staff

Who you gonna call for restaurant foods? Ghost Kitchens

November 7, 2020November 13, 2020 Andrea Freedman coronavirus, COVID-19, Eglinton Avenue West, Ghost Kitchens, Oriole Parkway, restaurants

Amid restaurant closures and scary times due to COVID-19, anyone can order restaurant foods without fear, thanks to Ghost Kitchens.

Man arrested in Eglinton-Allen area

Arrest made in Eglinton-Allen area where gunman reported

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Rodger Burnside Allen Road, Eglinton Avenue West, firearms, Toronto Police, Weapons

A 28-year-old Toronto man was arrested Tuesday after police responded to reports of a man wearing combat clothing near Eglinton Avenue West.

school locked due to guns report

Schools locked up after gunman reported in Eglinton-Allen area

October 20, 2020October 28, 2020 Rodger Burnside Allen Road, Eglinton Avenue West, gunman, guns, schools, Toronto Police

Schools were put on hold and secure yesterday after police received reports of a man walking near Eglinton and Allen Road with two guns.

Bakery on Eglinton Avenue

Six people injured as shots fired toward Eglinton West bakery

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 Jay Garak Eglinton Avenue West, gunfire, shooting, Toronto Police

Six people were injured when shots were fired into Spence’s Bakery on Eglinton Avenue West early morning Sept. 2.

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.

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.

Community centre has new look

Community centre officially reopens for its 20th birthday

June 14, 2019July 12, 2019 Rodger Burnside Eglinton Avenue West, John Tory, Mike Colle, North Toronto Memorial Community Centre

The North Toronto Memorial Community Centre officially reopened on June 9 on its 20th anniversary after being closed a year for renovations.

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THAT WAS THEN. This is now.

*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN

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.

*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN

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

*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN

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

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN

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

*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN

The viaduct that brought Moore Park into Toronto

December 1, 2018December 15, 2018 Streeter staff

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