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East York Civic Centre entrance

Meetings THINGS TO DO

Feb. 3: East-end town hall meeting on budget

January 27, 2023January 31, 2023 Streeter staff 0 Comment Brad Bradford, budget, East York Civic Centre, Gary Crawford, Paula Fletcher

East-end residents discuss the city’s 2023 budget at a town hall meeting at East York Civic Centre on Feb. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Marietta Fox in Beach Hill header

Beaches-Leslieville Daily Updates

March 6, 2022March 7, 2022 Streeter staff 55 Division, Alter Kakers, arrest, assault, automated speed enforcement, Beach Guild of Fine Art, Brad Bradford, break and enter, comedy, COVID-19, crossing guard, entertainment hubs, Fearless Meat, Film Industry, fire, firearm, flag, Fox Theatre, fraud, heritage, homicide, Housing Now, indecent exposure, Jimmie Simpson Park, Julie Dabrusin, Kew Gardens, knives, libraries, Mamma's Pizza, Mercedes, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Neighbourhood Climate Action Champions, patios, Paula Fletcher, prowler, pumpkin parade, pumpkins, rinks, Shop and Vax, stabbing, theft, threatening, Toronto Police, Ukraine, Victoria Park Avenue

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

Villiers Island on the waterfront

*FEATURED Meetings THINGS TO DO

Dec. 8: Find out what’s happening on the waterfront

December 1, 2021December 3, 2021 Streeter staff Brad Bradford, Paula Fletcher, town hall, Villiers Island, waterfront

Councillor Brad Bradford and Paula Fletcher are hosting an online town hall meeting on the waterfront’s big construction projects.

branches place in coffin at tree funeral

Tree funeral calls for burying Ontario Line

November 29, 2021December 1, 2021 Rodger Burnside Jimmie Simpson Park, Metrolinx, Ontario Line, Paula Fletcher, Peter Tabuns, Save Jimmie Simpson

They came to a tree funeral, but it was the planned Ontario Line they wanted to place underground in Leslieville.

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Community Events THINGS TO DO

Dec. 2: Watch tree lighting in Greenwood Park

November 18, 2021November 27, 2021 Streeter staff Greenwood Park, Paula Fletcher, tree lighting

The annual tree lighting and other festive fun at Greenwood Park takes place Dec. 2 at 5:30 p.m., hosted by Councillor Paul Fletcher

view of Leslieville industrial heritage area

Councillor pushing to preserve Leslieville’s industrial heritage

November 17, 2021November 18, 2021 Dennis Hanagan Carlaw Avenue, heritage site, Heritage Toronto, Metrolinx, Ontario Line, Paula Fletcher, Unterman McPhail Associates

Leslieville’s industrial heritage is coming under development pressure and Councillor Paula Fletcher wants to keep its heritage intact.

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For Kids Health & Fitness THINGS TO DO

Nov. 29: Attend town hall about kids’ vaccine online

November 15, 2021November 27, 2021 Streeter staff Cressy, Michael Garron Hospital, Paula Fletcher, town hall, vaccine

Toronto-Danforth councillor Paula Fletcher is hosting a virtual town hall on kids’ vaccines on Nov. 29 from 7 to 8 p.m.

cannabis press conference

Local reps call for city control of cannabis shop sites

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Rodger Burnside Bloorcourt BIA, cannabis, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Marit Stiles, Paula Fletcher

Two councillors and a BIA manager joined MPP Marit Stiles in calling for the province to give the city more say in cannabis shops locations.

Pape and O'Connor intersection

Pedestrian fatality on O’Connor Drive sparks local petition

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Rodger Burnside Donlands Avenue, O'Connor Drive, Pape Avenue, Paula Fletcher, pedestrians, Petition, traffic safety

A petition addressing danger on O’Connor Drive, following the death of a man Oct. 19, has drawn more than its target number of signatures.

Riverdale Park recreation

Riverdale-East York Daily Updates: May–June 2021

June 30, 2021August 25, 2021 Streeter staff ActiveTO, bank robbery, beaches, Bingham Avenue, break-ins, COVID-19, East York Farmers' Market, goat, golf, invasive species, Loblaws, Michael Garron Hospital, modular housing, motorcycle crash, outdoor recreation, parking enforcement, Paula Fletcher, Peter Tabuns, rent, Riverdale Park West, road closures, robberies, snow clearing, sports, Toronto Police, town hall, traffic iights, vaccine

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

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Beaches-Leslieville Daily Updates: May–June 2021

June 30, 2021January 18, 2022 Streeter staff ActiveTO, Ashbridges Bay Park, attempted murder, Bingham Avenue, break-ins, collision, COVID-19, dog poop, fireworks, invasive species, Kew Gardens, knife, Leslieville Farmers' Market, lifeguard, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, parking enforcement, Paula Fletcher, Peter Tabuns, recreation, rent, Rima Berns-McGown, robberies, snow clearing, sports, Toronto Police, town hall, vaccination rate, vaccine

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

stunt drivers accident on DVP

Tabuns and Fletcher call for action against stunt drivers

June 3, 2021June 7, 2021 Rodger Burnside Don Valley Parkway, Paula Fletcher, Peter Tabuns, stunt driving

Toronto-Danforth MPP Peter Tabuns and city councillor Paula Fletcher are calling on Toronto police to identify and charge stunt drivers.

Riverdale Collegiate

Riverdale-East York Daily Updates: March–April 2021

April 30, 2021November 16, 2021 Streeter staff ActiveTO, arson, automated speed enforcement, bank robberies, baseball, Bermondsey Transfer Station, Brad Bradford, break and enter, child luring, COVID-19, Danforth Avenue, Dentonia Park Golf Course, development, Eastern Avenue, fatality, Green Party, gunshots, home invasion, Jane Anderson, knife, live music, Loblaws, luring, medication, Michael Garron Hospital, missing person, Paula Fletcher, pedestrian, Peter Tabuns, power outage, Puppetmongers Theatre, SafeTO, school closures, shooting, smoke alarms, Toronto Police, vaccine, wheelchair

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

Jane Anderson picking up litter on beach

Picking up butts tops resident’s efforts to clean up beaches

April 26, 2021April 30, 2021 Dennis Hanagan A Greener Future, Ashbridges Bay, beaches, Brad Bradford, Jane Anderson, Kew-Balmy Beach, litter, Mark Mattson, Paula Fletcher, R.C. Harris Treatment Plant, Swim Drink Fish, Toronto Lakefront Community, Woodbine Beach

Beach resident Jane Anderson has had her fill of cigarette butts. In her free time she combs the green spaces

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Beaches-Leslieville Daily Updates: January–February 2021

February 28, 2021June 21, 2021 Streeter staff automated speed enforcement, Brad Bradford, child care, COVID-19, Danforth Avenue, fire, Food Basics, Freshco, GoFundMe, homeless, housing, libraries, Loblaws, modular housing, murder, Paula Fletcher, pedestrian, rinks, Sobeys, Tabuns, Valu-Mart

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

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This is a work in progress, and we are adding more communities and more features daily. Check back for news, views and things to do in your neighbourhood.

That was then.

*FEATURED THAT WAS THEN

From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth 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

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