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Scarborough Players set to stage The Ladies Foursome

June 24, 2019

By E. JONES Scarborough Players continues its 60th season of productions with the Norm Foster comedy, The Ladies Foursome. Inspired by Foster’s popular play, The Foursome, this story of friendship amongst four women features a night of laughter and affection that will resonate with audiences. The day after their friend Catherine’s funeral, Margot, Tate and […]

Dream Big cabaret fundraiser supports Mainstage Theatre Company

June 23, 2019

Dream Big, a cabaret fundraiser in support of Mainstage Theatre Company, is set for Monday, June 24. The Mainstage company features actors from across the city, many from the Beach area. Monday night’s show will take place at the Lula Lounge on Dundas Street West. The show will feature actors from a number of current […]

Swanwick and Main community bids farewell to popular crossing guard Lois Young

June 22, 2019

By RHYTHM SACHDEVA Parents, teachers, and students of Kimberly Public School bid their beloved crossing guard, Lois Young, goodbye this week. Young has been in service at the crosswalk of Swanwick Avenue and Main Street for more than 15 years, with three commemorative pins awarded from the city, and a lifetime of memories, to show […]

Danforth Community Sale this Saturday helps support Danforth Strong Movement and victims of last July’s mass shooting

June 21, 2019

A Community Sale is set for this Saturday, June 22, to help raise funds for the Danforth Strong Movement. Danforth Strong was created in the wake of the tragic shooting on the evening of July 22, 2018, along Danforth Avenue that took the lives of Malvern Collegiate grad Reese Fallon, 18, and Markham’s Julianna Kozis, […]

Electric Island relocates to Woodbine Park for June 22 celebration of dance music

June 21, 2019

By RHYTHM SACHDEVA Electric Island has moved to the mainland, and will be taking place on Saturday, June 22 at Woodbine Park due to flooding on the Toronto islands. Electric Island started out as a local event in 2012, and became a four-part event series taking place throughout the summer months on the Toronto islands. […]

Meeting on proposed healing lodge for Indigenous women in Cliffside hears objections, accusations of racism

June 20, 2019

By RHYTHM SACHDEVA A proposed 24-bed healing lodge in southwest Scarborough for Indigenous women on parole or bail, has sparked controversy among area residents. The Thunder Women Healing Lodge Society (TWHLS) held a community meeting on Wednesday, June 12, at the Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Centre to address residents’ concerns. However, the meeting transgressed to an […]

Thrill of the Grill set for Danforth Avenue this Saturday

June 20, 2019

The 10th annual Thrill of the Grill is set to hit Danforth Avenue this Saturday, June 22. Hosted by chef Lynn Crawford, proceeds from the event will go to kidney cancer research at Sunnybrook Hospital’s Odette Cancer Centre. Thrill of the Grill will feature five popular restaurants, a fish market, a bakery and butcher. The […]

Letters to the editor: Time to stand up for public education

June 19, 2019

Parents in Ontario: it’s time to wake up. Our own kids have started to lead the way. On April 4, more than 100,000 students walked out of more than 600 schools to protest recent education changes. Educators, support staff, and school board trustees have all been vocal about education cuts as well. On April 6, […]

Beach United Church, Pegasus Community Project celebrate installation of accessible planters

June 19, 2019

Beach United Church was joined by members of the Pegasus Community Project last week to celebrate the installation of a pair of accessible planters at the Wineva Road church. The planters are designed so that people in wheelchairs are able to use them for planting flowers, vegetables, herbs or other plants. The wooden planters made […]

Notre Dame High School’s Class of 1954 meets for 65th reunion

June 18, 2019

Back in 1954, 75 teenage girls celebrated their graduation from Notre Dame High School on Kingston Road, and 65 years later many of them gathered together for a reunion. The celebration was held at the Delta Toronto East Hotel in Scarborough on June 8, and 36 of the former grads attended, some coming from as […]

Guitarist/composer Battenberg hosts Summer Solstice celebration at Kingston Road United Church

June 18, 2019

Beach guitarist and composer Mark Battenberg presents The Fable of Iris the Fairie as a celebration of the Summer Solstice this week. The free celebration takes place on Friday, June 21 at Kingston Road United Church, 975 Kingston Rd. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. and the concert starts at 8 p.m. Everyone is invited […]

Environment Views: Pollinator plantings a welcome addition on Kingston Road

June 17, 2019

By KATIE FULLERTON Upper Beach residents are now enjoying new floral displays along Kingston Road. On June 7, all 28 tree wells from Pickering to Victoria Park were planted with various pollinator friendly native perennials. The aim of this project is to both beautify and to provide additional habitat for native bees, birds and butterflies. The […]