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  • Deja Views: Looking back at Variety Corner in the 1980s January 26, 2020
  • Open Doors Spiritual Matters: Making a better place for all in 2020 January 26, 2020
  • Beach Memories: Imagine if some of Toronto’s past transit plans had been built January 25, 2020
  • Scarborough Southwest MPP Doly Begum hosts New Year’s Levee on Jan. 25 January 25, 2020
  • Open House on Danforth Study set for Monday, Jan. 27, at Monarch Park Collegiate January 24, 2020

Deja Views: Looking back at Variety Corner in the 1980s

January 26, 2020

By DAVID VAN DYKE This delightful image was taken by photographer Chris Nicholls when he was a student in the mid 1980s. It’s on the shady side of Queen Street East on the corner of Kippendavie Avenue. You can just see the firehall tower peeking out on the right. Did you know that a very […]

Open Doors Spiritual Matters: Making a better place for all in 2020

January 26, 2020

By DAVID McCLEARY Happy New Year! My name is David McCleary and I am the pastor at Calvary Baptist Church. We are a historic convention Baptist church that has been trying our best, by the grace of God, to faithfully serve the Beach community for the last 125 years. We are grateful for the time […]

Beach Memories: Imagine if some of Toronto’s past transit plans had been built

January 25, 2020

By GENE DOMAGALA There are great plans for our different transportation systems. The planners have great ideas for our subway systems, our roads, our bicycle paths, and don’t forget the trains on the railroad track system. I am not including air flights at this time, but who knows…one day. Our different governments have spent thousands […]

Scarborough Southwest MPP Doly Begum hosts New Year’s Levee on Jan. 25

January 25, 2020

A New Year’s Levee hosted by Scarborough Southwest MPP Doly Begum is slated to take place this weekend. The levee will be on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre. The levee runs from 12:30 to 3 p.m., and will feature a free lunch and entertainment. In a Facebook post on Jan. […]

Open House on Danforth Study set for Monday, Jan. 27, at Monarch Park Collegiate

January 24, 2020

By AMANDA DA SILVA Local residents are invited to learn more about the City of Toronto’s Danforth Study at an Open House on Monday, Jan. 27, at Monarch Park Collegiate Institute. The Open House will take place from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monarch Park Collegiate is located at 1 Hanson St. Toronto-Danforth Councillor Paula Fletcher […]

Scarborough Young Bruins Atom AA hockey team takes Silver Stick title

January 24, 2020

The Scarborough Young Bruins Atom AA hockey team recently brought home the championship from the International Silver Stick Tournament Finals held in Sarnia on the weekend of Jan. 16 to 19. Making the title win special was that it is believed to be a Silver Stick finals first as it saw the Young Bruins face […]

Obituary: Former Beach Citizen of the Year Anne Butler Swan remembered

January 23, 2020

Anne Butler Swan, former Beach Citizen of the Year and founder of the Beach’s Bard in the Park Shakespeare festival, died late last year. Butler Swan died at the age of 83 on Dec. 29, 2019 at Michael Garron Hospital after a long struggle with a severe illness. She was a “legend” in the Beach […]

Eloise Chandler celebrates 110th birthday with party at Harmony Hall

January 23, 2020

By AMANDA DA SILVA She showed up promptly at 11:30 a.m., walked in holding onto her great niece’s arm and made her way to the front of the hall. Eloise Chandler celebrated her 110th birthday at Harmony Hall, at 2 Gower St. in East York, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, surrounded by some family and staff […]

Pair of local Robbie Burns Day celebrations planned for Saturday, Jan. 25

January 23, 2020

Fallingbrook Presbyterian Church in southwest Scarborough hosts its annual Robbie Burns Roast Beef Dinner and Ceiliah on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 25. The church is located at 31 Wood Glen Rd. The celebration honouring legendary Scottish poet Robbie Burns begins at 5:30 p.m. and will include dinner, songs, readings, Scottish Country Dancers and a […]

Castro’s Lounge in the Beach will survive after agreement reached regarding liquor licence

January 22, 2020

Castro’s Lounge in the Beach will survive. Owner Stephen Reid announced on Tuesday, Jan. 21, on the popular Queen Street East establishment’s Facebook page that a resolution had been reached with Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). A Licence Appeal Tribunal Hearing was slated for Tuesday regarding the AGCO’s bid to revoke Castro’s liquor […]

Main Street Planning Study: Big buildings and big density are coming

January 22, 2020

By NINA RAFEEK The Main Street Planning Study has been approved by Toronto Council, and if there’s one major take-away from the report, it’s this: Growth is coming to the area. This City of Toronto finalized report comes after a series of studies carried out by a third-party group, SvN Architects and Planners, hired by […]

Chinese New Year celebrations planned for East Toronto

January 22, 2020

East Toronto will be welcoming Chinese New Year with a number of events planned for this month and next. Chinese New Year will be officially welcomed on Saturday, Jan. 25, but celebrations take place in the days before and after. According to the Chinese Lunar New Year Calendar, 2020 will be the Year of the […]

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