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  • Silver Ladle Award goes to AMS Pizza and Wings at Community Centre 55’s annual Soup Tasting Competition February 26, 2020
  • Local band Suns of July release song Beautiful You Are to raise awareness of International Anti-Bullying Day February 26, 2020
  • Beaches-East York MPP Rima Berns-McGown to moderate Community Conversation on Racism event February 26, 2020
  • Corrections Cares helps out volunteers with Out Of The Cold program at Beach United Church February 26, 2020
  • Investigation linked to search warrant in Broadview and Gerrard area results in child pornography charges against Aurora man February 25, 2020

Silver Ladle Award goes to AMS Pizza and Wings at Community Centre 55’s annual Soup Tasting Competition

February 26, 2020

AMS Pizza and Wings won its fourth Silver Ladle Award at Community Centre 55’s recent Soup Tasting Competition.   The event took place at Community Centre 55, 97 Main St., on Thursday, Feb. 13 and featured four local restaurants competing for the honour of winning the Silver Ladle Award.   There was a big turnout […]

Local band Suns of July release song Beautiful You Are to raise awareness of International Anti-Bullying Day

February 26, 2020

By AMANDA DA SILVA Suns of July, a band with members that grew up in the East York area, have created an anti-bullying anthem, Beautiful You Are, to spread awareness for International Anti-Bullying Day which takes place on Feb. 26. International Anti-Bullying Day started from a movement in Nova Scotia, in 2007, when two Grade […]

Beaches-East York MPP Rima Berns-McGown to moderate Community Conversation on Racism event

February 26, 2020

Beaches East-York MPP Rima Berns-McGown will take part in a Community Conversation on Racism this week. The event takes place on Thursday, Feb. 27 at The Old’s Cool General Store, 250 Westlake Ave., in East York from 6 to 8 p.m. The free event will be moderated by Berns McGown and will feature facilitators Caldwell […]

Corrections Cares helps out volunteers with Out Of The Cold program at Beach United Church

February 26, 2020

By MEREDITH OMSTEAD Probation and Parole Officers Joy Wallace and Adele Whaul spent this year’s Family Day helping the Out Of The Cold (OOTC) volunteers at Beach United Church prepare a meal for more than 50 homeless people. Wallace and Whaul participated as part of the third annual Corrections Cares day hosted by the Ontario […]

Investigation linked to search warrant in Broadview and Gerrard area results in child pornography charges against Aurora man

February 25, 2020

As of a result of a search warrant executed by Toronto police in the Gerrard Street East and Broadview Avenue area last year, a 40-year-old man from Aurora has been charged with a number of child pornography offences. On April 3 of 2019, members of the Toronto Police Service Sex Crimes – Child Exploitation Section, […]

Garden Views: Canada Blooms is less than a month away

February 25, 2020

By MARY FRAN McQUADE Ka-boom! In less than a month, Canada Blooms opens. The annual spring flower and garden show in Toronto celebrates all things gardening. and this year, there’s a twist – it’s packed with things to do for kids on March Break. A romp for the kids Every day, in the morning and […]

New Long and McQuade music store on Danforth Avenue set to open on Friday, Feb. 28

February 25, 2020

By ALANA RAYMAN The new Long and McQuade music store in southwest Scarborough will open its doors to the public on Friday, Feb. 28. Located at 3313 Danforth Ave., just east of Pharmacy Avenue, the store hopes to bring music education and community involvement to the neighbourhood. The new store will open at 10 a.m. […]

Scarborough Arena Gardens closed due to need for roof repairs

February 24, 2020

Scarborough Arena Gardens on Birchmount Road, between Danforth and Kingston roads, has been closed since Feb. 5 due to repair work urgently needed on the roof. It was during a routine assessment that the problem was identified. The arena will be closed for the rest of the season for repairs. “The safety of the public […]

Popular Beach live music venue the Salty Dog Bar & Grill announces it will be closing

February 24, 2020

The live music scene in the Beach has taken a serious body blow with news that the Salty Dog Bar & Grill on Queen Street East will be closing as of March 1. The pub at 1980 Queen St. E., at Waverley Road, first opened in the community in 2009 and soon became a popular […]

Beach Photo Club exhibit slated for Papermill Gallery in Todmorden Mills

February 24, 2020

Celebrating its 21st season, the Beach Photo Club will host an upcoming exhibit at the Papermill Gallery in Todmorden Mills. The exhibit runs from Feb. 26 until March 7. There will be an artists reception on Saturday, Feb. 29, from 1 to 3 p.m. This year’s exhibition will be celebrating the talent and vision of […]

Beach Memories: Reflecting on the important role police officers play in our community

February 23, 2020

By GENE DOMAGALA This column is dedicated to all the police officers who gave their lives in the line of duty. They are not forgotten and will always be remembered, especially the three from 55 Division. I am writing about the police from the 1880s until the present day. All of the information and material […]

Deja Views: Looking back to 1985 and Danke Schon at Queen Street East and Waverley Road

February 23, 2020

By DAVID VAN DYKE Well, apparently there’s always a big blowout sale on the northwest corner of Waverley Road and Queen Street East. The original image was taken by local photographer Chris Nicholls in 1985. Danke schon, Chris for this wonderful contribution. If you’d like to see more of Chris’ work, check out www.chrisnicholls.live If […]

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