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Photo of man wanted in assault of streetcar driver near Neville Park Loop released

January 18, 2019

Toronto police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in connection with the assault of TTC streetcar driver near the Neville Park Loop in late December of last year. Police released a security camera photo of a man wanted in the incident on Thursday, Jan. 17. The incident took place on […]

Woman, 67, suffers life-threatening injuries in hit-and-run near Warden and Danforth Road

January 18, 2019

Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident that left a 67-year-old woman with life-threatening injuries. Police were called to the Patterson Avenue and Danforth Road area, between Warden Avenue and Danforth Avenue, on Thursday, Jan. 17, at around 7 p.m. for the incident. According to police, […]

Beach author Peter Fulton pens second book, Channelsurfing

January 18, 2019

By KIANA WALTERS Local author Peter Fulton has just come out with his second book, Channelsurfing, a dystopian comedy based on the theme “what would it be like for a society that never dies?” It is now available as an e-Book on Amazon. Fulton grew up in the east end of the Beach community around […]

Obituary: Edna Beange remembered as active member of East York community

January 17, 2019

By RUSHANTHI KESUNATHAN Edna Beange, a pillar of the East York community, died Jan. 7 at her home. She was 98. Beange lived a long and remarkable life, and was an active member of her community, fighting for seniors’ fairness and access to housing, health care and education. For more than 50 years, she worked […]

Police in 55 Division warn residents of ongoing taxi fare scams, announce number of arrests

January 17, 2019

Police in 55 Division have announced the arrests of four men, a woman and a teenage boy in connection with a fraud investigation into taxi fare scams in the Greater Toronto Area. According to police, customers taking cabs in the evening and early morning hours were allegedly being defrauded after using their debit/credit cards to […]

SIU commends actions of Toronto police officers in wake of Danforth shooting

January 17, 2019

By RUSHANTHI KESUNATHAN Toronto police officers will not face any charges in connection with the death of Faisal Hussain, the gunman involved in the deadly Danforth shooting last July, a report by Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has determined. “I am satisfied that Mr. Hussain took his own life and that no TPS (Toronto Police Service) […]

TonyO’s Variety Jam Night takes the stage at the Salty Dog on Queen Street East

January 16, 2019

Local musician Tony Oldland brings his TonyO’s Variety Jam Night to the Salty Dog Bar and Grill in the Beach neighbourhood tonight. Starting Jan. 9, Oldland brought his Wednesday night open mic/jam sessions to the Salty Dog. He had built up a strong following in the past year for the sessions at the Beach House, […]

Portrait of Olympian Penny Oleksiak unveiled at Monarch Park Collegiate

January 16, 2019

By KASY PERTAB Monarch Park Collegiate has unveiled a portrait of one of its most famous students on Tuesday. The watercolour painting displayed 18-year-old Olympic champion Penny Oleksiak. Oleksiak is a competitive swimmer specializing in freestyle and butterfly events. She won four medals in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and became the first […]

Eye on Business: My Sewing Studio on Danforth Avenue is newest designer in the neighbourhood

January 16, 2019

By RUSHANTHI KESUNATHAN Its ten minutes to ten and Nancy Huang wipes her glass doors clean before turning her closed sign to open. Huang is the neighbourhood’s newest designer on the block. My Sewing Studio, named after the owner’s wish to be close to the community and easily accessible in the neighbourhood, opened its doors […]

Local police officers help young players participate in ProAction Hockey League

January 15, 2019

By ALAN SHACKLETON The Pro Action Hockey League recently celebrated its 10th anniversary of providing sports opportunities for kids along with building positive relationships between police officers and the community. The program began with police officers from 54 Division in East York, serving youngsters in the communities of Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park, and runs […]

Crow’s Theatre to bid farewell to managing director Monica Esteves

January 15, 2019

By SURINA NATH Since 2010 Monica Esteves has been the managing director at Crow’s Theatre in Leslieville, sparking a creative neighbourhood playhouse for high quality, world class theatre in the east end community. Cultivating physical spaces for culture is important to Crow’s, as families in the community have been responsive after three rounds of consultations […]

Danforth Mental Wellness group set to begin peer-to-peer meetings

January 14, 2019

By Rushanthi Kesunathan A new free mental wellness group will start meetings this week on Danforth Avenue. The peer-to-peer support group, Danforth Mental Wellness (DMW), will begin holding meetings starting on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. The expansion to East York (Danforth Mental Wellness) comes after demand for the service grows. The Danforth group […]