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Old Man Flanagan’s Ghost performs Sunday afternoon at Music In The Park at Kew Gardens

July 21, 2019

Old Man Flanagan’s Ghost performs Sunday, July 21, afternoon in Kew Gardens as part of this summer’s Music In The Park series presented by the Beach Village BIA. Today’s concert takes place at the bandshell in Kew Gardens Park, 2075 Queen St. E., from 2 to 4 p.m. Here is the full Music In The […]

The Main Menu: Some summer recipes to minimize kitchen time

July 20, 2019

By JAN MAIN Summer! That treasured season flashes by so quickly, you want to maximize your time enjoying the out of doors and minimize your time in the kitchen preparing meals. Here are a selection of sauces with sizzle, each with a myriad of uses. Keep a jar in the refrigerator to transform the simplest […]

Shoreline cleanup from Balmy Beach to Kew Gardens set for Saturday

July 19, 2019

There’s a shoreline cleanup of the area from the Balmy Beach Club to Kew Gardens planned for this Saturday, July 20. Cleanup leader Sidney Leeder will be meeting up with anyone who wants to volunteer at 11 a.m. at the Balmy Beach Club, 360 Lake Front, at the foot of Beech Avenue. Leeder said that […]

Jazz artist Carin Redman to perform at Kingston Road’s The Great Escape Book Store

July 19, 2019

Carin Redman will be performing a concert at The Great Escape Book Store, 957 Kingston Rd, on Friday, July 19 starting at 8 p.m. A practicing jazz vocalist for 25 years, her influences were shaped by her childhood spent in Denmark and England. She has since lived in the Beach for more than 20 years, […]

Beaches International Jazz Festival set to fill final two weekends of July with music and fun

July 19, 2019

The 31st annual Beaches International Jazz Festival wraps up the final two weekends of July with music and fun. The first weekend of the Main Stage concerts at Woodbine Park will take place from Friday, July 19 to Sunday, July 21. On the Main Stage, reggae and funk are on tap this Friday night. Opening […]

Community choir to sing at Withrow Park vigil on Sunday to mark one-year anniversary of Danforth Shooting

July 18, 2019

By RHYTHM SACHDEVA Local residents are invited to lend their voices in song to honour the victims of last year’s Danforth Shooting. Organized by longtime Leslieville resident and music director at Eastminster United Church, Hilary Donaldson, the community choir event will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 21 at Withrow Park, 725 Logan […]

‘Bir-Earth Day’ event set to clean up Ashbridges Bay area on Friday evening

July 18, 2019

Local actress Sherry Hsu has decided to celebrate her birthday by hosting a cleanup at Ashbridges Bay on the evening of Friday, July 19. Hsu’s “bir-Earth Day” beach cleanup will begin at 7 p.m. sharp and those wishing to take part are asked to meet in the grassy area by the Tim Horton’s and Booster […]

Community meeting on proposal for nine-storey condo on Kingston Road west of Main Street slated

July 18, 2019

The City of Toronto is hosting a community consultation meeting for residents to learn more about a proposal for a nine-storey condominium at 507, 509 and 511 Kingston Rd. The community meeting takes place on Thursday, July 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Beaches Recreation Centre, 6 Williamson Rd. The application has been […]

Ashbridges Bay Skatepark celebrates 10th anniversary on Thursday with help from Graffiti Mural Project

July 17, 2019

By AMANDA GIBB New murals will be unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Ashbridges Bay Skatepark on Thursday, July 18, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Graffiti Mural Project is organized by the Toronto Skateboarding Committee (TSC) and the City of Toronto’s StreetARToronto Program. The project boasts over 5,000 square feet of skatepark surface […]

Green Party holds celebration to introduce Beaches-East York federal candidate Sean Manners

July 17, 2019

Members of the Green Party in Beaches-East York will be holding a Candidate Kick Off Celebration on Thursday, July 18. The event will introduce candidate Sean Manners who will be running for the Green Party in the Beaches-East York riding in this fall’s federal election. Special guest at the Candidate Kick Off Celebration will be […]

Balsam Avenue ‘parking spots’ raise concerns

July 17, 2019

By AMANDA GIBB Two freshly-painted parking spaces now line the side of a street in the Beach neighbourhood. Flanked on either side by driveways, the neatly painted white lines appeared on Balsam Avenue over the Canada Day long weekend. The illegitimate spaces may be a result of neighbourhood disputes over parking. “There have been problems […]

Police in 55 Division searching for missing 14-year-old boy

July 17, 2019

Toronto police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 14-year-old boy who was last seen in the Main Street and Gerrard Street East area on the evening of Tuesday, July 16. According to police in 55 Division as of 11 a.m. on July 17, they are actively looking for Ty Strong, 14. […]