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Rocca’s No Frills on Coxwell Avenue will re-open on Dec. 5

November 20, 2019

The Rocca’s No Frills store at 269 Coxwell Ave. will be officially opening in the first week of December. “We’re excited to celebrate the grand re-opening of Rocca’s No Frills with the community on Thursday, Dec. 5,” Loblaw Public Relations told the Beach Metro News in an email this week. More details on what the […]

Wine View: Examining northern Italy’s Piedmont wine region

November 20, 2019

By JACQUELINE CORRIGAN If asked to describe my ideal autumnal landscape, few would compare with the beauty of the Piedmont region in northern Italy. Nestled in the foothills of the Alps on the French border, within a couple of hours of the Mediterranean Sea, this ancient landscape is dotted with medieval towns and hamlets. It […]

Malvern Senior girls basketball team makes history with South Region title, reaches final game of city championships

November 19, 2019

The Malvern Collegiate Senior girls basketball team made it to the final game of the city championships held last week at Ryerson University. The Malvern girls, who had earlier won the Toronto District School Board’s South Region Tier 1 crown, lost in the city championship game on Nov. 13 to Etobicoke’s Richview Collegiate by a […]

Volunteer parade marshals needed for this Sunday’s Beaches Santa Claus Parade

November 19, 2019

Volunteers to serve as parade marshals are still needed for this Sunday’s (Nov. 24) Beaches Santa Claus Parade. The 14th annual parade takes place along Kingston Road, starting at Neil McNeil High School on Victoria Park Avenue at 1 p.m. and then heading west to Walter Street and north up to Lyall Avenue before dispersing […]

Monarch Park Junior girls basketball team wins city championship

November 19, 2019

The Monarch Park Collegiate Institute Lions Junior girls basketball team are city champions. The team took the Toronto District School Board championship with a 62-28 win over Weston Collegiate on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Ryerson University. The victory wrapped up a perfect season for the Lions which saw them go 7-0 in regular season play, […]

Beaches Santa Claus Parade 2019 version to take place on Sunday, Nov. 24

November 19, 2019

By ALAN SHACKLETON The 14th annual Beaches Santa Claus Parade will take place on the afternoon of Sunday, Nov. 24 along Kingston Road. The parade is presented by Community Centre 55 and the businesses of Kingston Road Village, and serves as the kick-off to the Christmas season in the East Toronto area. The theme of […]

Update meeting on plans for new Crescent Town pedestrian bridge set for Nov. 19

November 18, 2019

Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford will be hosting a community meeting to update residents in the Crescent Town area on ongoing efforts to replace the pedestrian bridge that collapsed in November of 2018. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Crescent Town Elementary School, 4 Massey Sq. […]

Local musician Gar Reid plays villain in Stephen King’s Willa

November 18, 2019

By KAITLYN SMITH Gar Reid steps onto the set of horror flick Willa for the first time on a cold December evening. The ground is littered with prop train girders and drones buzz overhead. With coffee in hand, Reid arrives in a flurry of action. His actor cohorts are disarmed by the mystery of his […]

Scarborough Model Railroaders to host open houses on Nov. 24 and Dec.1

November 18, 2019

By ALANA RAYMAN The Scarborough Model Railroad Club has been a destination for railway enthusiasts for more than 40 years. The club has created a vast model railway operation that features an extensive layout of land and locomotives with scenes that impress both young and old. The club’s 26 members meet at different times from […]

Deja Views: A look at Queen Street East and Kingston Road in 1964 and 2019

November 17, 2019

By DAVID VAN DYKE Here’s a look at where Kingston Road begins at the junction of Queen Street East. The clocktower of Woodbine race track is visible in this archival photograph. The year the photo was taken was 1964. Today, we wait patiently as we did in 2005, for track work to be completed at […]

Reel Beach: Television shows and movies love to film in East Toronto

November 16, 2019

By BERNIE FLETCHER “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” (Old adage of Murphy’s Law) Things have gone wrong lately for traffic and businesses near the corner of Kingston Road and Queen Street East. Some say we only have two seasons: construction and winter. The stars have aligned right for the ground-breaking CBC show […]

‘British Beat’ fundraiser set for Saturday evening at Neighbourhood Unitarian on Hiawatha Road

November 16, 2019

Are you a mod or a rocker? A bargoon shopper? Just in time for holiday gift-giving, Neighbourhood Unitarian church on Hiawatha Road hosts its 13th annual Silent Auction on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. This year’s musical theme is the British Beat. This evening will feature British Invasion music from the 1960s. Local band, […]