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Bringing live music back to the Beach; local concerts starting small and safe

September 30, 2020

By ALAN SHACKLETON A pair of local musicians are working on bringing live music back to the Beach. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s going to be done on a very small scale and safety will obviously be the top priority for everyone involved. Tim Dawson and Tom Allen are organizing concerts at local churches […]

Police seek help finding missing 15-year-old girl last seen in southwest Scarborough

September 30, 2020

Police in southwest Scarborough’s 41 Division are requesting the public’s help in locating a missing 15-year-old girl. Michelle Chu, 15, was last seen on Friday, Sept. 25, at 7:45 a.m., in the Warden and St. Clair avenues area, police said in a press release issued on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 30. She is described […]

Final East York Days: Behind the Music! online presentation features Joanne Morra, and Amelie Lefebvre and Les Singes Bleus

September 30, 2020

East York Days: Behind the Music! wraps up with its final online session tonight (Sept. 30). Presented by East End Arts, the three-part online event is being hosted CBC Radio’s Errol Nazareth. Earlier online presentations took place on Sept. 16 and 23, and the final one-hour Facebook Live event takes place on Sept. 30 from […]

Pizza Nova supports Variety Village during challenging year with $120,000 cheque donation

September 29, 2020

Despite having to cancel its annual That’s Amore Pizza for Kids fundraiser for Variety Village this year due to COVID-19, Pizza Nova was still able to make a substantial contribution to the southwest Scarborough charity earlier this week. Pizza Nova and its suppliers including, Coca Cola, Saputo Cheese, Atlantic Packaging and Maple Leaf Foods presented […]

SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival goes virtual for 2020

September 29, 2020

Beginning on Sept. 29, SING! The Toronto Vocal Arts Festival will be going virtual for 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. In its ninth year, the festival is a celebration of a cappella and features a variety of musical styles presented by a range of different performers. As in past years, Beach residents are playing a […]

Chapter 12 of BOOM: A Child of the Beach in Toronto Remembers the 50s

September 29, 2020

Below is Chapter 12 of BOOM: A Child of the Beach in Toronto Remembers the 50s. Every Tuesday over the next few months, Beach Metro News will post up another chapter of the book on our website at https://www.beachmetro.com/ for readers to enjoy. To see our earlier story on Black, and to read Chapter One, please go […]

Company offering to sell plaques to local residents is not affiliated with Beach Metro Community News

September 28, 2020

Beach Metro Community News has been made aware of a company attempting to sell celebratory plaques to people featured in our newspaper or on our website. One of our readers sent us a copy of an email sent to them by a company called That’s Great News that offered to create and sell them a […]

Cyclists plan Bloor-Danforth Celebratory Ride in honour of expanded bike lanes

September 28, 2020

By ALI RAZA, Local Journalism Initiative Reproter Toronto’s cycling advocates say “keep going” on the city’s expanded bike lanes that were installed over the summer in response to COVID-19. As part of the city’s recovery program, 40 kilometres of new bike lanes were installed across Bloor Street and Danforth Avenue. The new lanes created an […]

Deja Views: Going back 60 years for a look at the Leuty Lifeguard Station

September 27, 2020

By DAVID VAN DYKE Friends tell me, to make me feel better about my age, that 60 years is young for a tree. That’s how many years are in between these two photographs. Obviously, the Leuty Lifeguard Station has been moved, but on the right of the picture, barely visible for all the trees, is […]

The Main Menu: Fall’s arrival means it’s time to celebrate the harvest

September 26, 2020

By JAN MAIN Fall is a great time to be a cook! There is abundance everywhere! Markets are overflowing with vibrant, freshly picked fruits and vegetables, literally the pick of the crop. Just what you want for that special recipe, perfect for Thanksgiving. Harvest Pie This harvest pie requires the best pick of the crop […]

Final weekend of ActiveTO road closures comes on the first weekend of fall

September 25, 2020

It’s the first weekend of fall and the final weekend for the City of Toronto’s ActiveTO initiative which closes major streets to traffic so people can enjoy outdoor activities such as cycling and walking while observing safe social distancing to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus Locally that means the eastbound lanes of Lake […]

Tenants’ union helps stop eviction of resident in Goodwood Park Court apartment building

September 25, 2020

By ALI RAZA, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A group of tenants at 108 Goodwood Park Court prevented an eviction this week, and it is the first real response in the neighbourhood against evictions. The Goodwood Tenants’ Union formed in response to the provincial Bill 184 and increased evictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, […]