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Historian Domagala to present talk on The Synagogue in the Beach on Sunday (Jan. 19) afternoon

January 19, 2020

Local historian and Beach Metro News columnist Gene Domagala will be giving a talk on The Synagogue in the Beach on Sunday, Jan. 19. The presentation will run from 2 to 3:30 p.m., and will take place at the Beach Hebrew Institute at 109 Kenilworth Ave. The Beach Hebrew Institute is celebrating its 100th anniversary […]

Beaches-East York MPP Rima Berns-McGown hosts open house on afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 18

January 18, 2020

Local residents are invited to an open house this afternoon (Saturday, Jan. 18) hosted by Beaches-East York MPP Rima Berns-McGown. The open house will take place at her community office from 1 to 3 p.m. On her Facebook page, Berns-McGown said of the open house: “Come say hello, meet neighbours, celebrate the new decade and […]

Danforth Avenue closure between Oak Park and Gledhill set for this weekend

January 17, 2020

Danforth Avenue between Oak Park Avenue and Gledhill Avenue will be closed this coming weekend for the removal of a crane from a condominium project. The closure will be begin on Friday, Jan. 17 at 8 p.m. and continue through until Sunday, Jan. 19 at 11 p.m. The condominium project at 2301 Danforth Ave. is […]

Fearless Meat on Kingston Road set to celebrate second anniversary

January 16, 2020

By AMANDA GIBB David Brown, owner of Kingston Road restaurant Fearless Meat, celebrates the success of his business as the second anniversary of its opening approaches on Sunday, Jan. 19. Brown brings his love for meat to the Beach community through a menu featuring a plethora of specialty burgers. Brown attributes the success of his […]

Glen Ames robotics team, X-Sighted DC, qualifies to take part in international competition

January 15, 2020

For the fourth year in a row the robotics team from Glen Ames Senior Public School has qualified to compete in an international tournament. The Glen Ames team, which is called X-Sighted DC, took the second place champions award at the FIRST Lego League (FLL) provincial championships held on Saturday, Jan. 11, in Oshawa. The […]

Break-in, vandalism at The Workaround on Danforth Avenue damages site of future childcare space

January 14, 2020

By ALAN SHACKLETON Amanda Munday, owner of The Workaround at Danforth and Woodbine avenues, is still struggling to understand why someone broke into their new childcare space late last week and started hammering away at structurally supporting brick pillar as well as damaging kitchen equipment and other items. “Why? Why would you do this?” she […]

In the Beach, every memorial plaque tells a story

January 14, 2020

By ERWIN BUCK For years I’ve walked past the memorial plaques on local benches and at the foot of trees without really paying much attention to them. Last year, one of the tree plaques caught my attention – Dorothy Adams: “Dorothy Has Left The Party”. I know Adam’s daughter, Cynthia, so I asked her for […]

Obituary: Beatrice Ann Hopkins provided safe haven for hundreds of kids

January 13, 2020

Longtime Beach resident Beatrice Ann Hopkins is being remembered for the decades she spent as a specialist foster parent with the Children’s Aid Society, providing a safe haven for hundreds of children. Hopkins died suddenly at the age of 91 on Christmas Day at Collingwood General and Marine Hospital. She had been visiting family in […]

Deja Views: A look back to Queen Street East and Ryan’s Hardware 1956

January 12, 2020

By DAVID VAN DYKE This storefront photo was taken in the winter of 1956. It features the hardware store that the Ryan brothers ran for decades. The building, obviously razed now and replaced, sat on the sunny side of Queen Street East between Willow and Beech avenues. Thank you John Ryan for sharing your memories […]

Mayor John Tory hosts skating party at Kew Gardens rink on Sunday, Jan. 12, afternoon

January 11, 2020

Local residents are invited to join Mayor John Tory at a skating party set for Sunday, Jan. 12 in the Beach. The Mayor’s Annual Skate Party takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Kew Gardens outdoor rink. This event is open to all members of the community, and there will be free skate […]

New Year’s levees, celebrations to be hosted by local MP and MPPs

January 10, 2020

Area residents will have a trio of opportunities this month to meet with their federal and provincial representatives at local celebrations. Toronto-Danforth MP Julie Dabrusin hosts her New Year’s Levee on the afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 11. The levee takes place from 1 to 3 p.m. at Dabrusin’s new constituency office at 1028 Queen St. […]

Seven people sent to hospital in crash on Gerrard Street East that ripped engine off front of vehicle

January 10, 2020

Seven people were sent to hospital after a two-car crash on Gerrard Street East that took place on Friday, Jan. 10. The crash occurred between Coalport Drive and Rathmore Avenue at approximately 11:45 a.m. and involved a blue car and black SUV. Debris from the accident scene was spread all over Gerrard, and the engine […]