By DAVID VAN DYKE Prior to the Beacher Cafe, we had the Beacher, on the northwest corner of Queen Street East and Maclean Avenue. This streetscape was shot by Chris Souwand for a school study of Beach restaurants in 1985. Luckily for us, this was an extensive project as I intend to share more of Mr. […]
By SURINA NATH Fearless Meat is a new restaurant that popped up in January on Kingston Road, between Pickering and Beech Avenues. Owner David Brown is an internationally recognized, experienced butcher, meat consultant and barbecue expert bringing high-quality food to the Beach at reasonable prices. Brown is from Kincardine on Lake Huron, also known as […]
By FIONA BRAMZELL We all know that a massage makes your body feel good. But Su Willson, owner of Advanced Approaches to Massage, believes a truly great treatment should also benefit your mind and soul. Now celebrating her 15th year on Kingston Road, Willson sees her role as a massage therapist and healer going beyond […]
By ANN BROKELMAN With winter just around the corner, the ducks, grebes and loons will begin heading to their wintering grounds. Common Loons, which are usually heard, if not always seen, further north when people go camping or visit the cottage, are currently being spotted down by Lake Ontario. In October at the hawk watch […]
By NATHANIEL ERSKINE-SMITH Climate change is a serious and urgent threat, and we are running out of time to avoid real catastrophe. That is the dire warning from thousands of climate scientists, including the authors of a recent special report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. One of the lead authors called this […]
By JAN MAIN Stir Up Sunday was an English tradition based on the church calendar, the last Sunday before Advent, the end of November, when family members got together to stir up the Christmas pudding in readiness for the Christmas celebrations. Everyone from the youngest to the oldest would give the rich mixture a whirl […]
By KATIE FULLERTON Fall is here and it is time for me to entertain my next door neighbour Leena with my annual “seedy” performances in the backyard. These performances are always the same: I haul out a container of paper bags – full of mysterious dried plants – and spread them out on the deck. […]
By GENE DOMAGALA Sunday, Nov. 11, marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, “the war to end all wars.” Since then there has been the Second World War, the Korean War and many other conflicts that have claimed countless millions of lives. In these conflicts, Canada has sent over the […]
Hello Beach Metro Community News readers, let me introduce myself and say that I am thrilled to have been named editor of this outstanding community newspaper. I have been in the journalism business for more than 30 years, and I am looking forward to bringing my experience to Beach Metro Community News. I know the […]
By BRAD BRADFORD What a journey the past few months has been. Thank you to all of the residents who listened, shared their thoughts and made tough decisions in the ballot box. I know it was a tight race, and I look forward to working on behalf of all residents of Beaches—East York for the […]
