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By ALI RAZA Lands owned by the City of Toronto on Danforth Avenue and Queen Street East are expected to have new affordable housing units built on them under the city’s second phase of its Housing Now initiative. The sites proposed are 1627 and 1675 Danforth Ave. (the TTC Danforth Garage and Toronto Public Library […]
The East Ender-tainment Music Series has changed the date of its final online concert to the evening of Thursday, June 4. Hosted by Beaches-East York Councillor Brad Bradford, the concert had originally been scheduled for tonight (May 28) but had to be re-scheduled due to a conflict with the online Toronto Council meeting taking place […]
By JACQUELINE CORRIGAN Nothing says the beginning of summer more than rosé wines. Many countries make them. The most famous being from Italy , Portugal and France. As we canʼt fly to any of these places right now we can, however, imagine ourselves there as we live in our own little Mediterranean corner of the […]
Toronto police are investigating a shooting in the field north of Ted Reeve Arena at the northwest corner of Main Street and Gerrard Street East. According to police on Twitter and residents in the area, several gunshots were reported at approximately 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27. An adult male was found in the area […]
By ALLISON PALMER East Toronto seniors are being supported with grocery deliveries from Neighbourhood Link Support Services. Senior Support Community Manager Joyce MacDonald who has worked with The Neighbourhood Group for just over 30 years, said they are providing a dedicated food bank for the local seniors. “No one should have to go hungry, especially […]
By ALI RAZA Toronto is seeking to spend $4 million on the Danforth to assist in small business recovery and to create more public space for active transportation and cycling as TTC ridership reaches an 80 per cent decline. As COVID-19 continues to inhibit the vitality of small businesses in East Toronto, and with residents […]
By ALI RAZA I never expected to find a job in journalism during a global pandemic. Seriously, how do you even plan for something like that? Pandemic or not, the news never stops. While most of us have been inundated with stories surrounding COVID-19, I’d like to offer a friendly reminder that while global events […]
The Grant African Methodist Episcopal Church Food Bank at 2029 Gerrard St. E. needs donations of empty egg cartons to help its clients during the COVID-19 crisis. The cartons will be used to help clients bring home eggs from the food bank. Donations of empy egg cartons can be dropped off curbside in a donation […]
By ANN BROKELMAN First an update on Wol the great horned owlet: Three weeks to the day after he was put in a new laundry basket nest, Wol both branched and fledged. The roller coaster of emotions from watching this little owlet have everyone who helped feeling exhausted. On May 8 I went up to […]
By ALI RAZA East Toronto residents took advantage of the warm weather and ActiveTO this past weekend as visitors flocked to Ashbridges Bay and Woodbine Beach parks after the city announced a reopening of some parks and amenities. “By and large folks are understanding and respecting the need for physical distancing, getting out there, and […]
