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The Danforth Rocks Summer Music Series at Stephenson Park continues this Wednesday, Aug. 21, evening with a performance by Little Magic Sam. In its third year, Danforth Rocks is presented by the Danforth Village BIA and features live music, food and drink, and local merchants coming together for a community celebration in Stephenson Park, 61 […]
Community members are invited to take part in Guided Tree Tour and Shrub Giveaway in Phin Park on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 21. Young people aspiring towards careers in forestry and arboriculture will be leading the tree tour through The Pocket neighbourhood, followed by the shrub giveaway at Phin Park. The Pocket is bounded […]
By AMANDA GIBB A Vision Zero pop-up project called 8 80 Streets Danforth will be set up on Danforth Avenue from Woodbine to Woodmount avenues this weekend. Taking place from Friday, Aug. 23 to Saturday, Aug. 24, the project will be debuted by 8 80 Cities and local partners from the Danforth Mosaic BIA and […]
By AMANDA GIBB The Leslieville Beer Festival will shut down Dundas Street East from Logan to Carlaw Avenues on Saturday, Aug. 24 for a street party. This event is rain or shine and will run from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. This year’s festival will feature more than 20 regional brewers, and over eight exhibitors […]
By MARY FRAN McQUADE The month of August is a sort of Bermuda Triangle for gardeners. It’s sunny and hot, too early to plant bulbs and put the garden to bed; too late to start anything much from seed; too hot to put in new plants. It’s a time to lie around on porch or […]
Toronto Police Service are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 54-year-old man last seen in East York. According to police, Gustav Kahn, 54, was last seen on Saturday Aug. 17, at 1 p.m., in the Coxwell and Mortimer avenues area. He is described as five-feet, 10-inches tall, weighting 250 pounds. There is […]
The Beach Village BIA’s Music In The Park series’ presents its final two concerts at Kew Gardens with pair of performers slated. Whiskey Jack will perform the stories and songs of Stompin’ Tom Connors on Sunday, Aug. 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Kew Gardens Bandshell. The final concert of the series is […]
The Canadian National Exhibition’s annual Rising Star Talent Competition will include a pair of competitors from the Beach area. The 2019 version of The Ex opened on Friday, Aug. 16 and continues until Labour Day (Monday, Sept. 2). The Rising Star competition, in its 33rd year, showcases young artists in variety of genres as they […]
The building that is home to The Danforth Music Hall celebrates is 100th anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 17. A special celebration in front of building, at 147 Danforth Ave. just east of Broadview Avenue, is slated for 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 17 featuring cake and a presentation by the City of Toronto. Built in 1919 […]
The Beaches-East York NDP Organizing Committee will present a free screening of Knock Down the House on Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Fox Theatre in the Beach. The Netflix documentary film, by director Rachel Lears, examines the 2018 United States primaries and midterm elections and follows the campaigns of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Vilela, Cori Bush, […]
