The source for local news about Toronto’s Beach and surrounding areas.
By AMANDA DA SILVA The Crescent Town pedestrian bridge is back. Construction work to install the new bridge was completed on Wednesday, Feb. 12. It marked the end of a long wait for the community as the bridge partially collapsed and was then torn down in November of 2018. Approximately 15 feet high, the concrete […]
By ALAN SHACKLETON A proposal to tear down a large single-family home on Gerrard Street East and replace it with three townhouses and laneway suites has some residents in the area raising concerns. The proposal for 2165 Gerrard St. E. (on the south side between Norwood Road and Main Street) is still in the very […]
Construction is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, Feb. 12 to reconstruct the Crescent Town Bridge that collapsed in November of 2018. If weather permits, construction on the pedestrian bridge will begin at 9 a.m. and will be finished by early afternoon of that day. If the weather does not permit, the next scheduled day […]
Toronto police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing woman. Raven Rochelle Stephens, was last seen at the Coxwell Avenue and Queen Street East area on Dec. 25, 2019. Stephens is described as 5’4, 150 lbs, with black hair and has visible scars along both forearms. Police are concerned for her safety, and […]
By AMANDA DA SILVA There will be an Opening Night celebration for Winter Stations 2020 this Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Fox Theatre in the Beach from 7 to 9 p.m. The free event is presented by Live Nation Canada and will give area residents a chance to meet the Winter Stations 2020 winning artists […]
By JACQUELINE CORRIGAN February 14th, Valentine’s Day! The one day where flowers, chocolates and wine are synonymous. While chocolate and wine seem a no brainer, if you are not careful it can lead to some unruly battles. When pairing wine with chocolate, the same rules apply. Think about the flavour, weight, acidity and length in […]
The Salty Dog Bar & Grill is starting up its 10th year of live jazz performances on Tuesday nights this month. The sessions run from 7 to 10 p.m., and there is no cover charge to attend. The Tuesday, Feb. 11, session will feature Shawn Nyquist on saxophone, Ted Quinlan on guitar, Jeff McLeod on […]
Toronto police are asking for the public’s help in locating next of kin for an East Toronto resident who died in his home early last month. John Cunningham, 72, passed away in his residence at 668A Queen Street East (just west of Broadview Avenue) on Jan. 2, 2020. Since then, police investigators have been trying […]
Toronto police have identified the man fatally shot on Danforth Avenue just east of Greenwood Avenue on Feb. 5 as Thomas Michael Alcott, 29, of Toronto. Police were called to 1232 Danforth Ave. at 3:01 a.m. on Feb. 5 for multiple reports of a shooting. When police arrived, they found an unconscious man on the […]
By AMANDA DA SILVA Wayne “Hollywood” Joice was remembered at a peaceful visitation and funeral service surrounded by the ones closest to him on Friday, Feb. 7. Joice, who died on Feb. 4 at the age of 60, was in a closed casket with red and white flowers on top of it, as he wanted. […]
