Sophie says hello on South Bayview, DEW (Day Evening Weekend) on South Bayview is definitely pushing the season and an ice house, if you please, on Inglewood Drive. It withstood the recent thaw rather well. 
It was unhygienic, rude and gross, but Finger Lickin Good became part of our culture. The slogan is 60 years old now and it’s being replaced by a new slogan So Good. KFC tells the story that Finger Lickin Good was created by accident when franchisee David Harman appeared in the background of a U.S. TV commercial licking his digits. Afterward, a concerned viewer phoned a company manager who said, “Well, it’s finger lickin’ good.” It stuck and over time inspired music and a parody (right) among many other things.
There were few reports of outages in our area but some residents came perilously close to losing power. Here a Hydro crew was still at work late Saturday on Hudson Drive in Moore Park where winds nearly disconnected a neighborhood. Altogether, South Bayview-land was lucky to escape with as little damage as it did. Justin Beiber, Grayson Chance — make room for Maria Argaon from Winnipeg. She’s ten. TEN! Following in the new age discovery process, she has vaulted from anonymous childhood to world fame in about two seconds. Her story.
Say hi to Gabe, who guards the crossing at Millwood and Bessborough every day. Gabe comes a long way from Scarborough to do this part time job. She hopes it will become permanent. Sometimes when its cold — as it has been this winter — Gabe goes up to the Starbucks while the kids are in school to keep warm. If you see her, say hi.The Supreme Court of Canada issued a decision today that says common-law couples that break up must share the proceeds of their time together.
These young volunteers are busy delivering the left over bread and buns from COBS on South Bayview to the Anglican Church Flemingdon Park Food Bank. Elizabeth 7, Sarah 13 and Kamal 12 are part of a large group from St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church who regularly pick up food from COBS and Epi Breads and with their parents, deliver it to the food bank. On this occasion, Steve and Diane were at the wheels of their SUVs for the job. They are the parents of Sarah and Elizabeth. Sarah and Kamal are students at Hodgson Senior Public School. Diane Goldie is Co-Chair with Indra Prashad of the school council. 
The government regulator has picked up the challenge of loud TV commercials again. It’s a perennial complaint but, unlike in the U.S., has never resulted in legislation in Canada. For decades broadcasters have fudged the issue by saying the peak loudness of programming and commercials was the same. It was merely that the commercials had more peaks. Uh-huh. Anyway, you can have your say by gong to the CRTC online. Read about how.
Another forecaster has called for a moderate housing market in 20011, as the Canadian Housing and Mortgage Corporation (CMHC) calls for prices to remain in line with inflation over the next two years. In its first quarter market outlook CMHC says existing home sales will be in the range of 398,500 to 485,500 units in 2011, with a point forecast of 441,500 units. In 2012, MLS sales will move up and are expected to be in the range of 406,300 to 519,700 units, with a point forecast of 462,900 units. “Modest economic growth will continue to push employment levels higher this year and next. This, in conjunction with relatively low mortgage rates, will continue to support demand for new homes. Housing starts will remain in line with long term demographic fundamentals over the course of 2011 and 2012,” said Bob Dugan, chief economist for CMHC. Housing starts will be in the range of 157,300 to 192,900 units in 2011, with a point forecast of 177,600 units. In 2012, housing starts will be in the range of 154,600 to 211,200 units, with a point forecast of 183,800 units. BrokerNews.ca
These two workers were busy at the corner of Moore and Mallory today filling potholes and fixing the sidewalk, recently broken by a gas repair crew. 