Starbucks on Overlea Blvd.

John Epping Grand Slam

Soccer buds from Maurice Cody

874 Cosburn Ave.

LUC Trivia Night

Leaside Presbyterian Merry Market

St. Cuthbert’s Christmas Fair

A new Starbucks has opened at 62 Overlea Blvd. and Beth Nealson Drive. It is a light and airy place with windows on three sides. The feeling is more like a bar than a Starbucks. We call the welcome appearance of this place part of the Costco effect. At right, Leaside’s John Epping and his stalwart crew have captured the Canadian Beef Masters men’s title with a 7-4 victory over Calgary’s Kevin Koe in Truro, NS. It is Epping’s fourth championship in the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling series and completes a career Grand Slam for the skip having captured all four majors. At centre left, boys and girls soccer teams from Maurice Cody Public School won their classes at the Toronto District Elementary School Athletic Association (TDESAA). Nice going guys. At centre, for $624,900 you can move straight in at 874 Cosburn. That’s just east of Woodbine Ave. At the bottom, three always enjoyable events at local churches coming up next Saturday, November 3.

A news conference has been scheduled for Monday at 1 p.m. at Toronto Police headquarters to report on a 31-year-old parental abduction investigation. The sparse news release issued Sunday says the mother who has since been reunited with her son, will be speaking to the media. It appears that the child was abducted by the father in 1987.

Two people suffered minor injuries after a two-alarm fire broke out on a boat at the Outer Harbour Marina. Toronto Fire were called to the scene in the Port Lands area just after 7:30 on Sunday morning to reports a boat was fully engulfed in flames. Christie Bezaire tweeted this photo and said that one boat had sunk. That looks like a propane tank on the blackened wharf.

The Maple Leafs beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 at home Saturday in a thrilling come-from-behind performance. But with the win, the Leafs also lost centre Auston Matthews to a shoulder injury — putting a cloud of uncertainty over what was an exhilarating third period resurgence with goals scored 26 seconds apart by Jake Gardiner and Kasperi Kapanen to secure Toronto’s second-straight win in a home-and-home. Kriston Shilton TSN

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No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Oct. 31 will be approximately $7 million.

Ladies at the “notions” table

In the kitchen

Susan with varieties of cheese sold for charity

Business brisk at opening

Saturday morning (until 1 p.m.) saw the annual Manor Road United Church Rummage Sale at 240 Manor. This event has both fixed prices and items sold for whatever the buyer wishes. One transaction saw four excellent large coconut cookies go for three dollars. Cheap at twice the price. Team Manor veteran Susan was selling excellent choice varieties of cheese for charity as usual. Business was brisk shortly after the 10 a.m. opening.

The $60 million Lotto Max jackpot ticket is somewhere in Canaa’s west. The location has yet to be revealed. The draw also offered 56 Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each – and 27 of them were won. Those prizes will be shared among 36 winning ticket holders. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Nov. 2 will be approximately $39 million.

A 3:30 a.m. Eastern home run won the third game of the World Series for the LA Dodgers. You may well guess that most fans in Toronto were sound asleep already. CBS

Danforth Ave. will be closed for most of Sunday afternoon because of Greek Oxi Day, a celebration of national pride. From 1 p.m. to at least 3 p.m. the street will be occupied by a parade, rain or shine. It will start on Euston Ave and go north on Donlands and then west on Danforth to Broadview Ave.

Friendly people there

Davisville student has poppy pinned

Found on Manor Road.

1974 Leaside Lancerettes

Mad Radish on Yonge

Posh Home Box on Yonge

Orchids at Longo’s

If you’re in South Bayview Saturday morning, the Manor United Church Rummage Sale is always worth a visit. Friendly people there have all kinds of things on sale. The bake table is a Bulldog favorite. At the right, this fine young man was among classmates from Davisville Public School who helped kick off poppy season at the Davisville station Friday. Below that, a sweet kitten found on Manor Rd. between Cleveland St. and Forman Ave by Leah Temerty Lord. Across the bottom from the left, a great wayback playback (in black and white) as the 1974 Leaside Lancerettes are up for induction into the Leaside Hall of Fame November 16. Then, a couple of new spots on Midtown Yonge. The Mad Radish has vegan salads and Posh Home Box some charming items. Finally, take a moment to admire these strikingly patterned orchids seen at Longo’s.

The Leaside Property Owners Association has posted word on its website word that the developer RioCan has asked to meet with the LPOA board. This is in respect to plans for the enormous project RioCan has proposed to build at what is now Leaside Centre at the corner of Laird Dr. and Eglinton East (815 Eglinton). LPOA says it understands that RioCan is working on revised plans. “It’s a good sign!” says the post. “It appears that upping our game at the Local Planning Appeal Board (replacement for the OMB) and making sure the community is well aware of the concerns with the latest plans may be getting RioCan’s attention.”

ROBINSON TO ATTEND LPOA AGM DECEMBER 10

Also posted Friday at LPOA is a new date (December 10) for the organization’s Annual General Meeting at which time it is said Councillor Jaye Robinson will attend at the Lea Room at Leaside Arena. Time is 7 for 7.30 p.m.

Stocks are collapsing in the US and Canada again Friday in a costly slaughter of investments not seen in as much as five years. Shortly after 11 a.m. Toronto was down 180 points and the Dow in New York was down a stunning 497 points. A quick and easy reason for this is offered in the “disappointing” earnings of Amazon and others announced Friday. But the selling seems a lot like sheer panic to others. Towards noon, there were some signs of buying in a market which must be making certain stocks quite attractive.

• Stocks have lost $6.7 trillion this month — and today they’re losing more