Mary Janes to suede loafers at NY Fashion Footwear Show
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Matlow and SERRA president play SERR-OPOLY
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Councillor Josh Matlow, his daughter Molly and SERRA president Geoffrey Jones behold the wonder of the locally produced board game SERR-OPOLY at the Farmer’s Market in Davisville Park on Tuesday afternoon (August 4, 2015) For those from distant places, SERRA is the South Eglinton Residents and Ratepayers Association. SERR-OPOLY.
Parents consider options facing an uncertain school year
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Fun, good conduct and mastery of basic facts
September is right around the corner and if you haven’t finalized a school for your child, don’t like the idea of full-day kindergarten or are worried about possible strike action in the public system, you may wish to consider Children’s Garden School on Eglinton Ave. E. near Bayview Ave. Leaside is lucky to have such an excellent private school option for the early years right in the neighbourhood. Founded in 1986 by Principal Marie Bates, CGS has been working with little ones for 30 years. At CGS, creative, fun independent learning is balanced with basic facts mastery and a strong focus on conduct. The phonics program is second to none. Boys and girls thrive equally in the CGS environment. Small class sizes and lots of one on one attention means your son can be his active self but also stay on task and your daughter can progress quickly and happily. Spaces available for the 2015/16 school year. Contact Kelly Scott, Director of Admission, at kscott@cgsschool.com or 416 423 5017 x 43.
Fans and associates grieve the loss of Chris Hyndman
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Leaside property owners meet at Trace Manes Centre
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An August special meeting of the Leaside Property Owners Association directors will be held tonight (Tuesday August 4, 2015) at 7.30 p.m. at Trace Manes Community Centre. Access to the centre is from Rumsey Road. A tentative agenda includes the Bayview and Eglinton LRT station and the Sunnybrook Plaza OMB appeal update. As always, the public is welcome to attend.
Toronto Police Service launches new mobile app
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Chris Hyndman, co-host of Steven and Chris found dead
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Cops bring July bank robbery outburst to abrupt end
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Police have arrested Ivan McManus, 37, of Toronto following seven bank robberies on downtown streets like Bloor, St Clair, Danforth and Gerrard. The robberies occurred between July 21 and 29, 2015.
Does David Price know how to make an entrance or what?
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AP writer Ian Harrison caught the spirit of a wonderful baseball day for Toronto fans. Harrison observed that David Price was blown away by the reception he got in his Civic Holiday sold-out debut at Rogers Stadium. Then, said the AP scribe, Price blew away the Minnesota Twins. Blue Jay’s brass were more than ready to agree. The team tweeted the above photo with the new man’s statistics for the day stamped right on it. How impressive is that scorecard fans? Price struck out 11 over eight innings to win his first Blue Jays start, Josh Donaldson hit a tie-breaking home run and Toronto beat Minnesota 5-1 in the opener of a four-game series between AL wild-card contenders. And this as Price has hardly time to unpack. He got here Friday from Detroit. The crowd basked in fine weather as they stood to give him a ringing welcome. The turnstiles said 45,766 had bought a ticket. For his part, Price was gracious and, it seemed, genuinely impressed. “That was the best atmosphere I’ve ever been in,” he said. “I’ve never experienced anything like that.”
No one hurt as tornado ravages Hwy. 9 village of Teviotdale
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Photos on Twitter reveal heavy damage to Teviotdale
Montreal Cabbie runs over two men when they don’t pay
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There’s a terrible lesson here. Two young men, 20 and 18, leaped out of a Montreal taxi early Monday and walked off without paying. The cabbie was so incensed he drove up onto the sidewalk and ran over the two. The younger man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries, though his condition stabilized overnight. The other man suffered less serious injuries.
Uber charges $200 for “dog soiling” passenger totally denies
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The stories about Uber ride sharing (taxi service) continue to unfold. It is the surprise charges that seem to be so unsurprising when it comes to Uber. In Chicago a woman was told her dog has soiled the taxi. She says the dog was in its carrier at all times. As proof, Uber sent her pictures of two different car interiors. She claims she does not recognize either one.