The South Bayview Bulldog

Times change and so does Kraft Dinner. Parents will recall when that brand was pretty much synonymous with the term Mac’n’Cheese. But no more. The new name is KD and the company claims that 80 percent of Canadian consumers use that name for the familiar blue box of macaroni. “The way Canadians refer to Kraft Dinner as KD is as much a term of endearment as when you call a relative or a friend by a nickname,” brand director Kristen Eyre said. We’ll take her word. So the name is changing and there is also a hashtag — #KDisnowKD.

You will be riveted to this video as a family of ducks crosses a busy four-lane highway in Minnesota. The cars swerve, brake, nearly collide and pull off the road. It makes the occasional work of Toronto police on the Don Valley Parkway look easy. Truly a miracle. And quite dangerous for everyone.

The new pedestrian tunnel to Billy Bishop Airport on Toronto Island has been opened and it has turned the 10 or 15 minute trip (sometimes) on the ferry into a six-minute quick-walk along moving sidewalks and escalators. It seems like a nice job and the striking model of Bishop’s 1917 Nieuport 17 in which he reputedly shot down the Red Baron is wonderful touch. Bishop was, in any event, a true Canadian hero. The video below shows the plan for three years of work (2012 to 2015) and is quite informative. All in all, a job well done.

An overnight break-in at the newly renovated Baskin Robbins at the corner of Bayview and Millwood was a very impolite welcome to the brand new franchisee.  Reports say that the back door of Big Man’s Pizza was also compromised. Bulldog reader Claudia Vargas Thompson took her to Baskin Robbins and only to find out that a window had been smashed. “Raj, the new franchisee, told us he had had visitors last night (unwanted, of course). He looked truly concerned. Hopefully things get better for him soon. We wish him much success in this new location” Claudia wrote Baskin Robbins store re-opens 

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will be making a (yet-to-be-named) show for Amazon Prime streaming service.  They will working with former Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman.  The show is expected to be available worldwide in 2016.  More: BBC

South Eglinton residents Sharon and Al, volunteers with South Eglinton Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association (SERRA) have created a wonderful conversation piece that will be debuted at the SERRA table, at Davisville Farmers Market’s Cause Day on Tues. Aug 4th, 3-7 p.m.  Serr-opoly is a fun way to initiate conversation about some very serious topics.  The board game covers everything from high rise development to heritage trees.  Are you willing to roll the dice against the OMB?  Be sure to visit Sharon, Al and the rest of the SERRA gang next week at the Davisville Farmers Market.