Friends of George Turrell are asked to come along on Sunday, June 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a food donation for Thorncliffe Park. The many users of Leaside Memorial Community Gardens will be present to receive donations. Leaside Hockey Association
The laneway wall on the east side of Pat’s (formerly Joe’s) Barber Shop has always been an appealing place for taggers. It was painted clean from time to time but now has an elaborate signed graffiti mural by Jimmy Chiale. BIA Facebook
Yes, we want the Leafs to win their first-round series tonight. No, we don’t want you to flood the streets and catch something.
Will James Bond now come in an Amazon box?
Many may wonder whatever happened to the idea of anti-trust legislation as Amazon announced the purchase of MGM Studios including the James Bond franchise. The CNBC wonks wonder if it isn’t slightly sinister.
All good now that Ron McLean has apologized?
Ron McLean has apologized for what is being called the “tarp off” remark live on the air. You have to know what that might mean in order to be offended, and some do. CTV
East York’s Penny Oleksiak has dropped in virtually on a young Toronto admirer who hopes to compete in Tokyo this summer.
Toronto is getting a slight splatter of rain as noon approaches this Wednesday. The forecast suggests a mixed-weather weekend. The entertaining Weather Network “Storm Hunter” Mark Robinson comments on the dry May we’ve had as he walks in the Guelph rain this morning.
Love it! Almost feels like tropical rain in Guelph. @weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/IM8Lqk9VfR
— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) May 26, 2021
Torrential rains in Guelph! Good for plants, but is it enough? @weathernetwork #ONStorm pic.twitter.com/SdaYqfwb6s
— Mark Robinson (@StormhunterTWN) May 26, 2021
OPP are reporting Wednesday on a 4 a.m. chase and crash on Jane St courtesy of two guys in a Mercedes. Before it was over they whacked a police car pretty good.
Update from Jane and Falstaff after officers from #TorontoOPP attempted to stop a vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act violation. pic.twitter.com/RUO6aAOgIN
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) May 26, 2021
The Super Flower Blood Moon over Leaside, Davisville, Moore Park and the rest of Midtown was an entrancing sight for anyone on an evening walk Tuesday. It’s a worldwide sequence and these New Zealanders talk about it quite informatively.
Leaf goalie Jack Campbell picked up his first playoff shutout as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 to go up 3-1 in the series Tuesday night. The series now returns to Toronto.
Wayne Gretzky has resigned from his post as vice-chairman of the Edmonton Oilers after five years, he announced Tuesday via Twitter, and will join TNT as an analyst, according to Andrew Marchand of The New York Post. “The Oilers, their fans, and the city of Edmonton have meant the world to me and my family for over four decades – and that will never end,” Gretzky wrote in a statement. “Given the pandemic and other life changes, I realize I will not be able to dedicate the time nor effort needed to support this world-class organization.”
Metrolinx has announced the transfer of LRT cars to the east end of the Eglinton line for testing beginning in June. You’ll soon see these trains on the line between Science Centre Station and Kennedy Station. Release and video
