Toronto Police Service report: A 37 year old male employee of Noor’s Fine Foods at 838 Broadview Avenue reports that on Thursday, September 5, 2013 at approximately 0200 hours, three male suspects entered the premises. Two of the suspects were wearing disguises, and one of the suspects was holding a can of bear spray. The victim, fearing he was going to be robbed, called 911 and advised the suspects that the police were on the way. All three suspects left the store empty-handed and entered a dark coloured SUV which left the scene northbound on Broadview Avenue. No injuries were sustained by the victim. Police are requesting the assistance of the public in identifying the following described persons in connection with this offence. Description of Suspect #1: Male, black, 24 to 28 years, 5’10”, 220 to 249 pounds, heavy build. Suspect #2: Male, black, 22 to 26 years, 5’4” to 5’5”, thin build. Suspect #3: Male, black, 5’6”, medium build.
Harper Ave. home has garage at street level
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This huge house has risen on the west side of Harper Ave in Moore Park where demolitions are eating away at the number of original 1920s homes that first sat here. The action is not as manic as it is Leaside, but it seems to be heating up. 56 Harper sits on the sloping rocky ground that is Moore Park, terrain that gradually loses elevation from the shore of the pre-historic Lake Iroquois (above the CP tracks) down to the tributaries of the Don River. The house is very tall and most unusually it has a double car garage inside the home at ground or street level. It appears, from the height of the windows on the next level that the living quarters begin one floor up. It will be an elegant setting but the front entrance is not clear just yet. There will be some steps. You could see how an owner of this home might like an elevator in his garage to get to the kitchen and sitting rooms but there is no indication about that, one way or the other. In any case, it is evidence again of the resources being driven into fines homes in this area. Sleuth of Baker Street event Sunday, Sept 8
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The Sleuth of Baker Street at 907 Millwood Rd. will host a party for a friend, Helena Nelson, who has had a story published in an anthology called Nefarious North. It will take place Sunday, September 8, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the shop. Sleuth says that many of the contributors to the collection are better known in the romance and para-normal fields but it is very much worth coming out to meet Helena and many of her co-contributors. Some of the contributors who are saying they will be present are:
Stephanie Bedwell-Grime
Karen Blake-Hall
Linda Cahill
Cindy Carroll
Jeffrey Charles
Karen Dales
Graham Freeman
Patricia Kennedy
Ray Livingston
Heather Mac Archer
Rosemary McCracken
Kollene McKeown
Helen Nelson
Steve Shrott
Hand and Stone Massage a Bulldog advertiser
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A warm welcome to Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa as an advertiser in The South Bayview Bulldog. This established and reputable chain of spas is located right here at 85 Laird Drive Unit 202 (2nd floor). Their specialty is the luxurious “beyond pampering massage”. It is affordable and one of the best ways to relax and reduce stress. Phone: 647-748-8853 leaside@handandstone.ca Same day appointments available: Monday-Friday: 9 am – 10 pm Saturday: 8 am – 6 pm. See their ad on this page and check the website here
“People driving like idiots” as 200 injured in U-K
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Amazing resilience of home-ownership pride
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What else can it be but the centuries old pride in owning the property. Sales of existing homes in major Canadian cities are pushing up and there is nowhere else for the prices to go either. Here in Toronto there has been an increase of 21 percent in August sales over those of July. Multiple Listing Service also shows increasing Vancouver sales in an astonishing 52.5 per cent year-over-year. Calgary had a 27.5 percent increase. Increases of various amounts are seen nationally.
Man robbed at 5 a.m. at Yonge and Broadway
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Toronto Police Service report: A 21 year old male reports that on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at approximately 0508 hours, he was in the area of Yonge Street and Broadway Avenue when a black vehicle stopped nearby. A male suspect exited the vehicle, struck the victim and demanded the victim’s wallet. The victim complied and the suspect fled the scene in the vehicle northbound on Yonge Street. No injuries were sustained by the victim. Police are requesting the assistance of the public in identifying the following described person in connection with this offence. Description of Suspect: Male, white, 30 to 40 years, 5’11”, 200 pounds, muscular build
Many events will close roads beginning Thursday
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Here are some road closures this weekend:
Toronto International Film Festival – Thursday to Sunday closure King Street West from Duncan Street to John Street will be closed from early this morning, September 5, to about 11 p.m. on Sunday, September 8 for red-carpet festivities at the Princess of Wales Theatre. TTC streetcar traffic on King Street West will be maintained at all times during this closure
The Festival of Praise – Saturday closure The southbound lanes of Queen’s Park Crescent from Wellesley Street to College Street will be closed on Saturday, September 7 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Taste of the Kingsway – Friday to Sunday closure Bloor Street West from Prince Edward Drive North to Montgomery Road will be closed from Friday, September 6 at noon to Sunday, September 8 at 11 p.m. A series of full and partial road closures will also take place in the surrounding area to accommodate this event. Cabbagetown Festival – Saturday and Sunday closure Parliament Street from Gerrard Street to Wellesley Street will be closed in both directions on Saturday, September 7 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Parliament Street from Gerrard Street to Wellesley Street will be closed on Sunday, September 8 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Bang and Olufsen Yorkville 5K Charity Run – Sunday closure A series of road closures will occur in the area bounded by Davenport Road to the north, Queen’s Park/Avenue Road to the west, College Street to the south and Bay Street to the east on Sunday, September 8 from 7 a.m. to noon for this annual event.
Toddler climbed onto chair on Thorncliffe balcony
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The toddler who fell seven storeys last night from a balcony at 43 Thorncliffe Park Drive remains in hospital with serious injuries. The boy is about 17 months. Police said he had climbed onto a chair before toppling over the balcony railing. It is a common enough challenge for parents trying to make a home kid-proof but not always easy to accomplish.
Couric forwards Toronto cop’s message to kids
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It was a nice thing to do and pretty smart public relations too. When Katie Couric, or one of her many staff, saw Toronto Staff Sergeant Chris Boddy’s first day of school tweet, the little message was on its way to nearly 900,000 twitter followers of the TV celebrity. Boddy had sent a simple heartfelt message to kids to do the decent thing. He said: “Dear Students, if you see a kid eating alone in the cafe, say hello and join him/her. #thatisnice” That message was retweeted by Couric to her 898,917 followers the same day and has since gotten more than 1,500 retweets, Staff sgt. Boddy told CityNews he first noticed Couric’s handle appearing on his Twitter feed on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Boddy tweeted to his 9,255 followers, “Thanks SO much everyone for the 1500+ [retweets] of yesterday’s ‘#thatisnice’ back to school tweet!”
Murray says he will drive tracks east by himself
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Transportation Minister Glen Murray’s odd series of excited and indignant news conferences in recent days has culminated in his announcement today that the Ontario Government will go it alone to build a shorter, two-station subway to Scarborough. Whether the people of Scarborough are as fed up about this issue as the minister says, is an open question. It’s frankly doubtful, in our view, that this is the last word on the funding and routing of the subway. 680 News Mayor Ford’s statement
Whole Foods will face bristling competition
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Bree Rody-Mantha writing online in PostCity.com reviews the arrival sometime in 2015 of Whole Foods in the little commercial complex yet-to-be-built at 1860 Bayview Ave corner of Broadway Ave. This is the former site of Rumble and later Brennan Pontiac. The article is worth a read for the opinion offered by Stan Janecek, the owner of White House Meats at 1523 Bayview. The issue for many is just how hurtful yet another grocery anchor will be to business along South Bayview. Mr. Janecek seems to think that it will be a battle of the big guys (our term). Ms Rody-Mantha mentions Loblaws, Metro, Sobey’s Valu mart and Longo’s. She might have added Summerhill Market in both Rosedale and at 1054 Mt. Pleasant Rd. in Sherwood Park. Many families remember mom and dad shopping at the Mt Pleasant location when it was Bilton’s. Summerhill Market will be no slouch in defending its well-heeled clientele. What they prepare and stock is top notch and there’s no worrisome doubt about brand names. Whole Foods is finicky. The firm has a reputation for refusing to carry things like Coca Cola and other items apparently for dietetic reasons that aren’t always clear. In any case, it is commonly said that South Bayview, as nice as it is, cannot support a full-up grocery store which has no parking lot. Unlike most of the things one can purchase here, groceries are heavy. That was the lesson of the public-spirited effort by Bruno’s to plant his business in the old Bayview Playhouse. And those who followed Bruno’s at the playhouse location did not pursue an aggressive policy of carry-to-your-car for customers. As we know, the playhouse is now a Shoppers Drug Mart. Carry-to-your-car is a lesson that Summerhill seems to have learned. Bree Rody-Mantha