The South Bayview Bulldog

Aubrey and mom Faye Dorfman are current owners/Toronto Sun

Mayor Tory present for farewell ceremony/MayorTory

Bring it on/Katz’s

The legendary home of corned beef and related deli delights, Katz’s Deli, will close for good Friday night. Katz’s was founded 49 years ago and has consistently pleased the palates of hearty sandwich eaters. Mayor Tory was present Wednesday for a cake-cutting and farewell ceremony. The family has sold the property at 3300 Dufferin St. for a condo redevelopment. Lorrie Goldstein

The City has released planned road closures over the weekend.

Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest
There will be a series of full closures in place on Saturday, June 1 for this street festival:
• Broadview Avenue just south of Queen Street East from 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
• Portions of McGee Street, Saulter Street, Munro Street and Carroll Street near Queen Street East from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

A map of these closures is available at http://bit.ly/RiversideEatsBeats2019.
Additional information about this event is available at http://www.riverside-to.com/.

Pape Village Summerfest
Pape Avenue will be closed from Mortimer Avenue to Gamble Avenue on Saturday, June 1 from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

A map of these closures is available at http://bit.ly/PapeVillageSummerfest2019.
Additional information is available at http://www.papevillage.com/.

Ride for Heart
The Gardiner Expressway from South Kingsway to the Don Valley Parkway (including all ramps) and the Don Valley Parkway from the Gardiner Expressway to York Mills Road (including all ramps) will be fully closed on Sunday, June 2 from 2 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Additional information about this event is available at http://www.rideforheart.ca.

Toronto Raptors tailgate and viewing party
The following full closures will be in effect to accommodate this event on Sunday, June 2:
• Maple Leaf Square (Bremner Boulevard from Lake Shore Boulevard West to York Street) from 7 a.m. to midnight
• York Street between Lake Shore Boulevard West and Front Street, and Bremner Boulevard between Lower Simcoe Street and York Street, from 1 p.m. to midnight

A map of these closures is available at http://bit.ly/MLSEPlayoffs2019.

Students at Mountain View Elementary School in Collingwood chant Let’s Go Raptors in the gymnasium that’s home to the Mountain View Mounties. The seven-second clip is here. Below, Momin Qureshi of 680 News surveys the early arrivals at Jurassic Park. Crazy.  For those who want moment-by-moment input, this Twitter search has incoming stuff coming in at an astounding rate.

Line up to get into Jurassic Park now spills beyond the cages. 8.5 hours to tip off pic.twitter.com/bFsYLW1Gxz

— Momin Qureshi (@MominYQureshi) May 30, 2019

CBC

146 Laird Dr.

Demolition has begun at 146 Laird Drive in preparation for the construction of two retirement homes at 146 and next door on top of the historic Durant Building (150 Laird). This scene was shot Wednesday. Urban Toronto feature on retirement homes for Laird Drive

The big, boisterous street celebration after Saturday’s Raptors win seemed too good to be true. No arrests. It was a miracle said one officer. But hang on, a colleague had his hands full with several fans (here we see six) who stomped on his cruiser and threatened to kill him when he told them to get off the roof. Fearing for his safety, the officer backed off. But he did not forget the matter. Charges no doubt await these revellers if they’re found.

Elizabeth Savary honoured/Cody Parents

Kids agree/Cody Spring Fair

Her shield/archives

Elizabeth Savary, a 13-year veteran of shepherding the kids at Maurice Cody PS through traffic, has been named one of Canadas favourite crossing guards. The Favourite Crossing Guard competition is held annually by Parachute, the national charity dedicated to preventing injuries and saving lives. Three guards are picked each year and for 2019, Elizabeth joins crossing guards Brian Smith of Fredericton and Linda Daum of Stratford. At such times it is easy to recall the crossing guard heritage at Cody school. There have been many wonderful people serve the cause of safety. A profile of Elizabeth reveals that she too like those before her, often gives little gifts to children and, with 13 years behind her, is sometimes greeted by now grown-up former charges. Well done Elizabeth and thank you so much.

Toronto Islands with world-class view of City from Algonquin Island

There’s fear that forecast winds of 45 km/h on Thursday may break the sandbag defenses of Algonquin Island, the tiny residential community sitting at the eastern end of Toronto Island. This part of the City’s treasured island playground, including Ward’s Island, appears to be especially at risk. Crews have deployed tens of thousands of sandbags and several berms to keep the islands dry amid the rising waters but there are concerns that winds may make waves that could overwhelm those barriers, just as they did during a similar wind event on May 23. Speaking with reporters during a news conference on Wednesday morning, Waterfront Parks Manager James Dann said that Seneca Ave with its spectacular view to the northwest of the Toronto skyline may be vulnerable. The Queen City Yacht on Ward’s also may also be in peril.

Sandbag last defense for Algonquin Island against rising bay waters/CityNews

As many as 200 homes lie behind the sandbags/CBC

Jeopardy host Alex Trebek announced in March that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer but now tells People magazine he’s responding well to treatment. So well that the Trebek, 78, is in “near remission” according to his doctors. “It’s kind of mind-boggling,” Trebek said in the magazine’s new cover story. “The doctors said they hadn’t seen this kind of positive result in their memory … some of the tumors have already shrunk by more than 50 percent” —  CNN

Jodi Neidert

Manning Whitby

Jeffrey Edwards

Faces, faces as Jodi Neidert (left) expresses outrage that her gift of baby milk to a new mother was sold for profit. At centre is Manning Whitby, an absolutely amazing young Toronto whiz kid seen in a report by Audra Brown. At right, Pastor Jeffery Edwards is suing Wells Fargo Bank in the US for mixing up his photo capture off an ATM machine with that of a cheque fraudster. Think about it. Yeah. The pastor was charged and had to hire lawyers to get the charges withdrawn. He’s suing.

Chowdhury family

An online fund has raised more than $11,600 for the family of 4-year-old Radiul (Radi) Chowdhury, the lad was struck by a motorcycle on Victoria Park Ave. Sunday. Radi is in critical condition with brain damage at the Hospital for Sick Children. The GoFundMe page states that all funds donated will go to the Chowdhury family to help assist with the cost of being off work and possible rehabilitation for Radiul. Motorcycle operator in hit-run is Darren Robert Dawson, 31

Kawhi Leonard

Raptors are newcomers — how about you?

The NBA finals begin Thursday at Scotiabank Arena with the Toronto Raptors contesting top honours against the Golden State Warriors. It’s all so new. Despite its Canadian origins, basketball still lives in the shadow of hockey and baseball in Toronto. This CBC primer is intended orient new fans to some basics.

• Pretty much all of America is rooting for a Canadian team to beat the Warriors in the NBA Finals