The South Bayview Bulldog

The thought that her sweet baby, Matilda, nearly died makes mom choke up. A very moving story with an adorable child. Then, digital addresses the non-paper reality with what? Why, a pad that feels like paper of course. You write on it. Below that a quaking great blast in minute detail as a water main in the Ukraine just flies to pieces. Who knows? Finally, Harry the prince of disabled soldiers poses with part of the army of athletes he will sponsor in Toronto later this year. Thanks Harry.

An 11-year-old girl has had an astonishing escape from death after a five-storey fall from her apartment home  on Grand Ravine Drive in northwest North York. She is in the Hospital for Sick Children with broken bones but is said by doctors to be set to recover. She may have rain-softened ground to thank for her survival, The girl was conscious when she was found Tuesday and was able to speak to emergency personnel  Police do not believe there was anything suspicious about the fall. The girl’s mother was in another room and the victim told police that after leaning against a railing she tumbled over

Badly damaged front fender

Two teens girls have been gravely injured while crossing Bayview Ave. at McKee Ave. Wednesday. They were struck by the Volkswagen sedan shown above from the Twitter account of CP24. The badly damaged front fender attested to the impact. McKee forms a T-junction with Bayview. This can be a confusing factor for drivers when assessing risks at such corners. The driver of the Volkswagen involved in the incident remained at the scene and police are trying to determine if a second vehicle may have been involved. Both girls were taken to hospital where their conditions are said to be life-threatening. The driver of the VW was said to be badly shaken by the accident.

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So here are pictures of the new planters which will grace Yonge St. as tweeted by citizens and re-tweeted by Josh Matlow (Ward 22)  Go here to read the many comments about them. Most are upbeat but Urban Dreamer seems skeptical: “I somehow doubt these new planters will last more than a decade, much less 30+ years like those cool brutalist ones.” Nor is it clear when the jack hammers will remove the old ones because clearly they can’t just be picked up and thrown on the back of a truck. The original concrete number looks like those lining the west side of Bayview Ave.

Mike Crawley of the CBC says four months ago the Premier was really cool to the idea of an immediate $15-an-hour minimum wage. In fact, she didn’t like it. CBC

Plan for 21 Mercer St.

De Niro and Matsuhisa

Robert De Niro and celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa were flicking away concerns about a Toronto real estate bubble at a news conference Tuesday for their collaboration with Madison Group’s 660 unit condo venture on downtown Toronto’s darkest Mercer Street. Canadian Press doesn’t say where the event occurred but the building, when it gets started, will be at 15 Mercer, a side street between John St and Blue Jays Way south of King West. De Niro has real skin in the game along with Chef Nobu, a celebrity cook of some importance it seems. But in the end, few hearts will bleed for this well-heeled and enterprising bunch as they roll the dice that interest in high-end vertical living in Toronto will sustain, driven by the Japanese chef’s reputation and De Niro’s Hollywood clout, says CP. Can’t wait.

Gil Meslin, east on Bloor Street

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Stephen Hendrick/Aircraft “flies through” rainbow

Ian Godfrey at Ramsden Park

Many photographers caught the dinnertime treat. See them all at this search

Don’t you want to shop at Metro instead?

Shoppers sign for Rexall customers

Biggest Rexall around

Overlooking Sunnybrook

If you can get there

The Shoppers Drug Mart is open inside the new Whole Foods centre at 1860 Bayview. Even though Shoppers is owned by Loblaws we’re sure WF could not be happier to see them. Traffic on Bayview heading either way is a rare form of torture. Is anybody going there to shop? What better place to put a Shoppers sign than overlooking the Rexall Pharma Plus in Sunnybrook Plaza. Then there is the Metro sign — excuse us the My Metro sign — prominently above the Bayview car wash giving potential Whole Foods shoppers cause to pause perhaps.

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Fire has damged the Eggsmart restaurant on Yonge Street south of Sheppard Avenue Tuesday shortly before 5:30 p.m. It appears there was work being done on the roof when the fire began.

The BIA on Danforth between Donlands and Woodbine is trying hard to get some attention. For starters, they’ve got that big, fat Greek BIA to the west sucking up all the attention. We shall see.

There are number of road closures next weekend but the most important will be the Gardiner Expressway from Carlaw Avenue to the Humber Bridge and the Don Valley Parkway (complete) 2 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 4 to accommodate the Becel Ride for Heart event. Release