Hazard: Dunfield/ Soudan. man upset buses r being diverted on to his street, now standing in the road, in his bathrobe to block buses^adc.
— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) May 14, 2017
Metrolinx will want to put something in place to mollify people like this rather distracted man who doesn’t care to have the #34 Eglinton jitney diverted past his home because of LRT chaos on the main drag. As they used to say at McSorely’s Saloon — It’s always something.
Michael Garron Hospital Foundation’s Laughter is the Best Medicine is splashed over much social Sunday morning and well it might be. Luminaries like comedian Kevin Nealon. comedian Jim Gaffigan, producer Michael Geddes and authentic Leaside High School alumnus and gala host Will Arnett. The gala was held at the Beanfield Centre (former Automotive Building). Tables were starting at $15,000
Wishing all moms a Happy #MothersDay & sending special love to the many wonderful women who take mother-like care of us at Leaside United xo pic.twitter.com/tkHVUvT0Zt
— Leaside United Church (@LeasideUnited) May 14, 2017
It’s 7.30 on Mother’s Day Eve at Old Yorke Fish and Chips where we find devoted diners waiting to get in. It’s reminiscent of the lineups at the late and lamented Penrose Fish and Chips.
It was a nice day at the ball park as the Blue Jays extended their winning streak to four games. The CBC wrap up is good viewing. Jose Bautista hit a 2-run homer, while Joe Biagini and the bullpen combined to pitch a 7-hit shutout as the Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 4-0
Fire (Residential) – Millwood Road b/w Macnaughton Road / Bessborough Dr, East York (7 Trucks)
— Toronto Fire (@tofire) May 13, 2017
Reader Kate Young has gone online at the petition website AVAAZ.org to call for a stop sign on Millwood Rd. at Rumsey Road. She writes: “We need a stop sign at the Rumsey & Millwood intersection. This is the main entrance of Trace Manes park as well as the only corner of the park that doesn’t have a safe direct access. Also a main route that children use to walk the one of the five schools within the immediate area. Hopefully it will also slow the traffic between the lights at McRae & Sutherland.” As of Saturday, 32 people had signed the petition. It was posted Thursday. The petition is here Ms. Young is the mother of three children, five, three and one. She told The Bulldog that she has seen minor accidents and hundreds of kids crossing here. One concern is the increased activity which will surround the new Avoca Chocolates (and Gelato) shop opening on the corner in June.
Here are some glimpses of the fun at Mayfair on Saturday. Don’t miss the Zero Gravity Machine when it starts to tip. Lot’s of screaming.
Toronto Police have published the road closures and bus diversions for Sunday, May 14, when the Spring Life 10K Run will see about 27,000 people out there testing themselves. Here
A four-block stretch of town homes called The Rose Club will be built on Roselawn Ave. west of Duplex Ave. Urban Toronto
Hospitals across Britain were paralysed last night after cyber hackers held the National Health Service to ransom in an unprecedented attack that effected computer in scores of countries. Shockingly, there was one report, unconfirmed of a hospital paying $60,000 to free its system. The impact on patients is stunning Countless operations were cancelled and patients turned away as 45 NHS organisations and trusts and hundreds of doctors were locked out of their computer systems. The linked CBC story tells of a British-based researcher registered a domain that he noticed the malware was trying to connect to, limiting the worm’s spread. Thus, attacks are said to be on the decline, at least for the moment. But the damage done yesterday continues. The number of countries struck seems to vary but it is counted in the scores. Russia is said to be paralyzed in many sectors. CBC
It’s about the coffee. That’s a free tip from coffee drinkers as Second Cup once again tries to re-invent itself by cleaning house. Chief executive Alix Box departed Wednesday quickly followed by Barbara Mallon, the chief financial officer. Garry MacDonald, who joined the Second Cup board of directors earlier this year, was named interim chief executive. Second Cup said Friday its first-quarter corporate revenue was down nearly 20 per cent from last year. There are many things Second Cup might try to become something less than last choice to many Canadians. But the consensus of Bayview Ave. coffee drinkers seems to suggest it should start with the coffee. The coffee’s not bad, just unremarkable. And anonymous. In the end, Second Cup is the smallest and least well-financed of its competitors. Starbucks, Tim’s and McDonald’s all have more money and more locations. Locally, Second Cup has been stripped out of the community. The shop on the no-name corner at Laird and Eglinton is gone, so is the old bank cafe at Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton. The shop at 1595 Bayview is a jewel of a location but a quiet and unexciting place. It has not had any personality since the departure of dynamic franchisee Hong Ngo and a happy cast of coffee makers he assembled. Finding franchisees who can become the business is very difficult for a firm like Second Cup.
