The South Bayview Bulldog

Who goes to Starbucks to drink pinot noir and eat truffle mac and cheese? Not many people, apparently. The company is nixing its “Evenings” program in the U.S. that brought beer, wine, and small plates to more than 400 stores. For reasons not stated, the program will continue in Toronto at three stores which were designated in 2016. The closest of these of 1740 Avenue Road at St. Germain Ave. Others are at 446 Spadina and 3074 Bloor St. West. Starbucks first tested the Evenings endeavor in 2010, and the company began rolling it out cross the U.S. in 2014. The Evenings menu includes items such as bacon-wrapped dates and spinach-artichoke dip alongside craft beer and wines — with Eater. 

Police are piecing together the events that led to a collision between a pickup truck and a car at Dufferin Street and Steeles Avenue West early Saturday. One driver fled but was later apprehended. The other motorist was found on the pavement and taken to hospital. He is said possibly 55 or 60 years of age. Toronto police say. The early TPS Operations tweets said the injured man was in “serious” condition.

Man injured after overnight crash at Dufferin and Steeles https://t.co/jnZbEeSfFf pic.twitter.com/EyRsden8Bq

— CBC Toronto (@CBCToronto) January 7, 2017

A Thornhill man has been charged with stunt driving and had his car seized after OPP clocked him at 218 kph in a 100 zone on Highway 407. This offense automatically suspends a person’s license. On conviction the minimum fine for the first offence of stunt driving is $2,000 and six demerit points.

A winning ticket for $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw was sold in Quebec. There were also 42 Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs and 18 of them were won by tickets purchased across the country.

The dream of two new parks on Manor near Mt. Pleasant Rd. is coming true. Residents met in recent days to agree on the use of the spaces at 196 Manor (the former Glebe Manor Lawn Bowling Club) and the newly-created space at the corner of Manor and Forman Ave. The latter property is beside Manor Road United Church, 240 Manor. A meeting December 6 with Josh Matlow (Ward 22) suggests a growing consensus to make the westerly park at 196 Manor into a place for seniors and adults. The larger space to the east would be built for children at play. Councilor Matlow has said he will have details on funding of the cost of landscaping and equipment this month.

UNHAPPY HISTORY

The flashback story in the interactive gallery below from 2014 tells of the end of  Glebe Manor Lawn Club. For many people, the irregular action taken to sell the property to a developer has not yet been satisfactorily settled. In the end, it was necessary for the City to purchase a large percentage of the land at market value to save it for park land. Many believe the property belonged to the City by right. The land was a gift to the club in 1923 by Glebe Presbyterian Church. It is gone now, having merged with Leaside United. In 2014, a former president of the club, Wally Rayner said that the terms of the club’s incorporation required that if the land were not used for lawn bowling that it must be returned either to the church or to the City for a nominal sum.

Flashback to 2014

A park for kids

And one for adults, seniors

Conrad Galambos built this “Galamboni” with some Internet information on Zamboni machines, plastic piping from Home Depot and his native wit. He uses far less water and floods his son’s rink much quicker than he used to with a hose. And he’s the toast of Dundas. Well done, sir.

Do we know what we’re doing? Nope, but useful things that make up your world are increasingly connected to the Internet. It’s a neat way to sell them.  Okay, maybe it’s not that scary but even the head of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas says maybe we should be careful. Then there is Oren Falkowitz shown in this report who says hackers only hack things where they can achieve some goal. It’s not too clear where this gentleman is living but human nature shows us daily that hackers, like other vandals, hack things for their personal gratification. There may be additional reasons, but not always.

The surprise announcement that the Molson Amphitheatre will be renamed the Budweiser Stage outrages some, sends a chill through others. What’s next, Molson Canadian rebranded as Budweiser North? Is We The Budweiser lurking as the new national cry?
CBC

Ticketmaster somehow manages to find ways to become even more hated as Molson Amphitheatre becomes Budweiser Stage https://t.co/DWUrD709CH

— mike in boston (@mikeinboston) January 6, 2017

The agony of defeat is never more agonizing than when you lose a hockey game in a sudden death shootout. But so it was for Canada in the 2017 world junior hockey championship Thursday as U.S. marksman Troy Terry scored to beat the Maple Leaf squad 5-4 at Montreal’s Bell Centre. The Yanks took the gold medal in the process. The game was tied 4-4 through a 20-minute overtime. It stings to recall that Canada lost the lead twice in regular play. They held a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes on goals from Thomas Chabot and Jeremy Lauzon. Charlie McAvoy scored for the U.S. early in the second period and Kieffer Bellows made it 2-2 just before the second intermission. Nicolas Roy regained the lead for Canada less than two minutes into the third and Mathieu Joseph made it 4-2 but, again, Canada could not keep the lead. Bellows scored his second of the night 39 seconds after Joseph and Colin White tied it with nearly 13 minutes to still play in the period. Carter Hart was in net for Canada while Tyler Parsons started for the U.S.

https://twitter.com/HC_Men/status/817225408928161792

As many as 1,000 friends and colleagues were at St. Paul’s Bloor St. Church Thursday to mourn for the Taber family and bid them goodbye. CBC