Bautista slams eighth-inning 3-run homer to beat Yankees

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Jose Bautista sent an eighth inning pitch into the stands at Rogers Stadium Saturday afternoon to bring home three runs and ultimately win the game for Toronto against the New York Yankees. CBC

Leaside Wildcats suffer New England hockey hospitality

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The Leaside Wildcats are in Providence, Rhode Island at Providence College this weekend where they played the College Friars Saturday. It’s a nice place to visit but the Cats may wish to forget the 8-1 outcome of their game (below) against the hometown Friar ladies. Sunday, Leaside tackles the East Coast Wizards (U19) team at 11 a.m. in Providence. The Wizards are out of Bedford Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The exhibition games are organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

William, Kate and kids arrive in Victoria for west coast visit

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Prince William and Kate, along with their children George and Charlotte, have arrived about 7 p.m. EDT (4 p.m. Pacific) in Victoria. Here they are seen disembarking. The couple will see British Columbia and the Yukon on this trip. Home base will be government house in Victoria which is where the children will spend most of their time with their nanny.

Mt. Pleasant Harvest Fair draws crowd by mid-afternoon

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By mid-afternoon Saturday, Mt. Pleasant Road was busy with residents enjoying the annual BIA Harvest Fair under sunny skies. Below we see a couple of likely pumpkin suspects at the carving stand at Belsize Drive. Elsewhere the taster foods, music and many free favors (from massages to pizza) entertained the local residents. The petting farm was popular..
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Barbecue and food drive kickoff today at Grilltime

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Sarah and Clair’s Food Drive will kickoff on Saturday, September 24 starting at noon with a barbecue at Andy Elder’s Grilltime meat store, 62 Laird Drive at Kenrae Road. This annual food drive inspired by two Leaside sisters will once again raise food for the Daily Bread Food Bank.  The drive is so named because of a child’s curiosity about just how children less fortunate than herself were fed. The barbecue will feature state-of-the-art cooking gear demonstrated by Broil King representative Naz and sausages donated by Black Knight Meats and Spices. They’ll be served on COBs buns. How about this. Amsterdam Brewery will be present to provide sampling. Say “hi” to Sarah and Claire, their parents Lynda Debono and Mark Jordan and grab a juicy plate of barbecue.  See you at the kickoff to Sarah and Clair’s Food Drive. Published first September 16, 2016. 

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Planned power outage for northeast Leaside Saturday

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A notice from Toronto Hydro regarding a planned power outage for the northeast corner of Leaside has been re-published by Councilor Burnside’s office  It relates to upgrades of the delivery system and includes homes within the boundaries of Glenvale Boulevard (North), Rykert Crescent (East), Eglinton Avenue (South) and Laird Drive (West). The outage is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, September 24, 2016

Mt. Pleasant Village BIA Harvest Fair set for Saturday

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Harvest Fair gets underway at 10 a.m. with merchants and the BIA putting on a show. The weather looks to be pleasant with a high of 17 and mostly sunny skies.

Yonge subway closed south from Bloor up to Osgoode

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This closure of the system for the weekend is caused by an old favorite at the TTC — track work. It will go on both Saturday and Sunday. There will be shuttle buses for the strong-hearted. The trains will turn north at Bloor and Osgoode stations.

Rain shifts Movie in the Park Night to Saturday

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New murals to be unveiled on Pottery Road on Sunday

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New murals on the walls of the Pottery Road underpass will be unveiled by Mary Fragedakis (Ward 29) this Sunday, September 25, at 2 p.m.  Councillor Mary Fragedakis will be joined by artist Drew Mosley and representatives from the community. The murals, near the Todmorden Mills Heritage Site, are part of the StreetARToronto program.

CNBC speculates that Twitter will get takeover offer

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CNBC says Friday that Twitter may soon receive an offer to be purchased by a tech firm — they name two who have reportedly shown interest. One is Google  and the other is Salesforce, a U.S. cloud computing company. Twitter has continued to be a puzzlement to many people because it is wildly popular with users but can’t seem to make money. No one knows — or even asks it seems — why Twitter doesn’t slap ads on all its pages the way Facebook does. FB has seen sidebar ads for everything from lonely ladies to the New York Times.

Are traffic lights set correctly at Millwood and Sutherland?

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The accident at Millwood Road and Sutherland Drive in which an elderly woman was injured Tuesday should cause an examination of just how the traffic lights are working at this intersection. It is not clear what the woman, 79, was doing or whether she was crossing Millwood or Sutherland. We suspect the former. And as reported here a year ago, the red light for traffic (and pedestrians) on Sutherland lasts a remarkable 3.5 minutes. On installation, a mere 20 seconds was given for crossing Millwood. One can only ask whether traffic on Millwood Road is so  urgent that it requires this kind of extended green. In any case, the lights should be reviewed. The victim was said to be breathing and conscious but bleeding from the head. Let’s hope for the best. Seems the 88B bus will wait 3.5 minutes at Millwood Rd.