Queen between Bathurst and Spadina a no-go zone

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Queen Street West between Bathurst Street and Spadina Avenue should be avoided this summer as the City does water main replacement and road reconstruction. Parking meters will be shut down and anyone parking will be towed. Queen Street is expected to be given back to drivers and others in October.

Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig on Bessborough Dr. Monday

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The Leaside location for the movie Downsizing is on the west side of Bessborough Drive at Annesley Ave where a large crew was present at noon Monday, May 9, 2016. Bystanders said that Matt Damon (and maybe Kristen Wiig) were already inside the home with the black light filters. But crew members said they would arrive later. There is a large crew for this story about a man who feels his life is out of control and wants to downsize. It is adapted from a work by Alexander Payne described as a high concept sci-fi satire. Reese Witherspoon was expected to co-star but Wiig is now opposite Damon. The two are expected to be here just one day.

Rita Moreno raps college commencement “oh yeah uh huh”

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Rita Morena raps the commencement address at a Boston area college (Berklee) which is well-received. Actually, rap seldom sounded better although the genre has many low points. The 84-year-old actress said she had been inspired by the off-Broadway musical Hamilton about the U.S. father of the republic Alexander Hamilton.

Premier’s Jane Jacob’s walk on Laird Drive Saturday

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Two hurt as car slams bakery shop near Jane and Wilson

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Two people have gone to hospital after a car crashed into the Tung Hong Bakery in a mall near Jane Street and Wilson Avenue Sunday.  A man is said to have serious head injuries.  Another victim has non-life-threatening injuries.

Dawn from CTV chopper shows Toronto in ghostly garb

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Ian Caldwell posted this eerie but lovely view of Toronto looking east from the CTV helicopter at about dawn on May 3. That’s Humber Bay in the foreground and downtown beyond.

Sunny and rainy altogether Sunday on South Bayview

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It was dark with lots of pelting precipitation on South Bayview when the clock struck one Sunday afternoon but two o’clock brought sunshine and hordes or people for their Mother’s Day errands. Then more rain about 4 p.m. Hope you found time to stroll or stride along the wide sidewalks of our favorite business district.  Happy Mom’s Day.

Woman cancels wedding but invites needy to her reception

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Yiru Sun decided to cancel her wedding when she did not like the pre-nuptial agreement that was put before her. The Princeton graduate and Corporate Vice President at New York Life Insurance moved on immediately by converting her prepaid $8,000 reception into a fancy lunch at the luxurious Harold Pratt House in Manhattan for 60 needy people. The event has also helped Yuri, single mother to a six-year-old girl, take her mind off her cancelled wedding. Yuri spoke of growing up poor in China before getting to the U.S. and winning a full scholarship to obtain her PhD in electrical engineering at Princeton. A remarkable woman and a remarkable act.

Yonge Street closures Sunday for Sporting Life 10K run

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Yonge Street between Lawrence Avenue and Eglinton Avenue will be closed Sunday from 4:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for the Sporting Life 10K run. Other closures include Yonge Street between Eglinton Avenue and Richmond Street, Richmond Street from Yonge Street to Peter Street. Peter Street and Blue Jays Way between Richmond Street and Front Street, Westbound Front Street between Blue Jays Way and Bathurst Street, Bathurst Street from Front Street to Fort York Boulevard and Fort York Boulevard from Bathurst. Street to Fleet Street. Roads are expected to open by the afternoon.

Raptor’s tuck away game three courtesy of Kyle Lowry

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An energized Lowry scored 33 points against the Miami Heat to give the Raptors a 95-91 victory in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Game 4 is Monday in Miami. CBC

Architect Kirsty Lee St. Clair Bruce was Moore Park native

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Kirsty Bruce

Services were held April 27, 2016 for Kirsty Lee St. Clair Bruce at the Mt. Pleasant Funeral Centre. Kirsty Bruce died suddenly in hospital April 20, 2016 from complications of surgery. She was 34. Ms. Bruce grew up on Rose Park Drive in Moore Park and was the principal at bruceSTUDIOarchitects in Toronto. She was the daughter of David and Lynn Bruce, fiancée to Alan Kirby, sister to Fiona (William Tompkinson) and Dougal (Rebecca). The many stories filling memorial notes and Facebook pages recall Kirsty Bruce as a dynamic person who was kind and generous, held great house parties and was a committed cycling companion.

Citizen “traffic study” suggests a stop light at Soudan

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You don’t have to be city planner to know there are an awful of cars trying to get through the intersection of Bayview Ave and Soudan Ave/Parkhurst Blvd. Try to count them in this two-minute video. It was shot this Saturday around 5.30 but those who live around here can recall at least three nasty events at the corner in six or seven months. The crosswalk (like most crosswalks) has proven dangerous for some people and there are lots of pedestrians. Merchants in the north block think their customers would be safer getting in and out of their cars if traffic were stopped at both Manor Rd and Soudan, the way it is on Mt. Pleasant.