Riverside Antler Breakfast: An Irish Fry Up - Friday Dec 19th Friday, December 19, 2014 @ 8:30AM - 10:30AM at An Sibin Pub - 709 Queen Street East Join Chef Scott, The Riverside BIA and An Sibin Pub for the third annual 'Riverside Antler Breakfast'. Visit Here for...
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On Saturday December 13th, 2014 we invite all Leslievillers as well as friends and family to join us to celebrate the Holiday season, share in some delicious eats and explore the exceptional artwork of Debra Archibald. Debra will be showcasing the largest collection of her work to date. All of the pieces will be for sale and make for an incredible holiday gift! So drop by in the afternoon get a...
We are pleased that the team of Chef Scott and An Sibin...
Happy Holidays from Matt, Ben, Solina and the whole Leslieville.com Team! Come on down and raise a drink with us at our favourite neighbourhood hangout PROHIBITION! Thursday December 18th, 8pm to Midnight. Dj Matt C with special guests Please bring non perishable food items for the Daily Bread Food Bank. Prohibition 696 Queen Street East,...
In this email you will find: 1) Important meeting for BIA members about new Patio By-Laws 2) Last day to load your deal for Nov 29th -Shop the Neighbourhood City Wide Promotion (same day as Light up the Riverside) 3) Light up the Riverside Details 4)...
This beautiful new addition to Leslieville is for sale and currently under construction with a slated occupancy date of mid February 2015. 50 Curzon- the newest contemporary townhouse development in Leslieville awaits you. This east-facing townhouse of almost 1800 sq ft features three bedrooms including an expansive master suite that occupies the entire second floor with walk-in closets and a...
UPCOMING EXHIBITION: ONTARIO PLEIN AIR SOCIETY 'Visions in the Open Air' Nov. 20 - December 3, 2014 Reception: Sat. Nov. 22nd, 1-5pm RSVP Approximately 100 paintings, done on location, by members of the Ontario Plein Air Society. Each of...
Hey Everyone, Check out this great weekend event! --- Project Gallery is pleased to announce it will be host to the 4th Leslieville Art Gallery Crawl for 2014. We invite art lovers of all ages to join us as we explore 5 very different galleries along Queen Street East representing the vibrant art scene of the east end. The gallery crawl will take place Sunday November 23rd, 2014. Participants are...
SAVE THE DATE for Duke's 20th annual SANTA'S BREAKFAST SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29 - 8:45-11:00am Join us for a fun filled morning of food and activities! Silent Art Auction of pieces created by the classrooms (check out the displays in the lobby throughout this month) Silent Wreath Auction of handmade wreaths by parents Winter Land Trail where snow fairies guide you through an enchanted walk to...
Matt & Ben together with the Riverside BIA invite you to the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony Sat. Nov 29th 5:00-7:00pm @ Mustard Seed 791 Queen St. E (Queen & Degrassi) 5:00-6:30pm -Visit with Santa & Kid’s activities 6:00pm Tree lighting 5:30-7:00pm Toronto Beach Choral performing Free Hot Chocolate & treats Plus… stay tuned...
Hi Everyone, We recently received the following email with some exciting news regarding Maple Leaf Tavern. Check it out! -- Chef Eric Wood Behind the Stoves at Maple Leaf Tavern & PORT Restaurant Toronto & East GTA (November 4, 2014) - Maple Leaf Tavern and PORT Restaurant are pleased to announce the addition of Chef Eric Wood to their leadership team. Chef Wood recently left his...
I recently visited the new Louis Cifer Brew Pub ("Lucifer" if you say it fast enough) on the Danforth located at 417 Danforth Avenue. It was opened by the owners of one of my favourite pubs in Cabbage Town- Stout. I actually liked Louis Cifer so much after my first visit that I went back another two nights in a row! Being a newly opened brew pub they are in the process of getting their brewing in...
After the popularity of my last blog entry on the 1960's landscape of the east side of Toronto, I decided to breakdown all the photos we have by decades so that we can "visit" this era digitally. My recommended soundtrack to this photo album would be Michael Jackson's Thriller (Sorry, like batteries with your favourite 80's toys - the soundtrack is not included here, but you could open up MJ in another...
Project Gallery will be featuring Toronto-based artist, Lesja Cymbaly, in it's latest solo exhibition. The show will run from November 6th - November 12th and there will be an opening reception on Friday November 7th from 6-10pm. This series of illustrations by Lesja Cymbaly are primarily the result of a chance encounter with a sketching group in Savannah, Georgia. This meeting led to an...
Are you curious what Leslieville, East York, Riverdale and Riverside looked like in the 1960's? I scoured the internet for photos, here are the best ones I could find. If you have any photos I could include here please email me at ben@leslieville.com We are huge fans of Leslieville, Riverside, and Riverdale real estate related images and would love to share them with everyone. Put on your favourite...
I’m sure you have already prepared yourself for the imminent Zombie Apocalypse. Your basement or condo locker is filled with all the necessities: cases of beans, bottles of water, Fruit Loops, energy drinks, weapons, and of course Matt & Ben’s RE/MAX business cards (you might want to sell your home fast at the first sight of a Zombie). We generally aren’t gun loving types in...