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Gerrard-Carlaw Dog Park is a wide-open space to let your dog run free, socialize, play fetch and meet new friends. This wood-chip based park is open to commercial dog walkers, but is not over-run and has many friendly locals who bring their pooches to play on a daily basis. With big trees to create a great canopy of shade on those hot, summer days, picnic tables to park your goodies and a dog-frinedly...

Come out and meet your Leslieville neighbours, we're buying everyone a drink! This is a great opportunity to meet other residents of our great community. The event is on September 4th from 6pm-8pm at a recently opened bar in our neighbourhood, called "Dundas and Carlaw" located at 1173 Dundast St. E. Visit our Facebook event page and let us know you're...

      As we approach the end of Summer there’s no better time to explore all the gifts that Leslieville has to offer. Whether you live in the neighborhood or are visiting for the first time, you’ll be quick to discover all the best-kept secrets from this corner of Toronto.   1. Try the Brunch at Bonjour Brioche Whether it’s sunny August or frigid January, frankly...

Project Gallery is proud to be hosting Bodies in Motion- a contemporary group exhibition exploring the movement of the human form. The exhibition will run from August 21st - August 27th, 2014 at 1109 Queen St East. There will be a catered opening reception on Thursday August 21st from 7 -11pm. This is a contemporary group art exhibition featuring artists who find inspiration in the body, its...

STEP RIGHT UP LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! The Greenwood “Ditch the Dust” campaign is proud to present ​T​he Dustshaker Circus! It’s an incredible evening of grown-up circus variety entertainment unlike anything you’ve ever witnessed - and it’s all going to the dogs! ​That’s right! All funds raised will benefit the Greenwood Dog Park Resurfacing Campaign! ~ THE DUSTSHAKER CIRCUS ~ ​...

Name Our Park - Vote for your Favourites Before July 22 Construction will soon begin on our community's new park at Broadview and Gerrard, as part of the redevelopment of Bridgepoint Health and the refurbishment of the Heritage Don Jail. The City does not have a process for community consultations for new park namings, so I modeled this consultation on the process used by Waterfront Toronto for the...

In a remarkable series of events in the last 24 hours, DC Entertainment (Warner Brothers) has changed their minds in allowing the use of their Superman Logo on the Jeffrey Baldwin memorial statue. Under a lot of a pressure through various media outlets as well as social media, the company had this to say: “We are honored by the relationship that our fans have with our characters, and fully understand...

With all of the changes happening recently the Riverside BIA recently asked for my opinion on the gentrification of our neighbourhood. I had a maximum of 200 words so it's short. See below.    Please comment on the thread below with your perspective on this subject. (Written for Riverside  magazine 2014)     Not many neighbourhoods offer such a unique combination of both modern...

LESLIEVILLE ONLINE PRINT SERVICE TURNS SMART PHONE PHOTOS INTO STRIKING WALL ART. POINT, SHOOT. SEND. Wondering what to do with all those great photos you’ve taken with your smart phone? A new online service delivers the solution for anyone looking to display their digital photos as wall art. It’s as easy as taking the photo itself and almost as quick. It’s called One Square Foot. The...

The small town feel of Leslieville in undeniable. It was one of the many features that attracted me to the neighbourhood three years ago, calling on my roots from Nova Scotia. The connections that are made here - from residents shopping at family-run stores and farmers' markets, neighbours connecting at local cafés and parks, business owners hosting neighbourhood events and supporting community - are...

I'd love to share an upcoming event on Sunday, June 1 from 1-3pm: The Ditch the Dust Dash @ Greenwood Park! Come on our and support our community! The Ditch the Dust Dash - Sunday June 1st from 1-3pm  An 'Amazing Race' style event throughout Leslieville for people and their pooches to raise funds for Greenwood Dog Park. Entrance fee: $40 - participants are encouraged to fundraise for entry...

We are proud to be the platinum sponsor for this years MORSESTOCK 2014. It is a fun fair that happens at Morse Public School at Queen and Carlaw.   I'm not sure if you have ever been to it but it's a lot of fun - for adults as well! Here are the details.   Brought to you in part by Matt Casselman and Ben Ferguson (RE/MAX Hallmark Realty, www.leslieville.com)   MORSESTOCK '14 3...

There are so many four legged furry friends here in Leslieville/Riverside we wanted to start a blog of resources for them (and their humans).  Please let us know if you have another great service for pets that you would like us to add to the list.  Email us at info@leslieville.com     DOG GROOMING Timmie Doggie Outfitters 1178 Queen St E 416-406-4999 www.timmie.ca    ...

Welcome back for season #4! The Leslieville Farmers’ Market swings into its fourth summer season at Jonathan Ashbridge Park (Queen St E between Greenwood & Coxwell) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. It runs every Sunday until October 26th. New to the market this year..... Wine! Leslieville is one of the Ontario farmers’ markets that will now be hosting Ontario wineries. Each week, one of the...

Obviously, there are no golf courses in our beloved Leslieville.  What we do have in Leslieville and the east side of Toronto, are two fantastic places to tune-up your golf game... Lakeshore Links and The Docks Driving Range. Throughout the winter when I get the golf itch and I’m not selling real estate with www.mattandben.ca.  I like to go to Lakeshore Links (located on Lake Shore East @ Logan). ...

Don't worry - the building is Heritage designated and isn't going to be turned into a condo tower. Here is the press release from Streetcar.  I'm excited to see what Streetcar does with the building and look forward to something fantastic!   The gentrification of Queen Street continues...   Streetcar Developments Announces Purchase of Toronto's Historic Broadview Hotel Restoration of...