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March 15, 2016

Riverdale mansion up for sale for $1

March 15, 2016/ Dean Seguin
Riverdale mansion up for sale for $1

A25,000 square-foot Riverdale home recently went up for sale for just $1.

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March 15, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
March 03, 2016

Welcome to the GOODHOOD partner program

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Welcome to the GOODHOOD partner program

We're excited to announce the launch of our new partner pages on GOODHOOD, a program that aims to support the small businesses of the east side.

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Partners
March 02, 2016

The Green Seam puts sewing back in style with creative studio

March 02, 2016/ Dean Seguin
The Green Seam puts sewing back in style with creative studio

The Green Seam is a sewing school and studio inside the Irish Design House at 756 Queen St. E.

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March 02, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
Features
Irish Design House, The Green Seam
February 29, 2016

Bestival returns to Toronto with new venue at Woodbine Park

February 29, 2016/ Dean Seguin
Bestival returns to Toronto with new venue at Woodbine Park

Bestival has announced its 2016 return with a new east side venue at Woodbine Park on June 11 and 12.

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February 29, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
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Bestival, Toronto, 2016, Music Festival, Woodbine Park
February 25, 2016

County General Riverside for sale for $209,000

February 25, 2016/ Dean Seguin
County General Riverside for sale for $209,000

According to a commercial real estate listing, the corner digs at Queen East and Boulton are up for grabs for $209,000.

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February 25, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
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County General Riverside
February 25, 2016

Pinewood film studios to expand facilities in Toronto's Port Lands

February 25, 2016/ Dean Seguin
Pinewood film studios to expand facilities in Toronto's Port Lands

Pinewood Toronto Studios to build a new 135,000 square foot film and television support facility in Port Lands.

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February 25, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
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Port Lands, Pinewood Toronto Studios, Film, Television
February 25, 2016

The Sharing Depot aims to be Canada's first library of things

February 25, 2016/ Dean Seguin
The Sharing Depot aims to be Canada's first library of things

The team behind the Toronto Tool Library have launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Sharing Depot, which they've dubbed as Canada’s first ‘library of things.'

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February 25, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
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The Sharing Depot, Toronto Tool Library
February 24, 2016

Joe's Smokehouse carves out piece of The Duke for its new barbecue joint

February 24, 2016/ Dean Seguin
Joe's Smokehouse carves out piece of The Duke for its new barbecue joint

Joe's BBQ Smokehouse is now at 1225 Queen St. East.

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February 24, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
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Joe's Smokehouse, The Duke, Leslieville, Barbecue, Food, Restaurants
February 19, 2016

Don Valley gondola proposed to connect Danforth with Brick Works

February 19, 2016/ Dean Seguin
Don Valley gondola proposed to connect Danforth with Brick Works

A gondola is being proposed as a means of connecting the Brick Works and its markets, cafe, workshops and ravine trails with the Danforth.

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February 19, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
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Don Valley gondola, Brick Works
February 16, 2016

Coming soon: The Wine Swine

February 16, 2016/ Dean Seguin
Coming soon: The Wine Swine

The Wine Swine is opening Feb. 24 as a gastro wine pub in the former space of Le Papillon on the Park.

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February 16, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
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The Wine Swine, Food, Restaurants, Le Papillon on the Park
February 13, 2016

Arts Market opens second east end location in Riverside

February 13, 2016/ Dean Seguin
Arts Market opens second east end location in Riverside

Arts Market has opened a new location along Queen East in Riverside.

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February 13, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
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Arts Market, Leslieville, Riverside, Makers, Designers
February 06, 2016

Hastings Snack Bar gets second life as Polish cafe

February 06, 2016/ Dean Seguin
Hastings Snack Bar gets second life as Polish cafe

Cuts and coffees are now a Leslieville thing as Hastings Snack Bar has been reopened from the same people behind the adjacent Hastings Barber Shop. 

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February 06, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
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Polish, Pierogis, Hastings Snack Bar, Food, Leslieville
February 05, 2016

Coming soon: Sweat & Soda

February 05, 2016/ Dean Seguin
Coming soon: Sweat & Soda

Sweat & Soda is coming soon to 1091 Queen St. E in Leslieville.

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February 05, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
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Sweat & Soda, Leslieville
February 03, 2016

Sugar Loaf Bakery twists tradition in its newly opened Riverside cafe

February 03, 2016/ Dean Seguin
Sugar Loaf Bakery twists tradition in its newly opened Riverside cafe

Sugar Loaf Bakery has opened at 729 Queen St. E in Riverside.

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February 03, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ 1 Comment
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Sugar Loaf, Riverside, Queen East
February 02, 2016

Time capsule: Queen and Pape in 1913

February 02, 2016/ Dean Seguin
Time capsule: Queen and Pape in 1913

Queen Street east of Pape Avenue, November 12, 1913

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February 02, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
History, Leslieville, Queen East
February 01, 2016

The Leslieville Flea launches online shop, partners with stylist Mark Challen

February 01, 2016/ Dean Seguin
The Leslieville Flea launches online shop, partners with stylist Mark Challen

Open 24/7, leslievillefleaonlineshop.com is the go-to online address for your fix of The Flea on the days between markets.

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February 01, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
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The Leslieville Flea
January 29, 2016

My Little Dumplings opens permanent home in Leslieville

January 29, 2016/ Dean Seguin
My Little Dumplings opens permanent home in Leslieville

My Little Dumplings, a favourite of farmers' markets throughout Toronto, has opened a permanent storefront at Queen and Greenwood in Leslieville.

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January 29, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
News, Restaurants
My Little Dumplings, Queen East, Greenwood, Dumpling
January 26, 2016

Coming soon: Greta Solomon's

January 26, 2016/ Dean Seguin
Coming soon: Greta Solomon's

Greta Solomon's Dining Room is set to replace Glas Wine Bar this spring at 1118 Queen St. E in Leslieville.

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January 26, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ 1 Comment
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Greta Solomon's, Leslieville, Dining, Food, Restaurants
January 25, 2016

Sully’s Sandwich Kitchen shuts down (for a very bizarre reason)

January 25, 2016/ Dean Seguin
Sully’s Sandwich Kitchen shuts down (for a very bizarre reason)

Sully's Sandwich Kitchen has closed its Gerrard St. snack shop for good.

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January 25, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
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Sully's Sandwich Kitchen, Gerrard, Closed, Food
January 25, 2016

400 litres of stew to be served during SouperBowl at Ceili Cottage

January 25, 2016/ Dean Seguin
400 litres of stew to be served during SouperBowl at Ceili Cottage

A whopping 400 litres of Guiness Irish Stew are set to be served during the fifth annual SouperBowl fundraiser. In support of The Leslieville Farmers’ Market, the soup event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016 at Ceili Cottage at 1301 Queen St. E.

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January 25, 2016/ Dean Seguin/ Comment
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SouperBowl, Ceili Cottage, Leslieville Farmers' Market
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