As a person given to the streets, I walk up and down Queen St. East in Leslieville talking to people about what matters to them. My sense of place does not make a distinction between sacred and secular space. To me it is all holy ground.

As in my community, there are people here from all…

Church in Toronto calls Filipino Hispanic Pastor to be their Minister

The Presbyteries of Waterloo-Wellington and East Toronto have both sustained the call from Queen St. East Church to have Rafael Vallejo as their minister and teaching elder.

For two years now, Rafael has been serving with the congregation at Queen East as their Lay Minister. This urban church with 135 years of history is today a multi-racial, intercultural faith community that seeks to become a “house…

A computer backup is like car insurance. You know you need to have it and you hope you never need to use it. Given the critical importance of technology for today’s small business— client databases, financial data, profit and lost accounts, grant applications, educational and advocacy materials are all created and maintained on computers—it is stunning to me that still many (MANY) small and medium sized companies do not backup their data.…

Hi Leslievillers!!

Friends in the neighbourhood always ask me what is a good laptop I can get for myself, my kids or my home. For most this means the laptop will be used for surfing the internet, Skyping, Facebooking, watching You Tube or Netflix, using Office Apps suite(word, power point, excel), editing photos from your digital camera, and DVD movies or games.

My advice to them is always:- dont spend more than 400 dollars on a new laptop. To me a laptop for home use should…

There's a new place in Leslieville to satisfy your sushi cravings. A hidden gem at 388 Carlaw Avenue, House of Moments serves a delicate Eastern-Fusion menu --  from sushi, shrimp tempura, and miso soup, to AAA Angus Beef Tenderloin, Lobster Butteryaki and Kalbi Beef. 

What most will not know from looking at the beautiful ivy covered facade of this restaurant, is that it not only offers a variety of…

Many people call us for help for a slow computer. I truly understand its frustrating waiting for your word document to load or your Google to return search results. Some of these issues could be rectified easily.

I am listing a few causes and the solutions that you can try to help improve your computer speed. 

Cause

This issue can be caused by any of the below possibilities.

1. Not enough hard drive space.
2. Left over programs…

Original article from www.girlabouttoronto.com

Hi Leslievillers: 

My cousin came over last night and and we were on our way to Tango Palace when we stumbled upon this place...  

Glas is a new wine, appetizer and dessert bar at 1118 Queen St. East. The server told me they've only been open for three weeks! It's the…

From www.girlabouttoronto.com 

UPDATED: Just found about the Leslieville Farmer's Market this Sunday: for more: http://leslievillemarket.com/

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and it also happens to be my favourite. Since I moved to Leslieville four months ago, I've had a kind of culinary…

hi leslieville parents!

my name is lisa and i'm the mom of a lovely (almost) 5 year-old girl. i'm a performer, and writer, and an alumnus of the second city comedy theatres both here in toronto, and in chicago. i've found that being a parent is the hardest and funniest work i've ever done, so much so that i'm trying to change my life so that i can spend more time with my daughter. i'm running a show called 's*** my kid says' at lil bean n' green, and so far it's been both…

Thank you to all participating businesses of Leslieville & Leslieviller's that came out regardless of the weather and made Summerlust a huge success! It is such a pleasure being a part of this great 'hood' as a new artistic venture, and I speak for all the businesses of Leslieville and truly want to thank you for helping us realize our dreams of having our own shops and keeping it local!

Thanks,

Daniel Cohen - BOL Chairman

CC Image Courtesy of trp0 on Flickr

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 Attention buskers, and street performers!

The Businesses of Leslieville are looking for all types of family friendly performers for the first annual Lesliville Summerlust.

Summerlust will take place Thursday, June 21 from 6-10 pm on Queen St. East between Jimmie Simpson Park and Coxwell Ave.

Street performance will add vibrancy and action to the retail strip that will be open late to host special events in celebration of the season.

Please contact Daniel…

Finally! It was so refreshing to once again have a breath of warm spring air in the city. I loved being outside today, taking in all the flowers, birds, and lots of butterflies! 

I'm a new transplant to the area so it was great to be able to walk around and see what my new 'hood has to offer. I had lots of visions of me and my BF enjoying picnic lunches this summer, strolls along Queen East and brunch at all the new (to me!) places in the area. 

I definitely…

Hi Leslievillers!

I'm a project director for a theatre festival called The Tennessee Project. The project involves nine independent theatre companies who are performing seven shows of Tennessee Williams' one-acts in seven different neighbourhoods in Toronto in seven days. The plays rotate, so that there's a new play in every neighbourhood each night.

One of our neighbourhoods is Leslieville. We will be performing at the Curzon May…

Although the City of Toronto does nothing to clean the laneways and maintain them, I might be suggesting that this neighborhoud get together to start some of kind of activity to either upkeep, repair and maintain these areas which are quickly becoming eyesores.  Never mind the situation with dogs eating potential dangerous foods and dying, these laneways are extensions of the streets and our backyards.  I am amazed at the people feel that they can leave trash hanging around; fence doors…

We've nearly accomplished 50 to-do's from our list since starting this crazy project in early January. Last week Global News visited us for an interview at our Degrassi Street home office. Check out the interview below. 

You can tap into the project at any time by visiting our blog.…

As I walk through the city of Toronto on a daily basis, I am still shocked to see how many people still tie their dogs up outside outside stores and leave them for a stretch of time. I'll admit to doing it up until last year when we had a series of dog-nappings in the city and my eyes were opened to the dangers. It was…

Hi all,



Many of you share my concern that the City is poised to cut a number of programs and services that affect children, including a number right here and in our community. The budget will be determined this month at a council meeting that starts on Jan 19th.



There is still time to impact these decisions.



If you are concerned, or want to learn more, please visit our website and sign our online petition. …

Turkey in my family is traditional for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Unfortunately, it is also traditionally very dry.  Some of my family members just refuse to eat breast meat as a result.  Others load up on veggies and bread.  This Thanksgiving we were saved by a new brother in law who…

Now this is dangerous.  Shopcastr is a new Toronto website that features products from local businesses, arranged in an easy-to-see format like Pinterest.  Select your neighbourhood (I picked Leslieville, of course), and see some great items for sale from local vendors. Nathalie-Roze & Co, Timmie Doggie Outfitters, Little Peeps, Baby on the Hip, Atomic…