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Posted in Event, Family Friendly, Food, Shopping on May 8th, 2012
It truly is a great thing when successful businesses take up a cause and raise money for charity through fun events. The annual Charity BBQ Day put on by M&M Meat Shops across Etobicoke and all of Canada is one of the events that we can all get behind and enjoy a tasty burger while [...]
Posted in Family Friendly, Food, Restaurant, Self Care, Shopping on Apr 19th, 2012
Large shopping malls are fine if you have loads of time and don’t mind spending it trying to find a decent parking spot. If you want to avoid the large crowds of Sherway Gardens you may want to give Humbertown Shopping Centre a try. Humbertown Shopping Centre, located at 270 The Kingsway (just North of [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Event, Family Friendly, Food, Free, Outdoors, Restaurant, Shopping on Apr 13th, 2012
One of the things I truly miss during the winter months are the numerous sidewalk sales that take place across Etobicoke. Albion Islington Square is the location for one of the first sidewalk sales of the season, the annual Spring Fest! Spring Fest is taking place Saturday April 14 2012 at Albion Islington Square (North [...]
Posted in Event, Family Friendly, Food, Outdoors on Mar 28th, 2012
Way back in the day, before grocery stores and shopping malls, people would grow their own fruits and vegetables. Anything they didn’t grow themselves they would trade for or buy at the local farmers market. The Sherway Gardens Farmers Market is like taking a step back in time, sort of, to the good old days. [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Food on Mar 13th, 2012
Today’s monster theatres offer over a dozen screens, seats that move with the action, and 3D movies. They also feature expensive snacks, packed parking lots, and teenagers kicking the back of your seat. Thank goodness the Kingsway Theatre is still around for a classic movie-going experience! The Kingsway Theatre, located at 3030 Bloor Street West [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Family Friendly, Food, Sports on Mar 6th, 2012
If you’re looking for a place to host a party and want something fun and different there’s a place in Etobicoke where kids can be kids. In fact, it’s a place where adults can be kids too. Whatever the case it’s going to be guaranteed fun at the eZone! The eZone, located at 120 North [...]
Posted in Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Event, Family Friendly, Food, Free, Outdoors, Shopping on Feb 16th, 2012
For a long while there and after many years of complaining about the lack of long weekends after the Christmas break, we weren’t sure if we would ever get our much-needed holiday. And now that we have that holiday dedicated to spending time with the family we are looking for things to do in Etobicoke [...]
It seems as if there is a farmers’ market occurring every day in Etobicoke. If it happens to be Saturday, it’s the Etobicoke Civic Centre Farmers Market. And boy is it busy. The Etobicoke Civic Centre Farmers Market occurs every Saturday from 8am to 2pm running from early June to early November. What you’ll find [...]
When people think malls in the GTA typically one thinks of Yorkdale, Square One, and our very own Sherway Gardens. In that case, I consider Cloverdale Mall in Etobicoke these malls’ “little brother”. Cloverdale Mall is located at 250 The East Mall and has everything you could ask for in a mall. Personally, when I’m [...]
Posted in Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Event, Family Friendly, Food, Free, Outdoors on Nov 30th, 2010
Ho Ho Ho! Santa Claus is coming to Etobicoke and he’s bringing an entire parade with him! The Etobicoke Lakeshore Christmas Santa Claus Parade is in its 21st year and it has been growing bigger ever year since 1991. If there’s one Christmas tradition I will never get tired of it’s the Etobicoke Lakeshore Christmas parade. Kids and adults [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Family Friendly, Food on Sep 24th, 2010
One of the great things kids look forward to are the various fairs and amusement parks that open their doors and rides each summer. Unfortunately, with the cold weather these parks shut their doors for another season. Fantasy Fair, however, is always open! Fantasy Fair is a year round indoor amusement park aimed at kids. [...]
Posted in Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Event, Family Friendly, Food, Free, Outdoors, Restaurant, Shopping on Sep 10th, 2010
I’ve always thought of The Kingsway as a very classy section of Bloor Street. You’ll always find people strolling along, window shopping, and grabbing a bite to eat at one of the area’s great restaurants. Now multiply that by 100 and you have Taste of the Kingsway. Taste of the Kingsway is an annual event [...]
Posted in Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Event, Family Friendly, Food, Free, Outdoors on Aug 10th, 2010
You don’t have to go to New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras. You can do it right here in Etobicoke! Inspired by the world-famous party, the 8th Annual Lakeshore Mardi Gras celebration takes place Thursday August 11th to Sunday August 14th in Colonel Samuel Smith Park and is becoming the must-do event in Etobicoke. Put on [...]
Posted in Food on Jul 13th, 2010
Everyone knows a take-out joint like this. A place where the decor is awful, the service is lousy, and yet the food is mmmm, so good. My place is Far East Chinese Food. Far East Chinese Food isn’t the fanciest of chinese take-out joints and good luck trying to get the attention of the sole [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Event, Family Friendly, Food, Free, Outdoors, Restaurant on Jul 9th, 2010
The Fusion of Taste Festival in Etobicoke is still in its infancy as far as festivals are concerned, but after six years you could hardly tell that this is the case. The 6th Annual Fusion of Taste Festival is being held at the Albion Islington Square on Saturday July 21st, 2012. Gaining in popularity year [...]
Posted in Family Friendly, Food, Learning, Restaurant on Jul 6th, 2010
Watching Hell’s Kitchen the other day I started thinking to myself, “I wish I was a master chef”. And then Gordon Ramsey started yelling and cursing and I thought “Forget that!”. And yet the feeling remains. I mean, I know how to cook (somewhat) but to be able to create exquisite dishes from scratch is [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Event, Family Friendly, Food, Outdoors, Shopping on Jun 29th, 2010
If there is one staple event that Etobicoke can hang its hat on, it’s Toronto Ribfest. Don’t let the name fool you, this event is 100% Etobicoke-certified! It’s hard to believe that this popular event is only 13 years old based on the huge crowds that it attracts. Toronto Ribfest is said to attract over [...]
Posted in Event, Family Friendly, Food, Outdoors on Jun 28th, 2010
One thing we have no shortage of in Etobicoke is farmers markets. The freshest of foods at a fraction of grocery store prices. The Stonegate Farmers’ Market opened last Tuesday and runs to October. On June 29th the market will host the Etobicoke Master Gardeners’ Advice Clinic where you can speak with horticultural experts that [...]
Like lobster? How about all-you-can-eat lobster? Well, we have just the thing for you. The Lakeshore Community Childcare Centre presents “Lobsterfest: The Crustacean Sensation Returns”. For $50 you can stuff yourself and help a worthy cause in the process. There will be a silent auction and the night includes dancing and a cash bar. But let’s [...]
Posted in Family Friendly, Food, Outdoors on May 21st, 2010
Drive by Tom’s Dairy Freeze on a warm summer night and you’ll see a lineup 10 or 20 people deep. It’s not because they’re trying to find a place they can sit with the family and take advantage of the air conditioning (truth be told you won’t be able to fit more than a couple [...]
