A blog devoted to all that is great about Etobicoke, Ontario
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 [...]
Posted in Shopping on Feb 4th, 2012
Many say that a way to a woman’s heart is through chocolate. Many health studies say that chocolate, in moderation of course, is good for you. Luckily for us, the Lindt Outlet Boutique in Etobicoke is offering all of this at great savings. Lindt Outlet Boutique Etobicoke, located at 1557 The Queensway (located in the [...]
Posted in Family Friendly, Learning, Shopping on Jan 27th, 2012
In today’s age of video games and touchpads it’s nice to know that a store like Mastermind Toys aims to expand a child’s knowledge through their own imagination and curiosity. Mastermind Toys, located at 4242 Dundas Street West in Etobicoke, carries a wide range of toys, games, and books for kids of all ages. In [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Shopping on Aug 3rd, 2011
I wish I had a green thumb. Someone once gave me one of those chinese luck plants and said it was impossible to kill. It died within weeks. No worries, Plant World in Etobicoke is just around the corner. Plant World is located at 4000 Eglinton Ave West and is the biggest garden centre in [...]
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 [...]
Scroll down to view all Etobicoke garage sales or to enter your own yard sale! Drive around Etobicoke’s tree-lined streets on a Saturday morning in late Spring or Summer and you’re bound to drive by several garage sales selling anything from kid’s toys to old clothing to antiques. Every once in a while you’ll find [...]
Having heard from more than a few people about their experiences with photographers I now realize that a great photographer can be hard to find. What would be even better is someone who knows the local area inside and out so that he or she can make recommendations that will match your needs. I recently found such [...]
Posted in Shopping on Mar 23rd, 2011
Unfortunately, living where we do in this great country of ours with the winters such as they are, some of us might will be “a slippin’ and a slidin’” while driving and end up in a fender bender. Luckily we have the best autobody shop in the GTA with 427 Auto Collision in Etobicoke. 427 [...]
Posted in Shopping on Oct 12th, 2010
The eternal question comes up every Halloween. What am I dressing up as this year? Well, if you can’t find it at Amazing Party and Costume then you probably can’t find it anywhere. Long before Halloween stores started sprouting up at every abandoned storefront or empty warehouse, Amazing Party and Costume was helping Etobicoke and [...]
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 Shopping on Aug 24th, 2010
With the large number of big box stores like The Brick and Ikea dotting the city landscape, there is a desire by many to forego mass-produced, unimaginative, furniture decor and return to the basics to find that one-of-a-kind item. The Singing Lady Consignment Emporium is helping to make this a reality. The Singing Lady Consignment [...]
Posted in Shopping on Aug 1st, 2010
At some point in our adolescent lives we’ve all dreamt about our own personal arcade. With gaming systems like the Playstation and the Xbox there is no longer a need for the clunky arcade boxes of yesteryear. But you have to admit, if you have the space and the cash, a room filled with your own [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Event, Family Friendly, Food, Outdoors, Shopping on Jun 29th, 2010
If there is one staple event that Etobicoke can hang it’s 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 12 years old based on the huge crowds that it attracts. Toronto Ribfest is said to attract over 100,000 [...]
A staple of any metropolitan city and its districts are the street sales that take place every summer. Etobicoke is no different and hence the arrival of The Kingsway Summer Sidewalk Sale. We’re often too much in a hurry driving down Bloor and making our way downtown to notice that there are a lot of [...]
It never fails. Every four years when the World Cup of Soccer is on I start getting phonecalls from certain friends who I haven’t heard from in a while. With so many games being televised it’s they suddenly get the urge and “want to get a game going”. The problem is that a lot of [...]
Posted in Shopping on May 28th, 2010
It’s official. Excalibur Comics on Bloor has closed its doors for good. It’s sad to see an Etobicoke landmark close so for the time being this entry remains on 365Etobicoke.com as a Hall of Fame member. Good luck Rob! Any serious comic fan knows that it’s not so much the flashy covers that sell comic books [...]
Molson Coors Canada is the title sponsor for the second annual Chair Aware Challenge. A challenge that asks people to spend an entire day in a wheelchair to raise money and awareness for Muscular Dystrophy Canada, an organization that provides essential services and funds research for cures and therapies for neuromuscular disorders that affect 50,000 [...]
Posted in Food, Restaurant, Self Care, Shopping on May 13th, 2010
Sherway Gardens is the crown jewel amongst many shopping experiences in Etobicoke. Considered an upscale mall, it contains over 240 stores occupying more than 500,000 square feet of retail space. And it’s about to get bigger! Sherway Gardens, located at Hwy. 427 and the QEW/Queensway, is a shopper’s mall. The layout is a figure eight [...]
