The Toronto Newsgirl Boxing Club aims to spread positivity and togetherness in Toronto’s east end, says boxing coach and owner Savoy Howe.
THE LATEST
Women’s basketball on the verge of big growth
It was a blow out to say the least. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues fell 67-37 to the Ryerson Rams. The Varsity Blues couldn’t catch a break on defence and weren’t making offensive strides enough to compete in the Rams home-opening game. Despite the loss, University of Toronto head coach Michele Belanger was able […]
As anti-Semitism rises, a rabbi keeps the faith
When Rabbi Miriam Margles heard of the attack on four Orthodox Jewish boys, she equally heartbroken and angry.
Jazz goes to church
Love jazz vesper services at Northlea United encourages connection, community, and sharing
Artist who ‘doesn’t follow the rules’ brings paintings to life
The main focus of Philip Sherman’s art is his paintings, which feature imaginary faces that are replicated throughout.
Putting the art of henna in the palm of your hands
The Henna for Charity Stand used henna tattoos to raise money for children in need.
NEWS
World’s largest tarantula settles into ROM exhibit
The Goliath birdeater is the newest addition to the Royal Ontario Museum’s collection of over 400 species of arachnid. It is one of the worlds largest species and hails from the Amazon rainforest. This beautiful specimen feeds on anything it can sink its fangs into. Insects, rodents, small lizards, and according to the ROM entomologist Mateus Pepinelli who helps maintain the exhibit, yes it can eat a small bird, but he admits that birds aren’t apart of its main diet.
Ontario’s social-assistance reform just reforms the surface
Ontario’s “government for the people” has released a plan for social-assistance reform that may not benefit all the people.
East York restaurants, stores go romaine-free
Due to the severity of the outbreak around romaine lettuce, East York restaurants and grocery stores have had to modify their orders and recipes.
As the newspaper says goodbye, we head off into an exciting new era
It was the summer of 1973 and four keen journalism students didn’t know it yet, but they were about to create a local legacy. Today, we are saying goodbye to that legacy: The East York Observer.
LIVE: Coverage of Toronto City Council’s Dec. 5 inaugural meeting
How will Toronto’s new council under returning Mayor John Tory cope with fewer elected politicians to do the same amount of work? Find out as Toronto Observer reporters provide live coverage of the first meeting of the new Toronto city council.
SPORTS
Local family creates a ‘racquet’ at induction ceremony
Leaside Sports Hall of Fame recognizes Leaside Tennis Club founder Matt Sayliss posthumously. Sayliss gathered three of his neighbours, bought a tennis net, some limestone and marked the layout for two tennis courts. That was the seed that grew into what is now the Leaside Tennis Club.
The forgotten man on Canada’s Olympic relay team
Coming into the 2016 Olympic trials, no one gave Mobolade Ajomale any chance of making Canada’s relay team. But Ajomale had made up his mind a long time ago.
Scotty Morrison has lived three lives in the good old hockey game
If it weren’t for Jean Beliveau, Scotty Morrison might not be an inductee in the Hockey Hall of Fame
East York school wins its first championship in over a century
Coach Jason Kuuter was skeptical how far Secord Elementary School’s touch football team could go when the season began in mid-October. “I knew that they were talented and that they would be competitive,” he said. “But I could not have predicted this win.”
The OHL to U of T: Aidan Wallace and the growing trend of university-bound CHLers
It wasn’t looking good for Aidan Wallace’s University of Toronto Blues men’s hockey team last Saturday night. They had just lost to McGill the night before, and now they were down 4-1 to Concordia with four minutes left in the third period. The smattering of U of T fans inside Varsity Arena had started to […]
ARTS & LIFE
Workshop shows artists how to paint with cold wax
Cold-wax painting workshops are giving participants the chance to translate images in a more tactile way.
East enders launch the ‘Where’s Waldo’ of raccoon books
The classic book series Where’s Waldo? now has competition — Toronto-style — as a fun-filled raccoon book hits the shelves.
‘Tis the season to de-tech the halls, experts say
While electronic devices may feature prominently on your child’s Christmas wish list, an old-fashioned gift like a construction set or art supplies might actually be a better choice, says an East York therapist.
FEATURES
Former East York mayor reminisces about ‘Toronto’s Garden of Eden’
A new book by former mayor Alan Redway chronicles the history of East York, from its 1924 incorporation until its dissolution by Mike Harris’s Progressive Conservative government.
June Heidrick, of Katies Cakes, dies at 65
June Heidrick, who owned Katies Cakes, has died from colon cancer. She was 65.
Black cat brings good luck to local family
Black cats have been linked to witchcraft and Satanism, which reflects negatively on their adoption rates at rescue shelters.
OPINION
The skateboarding danger on the Danforth
As winter approaches, certain methods of transportation are being stored away for the season. For a large group of people, however, that doesn’t include skateboards.
Goodbye, and thanks for everything
For 46 years we served the East York Community. Just a bunch of students with drive and ambition wanting to be a part of something great. And great we were.
The East York Observer was an award-winning paper recognized as one of the best student-run paper in Toronto.
How a small kindness can make a big difference
Stranded on the side of a highway, a group of friends on their way to a birthday celebration get help from an unexpected source.