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#NOWreaderschoice voting is open 


As our neighbourhood gets better and better, the list of Danforth East nominees for NOW Magazine‘s Readers Choice “Best of Toronto” gets longer and longer. 

So we’ve compiled a list for you of all the Danforth East nominees. Let us know if we’ve missed anyone. 

Note: There are lots of other east end favourites on the roster but we stuck with only those in our immediate area.

Huge thanks to our hardworking local business owners who make this neighbourhood a more walkable and vibrant place to live. 

Here are the nominees. Click here to get to the voting! 

Best Park – East Lynn Park

Best blogger – Danforth East Online

Best Car Service – Sunny’s Auto

Best consignment – Merrily Merrily

Best City Councillor – Janet Davis, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Paula Fletcher

Best library – S Walter Stewart

Best dentist – Dr Christina Binert & Associates

Best doctor – Dr Sian Wong

Best gym/fitness – Bomb, Legacy 

Best pet store – Wag, Canine Social

Best toy store – Silly Goose Kids

Best unique gift store – Len

Best vitamin store – Moberly

Best workout studio – Bomb, Legacy 

Best record store – Kops

Best African restaurant – Hirut, Rendez-vous

Best Bar – Sauce, Wren, Only

Best bulk food – Moberly

Best butcher – Royal Beef, Stock n Trade

Best caterer – East of York

Best cocktail bar – The Shore Leave, Sauce

Best delivery – Gerrard Pizza

Best farmers market – East Lynn Farmers Market

Best gastro-pub – The Borough, Local 1794

Best new restaurant – Forth Ave

Best organic food – Moberly

Best prix fixe – Melanie’s Bistro, The Borough

Best tapas – Relish

Best Thai – Thai Room

Best small theatre company – Coal Mine Theatre

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Get your market on

There was a lot of pride in the air last week as we gathered for a Pride-themed East Lynn Farmers’ Market, led by our community’s newest group DECA Pride. A big thank you to the group for leading this event and to all of the families who shared in the celebration.
This week promises to get you movin’, be it through dance, yoga, crafting, or sipping. Come on out and get your market on – here’s what’s in store for you:

Community booth:

Look for Ward 32 Spokes near the top of the market this week offering mini tune ups and cycling maps.

 

Children’s activity:

DESIGNnook is a year-round retail marketplace located at 2038 Danforth Avenue. They provide economical retail solutions to creative entrepreneurs who have a product to sell. We give 100% of the sale back to the vendor in exchange for a monthly rent. Their shop currently has 78 vendors showcasing their hand-crafted, or found treasure goods within their very own retail nook! They will be launching a second location at 1912 Danforth Avenue July 15th! Drop by the Community booth to wish them well with this endeavour and participate in a craft hosted by one of their vendors.

Also, Rob Joy, of the children’s musical duo Soli & Rob, and his puppet sidekick Sluggo will be sharing some guitar-strummin’, toe-tappin’ music to get the whole family groovin’.

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Wellness booth:

Fly Girl Fitness is celebrating its 10th year helping our community to live a healthy and holistic lifestyle. They offer group training and mindful movement classes along with private training to increase confidence, gain a mind body connection, and prevent disease. They will be offering a free Mom and Baby Yoga class at the market at 4:30 p.m. Come out to meet the staff, get information, or try a class!

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Winery of the week:

13th Street Winery is a boutique winery, set among 25 acres of estate vineyards, just outside St. Catharines. They specialize in hand-crafted sparkling wines, Pinot Noir, Gamay Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling. Co-owned by friends Doug and Karen Whitty, and John and June Mann, the vision for the winery was brought about by their shared appreciation for wine, food, and art, and a genuine heart for hospitality. Visit their booth to hear their story and taste their fine wines.
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Wednesdays are Senior’s Days at the Tool Library

Thanks to Tool Library Executive Director, Ryan Dyment for this post

Tool Library Seniors Day

The Toronto Tool Library is proud to announce our new FREE Senior’s Day Program every Wednesday from 9am-2pm at our location on 1803 Danforth Avenue. If you are a senior (or know someone who is), you can drop in and have access to a full woodshop complete with a table saw, jointer, planer, mitre saw, sander, drill press and did I mention over 1,000 hand and power tools? We also have champion handyman Rene Sorenson available to help you with all your questions.

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Oh, and we also have free coffee and snacks from our friends at Viking Bakery!

So spread the word about our new Senior’s Program or drop by yourself, we’d love to see you there! For more information please visit: http://torontotoollibrary.com/seniorsday/. This program is generously funded by the New Horizons for Seniors Program.

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Not a senior? No worries! We still have our weekly FREE Community Night every Wednesday from 7-10pm for all ages. Come in to get some advice or test drive our woodshop, laser-cutter or 3D printers. All are welcome!

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TT4T: The Champions!

Did you get into our table tennis action in throughout June? Here’s a roundup of all the fun–and the champs–from guest blogger Marco Campana.

After a highly competitive table tennis tournament spanning the entire DECA neighbourhood and beyond, we’re happy to tell you about our community champions!
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Everyone! :-)

We’re even more happy to report that we raised $1400 for DECA’s Young Leaders Scholarship! Scadding Court Community Centre will also contribute toward  a $2000 to this year’s scholarship recipient, Chantelle Johnson.

We couldn’t have run a successful tournament/fundraiser without such amazing community support. Thirty-six teams signed up to play, many of you made donations online at the games, elected officials participated in mini-tourney (see below) and local businesses signed up and challenged others on social media! Hollandaise even sold fresh juice and donated the proceeds to our fund. 

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Our best expectations were entirely exceeded thanks to this wonderful neighbourhood.

In addition, we had so many local businesses make in-kind donations for which we are so grateful:  

Thirty-six teams had a blast vying for the title “Community Ping Pong Champion.” Three were crowned.

Competitive league champions
Glebemount’s Got Game!

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Rec league champions
Spin This!

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And, the Spirit champions!
We Can Pickle That

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Chantelle joined us to congratulate and hand out trophies and prizes to our winners.

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Photo by Stephen Cassie

Thank you everyone for your amazing support, we’re in awe of this fantastic and generous community! We’ll definitely be doing this again next year.

Until then, keep practicing on a ping pong table in a park near you, Danforth East! 

Thanks to Stephen Caissie for so many beautiful photos!