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Uncover a Foundation Stone of Riverside’s History at Eats & Beats June 4th

Celebrate the Royal Canadian Bicycle Club’s 125 Years, meet our local historian and take away your own artifact

From the founding of the Royal Canadian Bicycle Club in 1891 to the current year – the Royals’ 125th anniversary – there is a rich and diverse history that embodies the transformation of the neighbourhood, the City of Toronto, and our Canadian nation, in bricks, mortar and spirit! From bicycles, baseball, bowling, billiards, football, curling and more, the club has supported a Canadian love of sport for generations, a heritage linked to the traditions and principles of many of Toronto’s historic institutions.

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First photo of Royal Canadian Bicycle Club, May 23, 1891

 

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Grand opening of Royal Canadian curling rink, Sep 30, 1929

 

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Celebrating 125 years, Royal Canadian Curling Club Lounge at 131 Broadview Ave

 

Discover a fascinating story and help celebrate the Royals 125 years while visiting the Riverside Eats & Beats Streetfest on June 4th, 1-6pm! The Royal Canadian Curling Club table will be nestled in at the ‘Beats on Broadview’ Street Closure, just south of Queen St East. You’ll enjoy speaking with local historian Barry Slater, author of the ‘Uncovering Riverside’ blog series, an encyclopedia of facts and stories of the area – and take away your own fascinating artifact from his ongoing excavation and quest for Royal Canadian history!

LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING to the #RiversideTO #EatsNBeats Streetfest 

BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: Streetcar Developments, Hullmark Developments, Downtown Automotive Group, Metroland Media, and GoodHood.

“Ready, set, play!” with the Queen/Saulter Library at Riverside Eats & Beats June 4th

Explore Your Imagination with interactive kids’ activities at the Library

From 1pm to 5pm on June 4th, the Queen/Saulter Library at 765 Queen Street East will have a variety of interactive kids’ activities ,as part of  he 4th Annual Riverside Eats and Beats StreetFEST. Come out and enjoy  face painting and the opportunity to learn Origami: the art of Japanese paper folding!

Riverside District Eats and Beats Streetfest Toronto Public Library Queen and Saulter

Happening just outside the library doors at the festival’s Saulter Street Closure, don’t miss being inspired by Children’s VocalWork Choir’s uplifting pop tunes from 2-3pm, as well as local musicians Dustin and Caleb, as they perform blues, folk and rock and roll from 3-5:30pm.

FUN FACTS about the Queen/Saulter Library:

An episode of the Kids of Degrassi Street (the original Degrassi series) was filmed in the branch. The branch exterior and the surrounding area was made up to appear to be from the 1930s for the filming of the movie Cinderella Man. Many other films and TV shows have been filmed in or around the branch.

Riverside District Eats and Beats Streetfest Toronto Public Library Queen and Saulter

The branch opened in 1979 and was relocated in 1980 to the former Postal Station G, designed in 1913 by architect E. J. Lennox, the architect who also designed Old City Hall, Casa Loma and the King Edward Hotel! The branch’s wooden doors, marble flooring and marble counters date back to 1913.

Riverside District Eats and Beats Streetfest Toronto Public Library Queen and Saulter

The branch shares its space with the Ralph Thornton Centre, a multipurpose community facility that serves the greater Riverdale area, and will also be doing fabulous activities in its 2nd floor space during Riverside Eats & Beats – stayed tuned!

In addition to the Library’s greats books and multi-media, the branch has fun and free programs like the Lego Club, Saturday Family time, health and wellness talks, and a whole schedule of great programming. Also, be sure to make use of the library’s great services like after hours’ book drop, express checkout, pedometer lending, computer workstations and free WI-FI.

LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING to the #RiversideTO #EatsNBeats Streetfest 

BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: Streetcar Developments, Hullmark Developments, Downtown Automotive Group, Metroland Media, and GoodHood.

Don’t miss Nell and Natasha’s Rhythm & Blues BBQ at Eats & Beats June 4th!

Feed Your Stomach and Soul at Riverside’s Eats & Beats Streetfest

As part of the 4th Annual Riverside Eats & Beats StreetFEST on June 4th, come and meet Nell And Natasha at 807A Queen Street East in the festival’s McGee Street Closure. Feed your stomach and soul at their Annual FREE BBQ and enjoy refreshments along with some rhythm and blues from the HUDU Rising Blues Band (listen here) from 1-5pm!

Enjoy more fun at the McGee Street Closure with the BMO Queen/Saulter Branch’s Fun Tent with prizes and the BMO Bear. And don’t miss meeting the Toronto Pirates as they head ashore and need help finding treasure!

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About Nell & Natasha

Nell Bradshaw and Natasha Varjacic of Real Estate Homeward are a mother and daughter real estate ‘dream team’ who live and work in Riverside.

They are our community champions, hosting fun neighbourhood events like a Spring BBQ, Halloween Pumpkin Patch, and Easter Egg Hunt, with proceeds going to charitable causes.  Nell and Natasha also support community development a world away – each month they donate a portion of their commissions to help provide food, school supplies, and access to clean water to the children and families in Maseno, Kenya.

Nell and Natasha Eats and Beats Street Festival in Riverside Toronto

Get to meet this dynamic duo at the Eats & Beats Streetfest. In addition to the free BBQ and amazing music, don’t miss out on face painting, balloons, prizes and much more for kids both young and old.

LET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING to the #RiversideTO #EatsNBeats Streetfest 

BIG THANK YOU to Riverside Eats & Beats sponsors for helping make this fantastic event possible: Streetcar Developments, Hullmark Developments, Downtown Automotive Group, Metroland Media, and GoodHood.

Riverside Community Clean Toronto Together on this Fri-Sun!

As part of the Annual Clean Toronto Together Campaign, Riverside community centres and groups, the BIA and individual businesses and residents are getting together to host community clean ups to add that extra sparkle and shine now that spring has arrived!

Join one of the Riverside Community clean ups happening this week:

  • Friday, April 22, 1pm: Clean up along Queen St East. Take part in the 20 Minute Makeover hosted by Ralph Thornton Centre. Meet at 1pm @ 765 Queen St E to get bags and gloves. RSVP susyg@ralphthornton.org
  • Sunday, April 24, 10am: Clean up Joel Weeks Park and surrounding area. Join this clean up hosted by community residents groups the Riverside Green Initiative and Rivertowne Safety 1st Group.   Meet at the Riverside Community Garden (Carroll St and Matilda St) @ 10am.

Or if you can’t make any of these, just grab your own bag and gloves and clean it up in and around your business or home!

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Toronto’s Riverside Winefest 2016: Thanks to the Community for Making it a Success!!

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Riverside Winefest, in its 2nd year, was a resounding success!

  • 20 participating restaurants and retailers hosting events from March 29-April 3
  • 10 wineries took part from diverse parts of Ontario – Niagara, Prince Edward County and Lake Erie North Shore
  • 1,068 people registered throughout the week (!!)
This event could not have happened without the support of so many amazing people!
THANK YOU:
 Enjoy the week’s memories and we look forward to the next Riverside Winefest!!

And please feel free to let us know what you thought of the event so we can continue to improve for next time!!

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