by Renee Tratch | Aug 20, 2013 | Birthday Parties, Kids Programs, Pools
Hallellujah. Now this is a pool. Opened in November 2012 as part of the revitalization of Regent Park, the Regent Park Aquatic Centre is thee destination for downtown indoor family swimming. Beautifully designed, modern, extremely bright and quite clean – as far...
by Renee Tratch | Aug 10, 2013 | Park & Playground
This is our newest fave on the east end park list. Opened in Fall 2012, the City of Toronto’s Joel Weeks Park in Rivertowne is a new community green space located in between Dundas St. E and Queen St. E along Carroll St. There is a new playground (on wood...
by Renee Tratch | Aug 6, 2013 | Kids Programs
When long days of soggy weather or icky humidity arrive, we escape to the Toronto Public Library. On one particularly wet day, we puddle-jumped all the way to our local branch where we thought we had hit the jackpot — a dragon book and dinosaur DVD. But there...
by Renee Tratch | Jul 30, 2013 | Animals, Family Attraction
For the pure downtowners, it takes a lot to coax them north of Bloor, nevermind the 401. But with smooth sailing on the major routes, we arrived 30 minutes later and parked (for free) in front of Reptilia Zoo in Vaughan. The only thing that differentiated it from the...
by Renee Tratch | Jul 28, 2013 | Farmers' Market, Park & Playground
Belgian waffles, handmade popsicles and fish tacos – need I say more? The Sunday Leslieville Farmers’ Market at Jonathan Ashbridge Park (south off Queen St. ironically across the street from the McDonald’s) features more than 30 vendors offering...
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