Lack of transportation is the main obstacle to people getting healthy food in Scarborough, says Peter Dorfman, a manager in the city’s health department. Continue Reading

The next mayor of Toronto, elected in the fall, will shape the city for the next four years. The mayoral candidates talked to the East Toronto Observer about four major issues, and their vision for Scarborough. Continue Reading

A crowd of a few hundred watching the game at Plaza Flamingo restaurant at College and Bathurst Street poured out onto the roadway after Spain's goal in extra time against the Netherlands. Continue Reading

Throughout Scarborough many apartment buildings have multiple unsolved standard-of-living complaints. Continue Reading

“It all started from the blog, us just telling ‘hey, there was a crazy accident on our trip,’” says first class firefighter Mark Gatensby. Continue Reading

The Toronto Zoo held it's 21st Annual Easter “Egg”-Stravaganza during the Easter long weekend from April 2 to April 5. The event featured a visit from the Easter bunny along with Easter treats for children participating in the zoo's passport activity program. Continue Reading

There was an overwhelming feeling that we just weren’t ready yet. I’m not writing about a surprise party gone wrong, ill preparations for a business meeting or an unexpected pregnancy. But instead, none other than the Copenhagen climate conference I attended one month ago in Denmark. Continue Reading

The former leader of Ontario’s NDP has a challenge for the G8 nations and for Canadian university students: Control cancer. Stephen Lewis whetted University of Toronto students’ political appetites Wednesday evening by urging them to get involved in the fight to cut cancer diagnoses in half by 2015. The U of T was the last stop on [...] Continue Reading

It’s said that home is where the heart is. If that is true, then for those who call Highland Creek home, heart is definitely present. Continue Reading

Scarborough residents had lots of suggestions for improving the state of hockey in Scarborough, the task force researching the problem heard at a meeting at the McGregor Park Recreation Centre on April 17. Continue Reading