Beach Metro Community News

A Toronto man is facing charges in connection to a sexual assault investigation involving a female youth. According to police, officers responded to a call for unknown trouble in the Broadview Avenue and Danforth Avenue area on Friday, July 3. Following this call, police opened an investigation into an alleged sexual assault. Police alleged a man met the victim through social media in 2024.

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith celebrated his re-election as Liberal MP for Beaches-East York with his wife Amy Symington on the night of April 28, 2025 at The Stone Lion in the Beach. Erskine-Smith officially stepped down as the riding’s MP yesterday (Tuesday, July 7), triggering the need for a federal byelection to be held in the riding. Photo: Beach Metro Community News file photo.

A large crowd came out to watch Mamma Mia at Kew Gardens last July during The Beach BIA’s outdoor summer movie presentation. The 2026 season of movies in the park opens tonight with the soccer flick Kicking and Screaming starring Will Ferrell. Photo: Beach Metro Community News file photo.

The Jackson Steinwall Band performs on the stage at Jimmie Simpson Park on July 5 during the Sounds of Leslieville and Riverside on the opening weekend of this year’s Beaches International Jazz Festival. Photo by Alizee Legrain. The 38th annual Beaches International Jazz Festival opened with the Sounds of Leslieville and Riverside last weekend at Jimmie Simpson Park. Performances took place on the Friday, July 3, Saturday, July 4, and Sunday, July 5.

This artist’s rendering shows the proposed Gerrard Station, at Carlaw Avenue and Gerrard Street East, on the Ontario Line subway. East Toronto residents are invited to a community meeting hosted by Metrolinx this week to learn more about upcoming construction work at the Ontario Line’s Gerrard Station and provide feedback on the proposed Gerrard-Carlaw Dog Off-Leash Area (DOLA).

City staff will be doing a feasibility study on calls for a pathway from Danforth GO station’s north platform connecting to Stephenson Avenue on the west side of Main Street. Photo by Alan Shackleton By MATTHEW STEPHENS Toronto Council has passed a motion to implement a feasibility study and initial design work for a pedestrian connection from Stephenson Avenue to the Danforth GO Station’s north platform.

A proposal for an 11-storey building has been made for this site at 419-425 Woodbine Ave., just south of Kingston Road. Photo: Beach Metro Community News file photo. By MATTHEW STEPHENS For the second time since April, Toronto council has deferred its decision for a development proposal at 419-425 Woodbine Ave., just south of Kingston Road, where soil contamination and rental replacement concerns remain to be addressed.

Dancers take part in last year’s Festival of South Asia along the Gerrard India Bazaar. This year’s festival is slated for Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12. Photo: Beach Metro Community News file photo. The 24th annual Festival of South Asia is slated for this weekend. Featuring music, celebrations, food and vendors, the festival takes place Saturday, July 11, and Sunday, July 12, along the Gerrard India Bazaar in East Toronto.

Balmy Beach Rugby Club players are ready for the club’s annual sand rugby tournament set for July 12 at Woodbine Beach. Photo: Submitted. The Balmy Beach Rugby Club is preparing for its annual sand rugby tournament next weekend at Woodbine Beach. The action is set for Sunday, July 12, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Members of the Toronto band Animal are Aidan McKenna, Nathan Dyck, Jordan Baker and Dan Baier. Photo: Submitted. By JULIA SAWICKI For Toronto-based band Animal, performing at the Beaches International Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 4, is more than an opportunity to share their music with the community. It’s a full-circle moment that pays tribute to the festival that helped inspire the band’s formation.