Rick McCarthy www.rickmccarthytheartist.com

Rick McCarthy has lived on Wellesley Street for years and here is your chance to collect some great art from a famous neighborhood artist. See you at the JetFuel!

Make sure you ask him for his C.V. or visit his web site. You will be impressed!

I would have lots of friends close by to hang with and when I get tired of smelling their butts, I would have some children to play ball with…. My owners would be able to take me to the Off-leash Park  at the bottom of the hill at the end of Carlton Street (Riverdale Park ). Not many places where a good dog like me can be off-leash in the City…Hopefully my owners would bring two balls to play with, one after the other (no way I’m bringing back one ball till they throw the next)…well, unless there are treats involved of course…Ice Cream being my favourite…Let me tell you, it is important to know how to train your owners from day one!

When I really get hot, instead of doing my “Victory Lap ” with the ball in my teeth to show who is the “best pup ever”, I could just plunk myself down in one of the dark brown mud puddles…Hey, it is their idea to get me washed and groomed….I am quite happy with my own ministrations…and my smells.

Parliament Street  has got a few good places where a mutt could get a drink, the Sweet Creamery  offers water (Ice cream would be a bigger hit) and of course, Starbucks can always be counted on for a sniff, squirt and a slurp. 

When my owners get stressed, I would get them to drop me at UrbanDog , the Doggie Day Care. I get to hang out with friends, humans, all the treats I can beg, monthly Birthday Parties (if I agree to wear those pointed party hats I get to eat Birthday Cake) and every few months I would have to endure a bath and a cut…

The only problems are that in May and September the Cabbagetown humans have these events called, Forsythia Festival  and the Cabbagetown Festival ….for the Forsythia Festival I have to wear a yellow ribbon and at the Cabbagetown Festival there is so much going on that my sniffer is constantly confused and my owners don’t let me out on the Streets to help with the clean up. I would happily be a Volunteer Clean Up Dog….even if it means my owners may have to put me in diapers for a couple of days after…

Anyway, my next life looks pretty impressive…and the best part of it is…that I will be a good Cabbagetown Dawg!

Sunday, September 19 from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. This is one of the signature events in the Cabbagetown season and a great place to get new ideas for your upcoming bathrooms and kitchens.  Tour this great Neighborhood!

Experience stylish living in lavishly designed and updated private Victorian homes on this self-guided tour through the Heritage Conservation District of Cabbagetown. The 2010 Tour features seven unique interiors, ranging from the splendor of an authentically restored and decorated Victorian mansion to the strict and sophisticated minimalism of an architect’s assertive renovation. Begin at any home on the tour and enjoy the gardens along the shaded sidewalks. Take a break at the local restaurants offering special deals to ticket holders. 

Tickets cost $30.00 and are available at:

Mi Casa, 238 Carlton Street, 416-929-1913 

KENDALL & CO, Décor & Design, 438 Parliament Street, Toronto 416-363-9914 

Jamestown Steak & Chops, 516 Parliament St. 416-925-7665 

Sheridan Nurseries– Yonge Street North location only – 2827 Yonge St. 416-481-6429 

Lady Bug Florist, 513 Church St. 416-922-9971 

Cabbagetown BIA, 237 Carlton St. 416-921-0857 

Or online using PayPal at www.cabbagetownpa.ca

This is a great event in early May in Downtown Toronto and one of my favourite times to see the kids and their parents emerging from their warm winter accomodations and start to deal with the first signs of Spring. However this year, the Forsythia were almost one month early due to our mild winter but…it was still a great time had by all.

Many thanks to our Festival Queen’s Gina Dineen and Liz Kingstone. Enjoy the video and look forward to the first weekend in May for next year’s event!

Get the Face Paint Ready!

Everyone is welcome to join in the fun!  There is a dunk tank, bouncy castle, lots of games, prizes, face painting, a Giant Garage Sale, silent auction, French café, delicious Halal lunch, and so much more!

Date: May 29th       Time: 11-3
 

Silent Auction donations Are Wecome and ALL of your gently used treasures for the garage sale. Please contact Gwen (416) 368-0129 or Pam (416) 944-9944 to arrange a drop off. Volunteers are always welcome the day of! 

This is a great Community Event that needs everyone’s support!

We will be having a big weekend of Open Houses in Cabbagetown this weekend. Toronto’s Village within a the City!

Click here to view the embedded video.

www.DowntownTorontoNews.com

Every morning I get up, head to the front door, pick up my Globe and Mail  and skip happily to the Toronto Section. What happens in the rest of the world and the world economy is important, but nothing engages me like breaking new in Toronto. Sadly, I find myself with the feeling that I am missing a lot of the Toronto goings-on, and head to the Internet going to several sources to keep up to date.

Through some very talented friends at Domus Consulting Group  we have launched a new Internet site called Downtown Toronto News.

It is described as curating the best Twitter feeds in Toronto so you can find out what’s happening – events, shopping deals, sports, even traffic, and of course, Real Estate- at this very moment.  Access Downtown Toronto News at the website, on Twitter at @TorontoDowntown and on Facebook.

I hope that you will check it out and follow us on the site, Twitter and Facebook for the latest in Downtown Toronto News as it breaks. I hope you enjoy it and if you’d like to suggest feeds that should be added just add comments below.

Very Sad News for Cabbagetown. A strong supporter of the Cabbagetown Community and all around good guy passed away yesterday and will be buried tomorrow. For years he led the Old Cabbagetown Business Improvement Area and worked tirelessly for the Community. Sadly since retiring a couple of years ago, he has been ill. Even through the pain, he had a great laugh and loved a good story. There are and will be few of the caliber of Carl Orbach…sleep well wonderful Carl…

CARL ORBACH QC, LLB, BA Mayor of Cabbagetown and Master of Halloween. Passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 after a brief battle with cancer, in his 80th year. Carl Orbach, beloved husband of Lila. Father of Wendy (Frank Miller), and Michael Ruvin. Grandfather of Harry Orbach Miller.… Brother of the late Morley Orbach, brother-in-law of Motty Eisenberg, Annabelle King, and Helene Eisenberg, Edith Orbach, and the late Sondra and Louis Horowitz, Moishe Eisenberg. Favourite uncle to many nieces and nephews around the world. Carl always loved a party and enjoyed his neighbours and countless friends. A hallmark of Cabbagetown as he served the community for 52 years through his legal practice and his involvement in the Cabbagetown Youth Club and the local BIA. He was most proud of his work as a lawyer, including his victory at the Supreme Court of Canada. An ardent golfer, he leaves him many friends at The National Golf Club, where a short story was always a long story with Carl! Although the last two years of his life will be remembered by his ongoing ankle problems and illness, his preceding 78 years were filled with joy, success and travelling around the world. The funeral will be held at Benjamin’s Park Memorial Chapel, 2401 Steeles Avenue West, (three lights west of Dufferin), on Friday, November 20th at 11:30 a.m. Interment, Bathurst Lawn Memorial Park, Hashatner Klaus section. Shiva will be held at 555 Briar Hill Avenue, afternoons from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with evening services at 7:00 p.m. Donations may be made to the Carl Orbach Memorial Fund, c/o The Benjamin Foundation, 3429 Bathurst Street, M6A 2C3, 416-7800324 or at www.benjamins.ca. Thanks to his fantastic doctors, nurses and staff at St. Michael’s Hospital (Dr. Daniels) and Princess Margaret Hospital (Dr. Mak), and Dr. Lawee and Dr. Bekier.

Carl Orbach joins Geoge Smitherman, Deputy Premier, in cutting the Ceremonial Cabbage at the Cabbagetown Festival last September.

Feel free to leave any memories of Carl that you may have below: