blog.TOJan 19
The history of Pickin' Chicken restaurants and their fleet of delivery Beetles in Toronto
Long before the Mimico waterfront was lined with residential towers, one of Toronto's earliest takeout and delivery-focused restaurants operated there under the catchy name Pickin' Chicken Bar-B-Q.The business came about in 1953, decades before food-delivery app...
#history #restaurant #delivery #Toronto #Mimico #Etobicoke
https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2026/01/history-pickin-chicken-restaurants-toronto/
blog.TOSep 25, 2025
120-year-old Toronto house that was nearly demolished now $3 million showstopper
Built in 1902 by bricklayer Robert Herod — the same man behind Mimico landmarks like Connaught Hall (Mimico Masonic Temple) and the Port Credit Post Office — 182 Queens Ave. is a rare piece of Toronto history that almost didn't make it past 2017."The home was slated for de...
#realestate #history #architecture #Toronto #Mimico #PortCredit
https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2025/09/182-queens-avenue-toronto/
MarkGJun 12, 2025

I was cleaning up and I found my grandmother's old yearbook. It's the Peptimist, 1935, of Mimico high school.

I wrote my favourite city councillor, Alejandra Bravo, to get advice as to what to do with it, since I'd like to see it preserved and shared. I figure perhaps the Toronto Reference Library. Or maybe there's another historical society that might be interested in it.

Likewise I found a book from Dalhousie university, from their Alumni organisation (this being from my grandfather). So, I wrote them too to see if they'd be interested in it.

#Toronto #Mimico #history

CBC TorontoMay 28, 2025
Mimico GO Station was supposed to be accessible by 2023. Upgrades still haven't begun
South Etobicoke residents are vowing to continue the pressure on Metrolinx to make the GO station in their area more accessible despite reassurances from the provincial transit agency that improvements are coming.
#accessibility #transportation #transit #politics #Mimico #SouthEtobicoke
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mimico-demonstration-go-station-accessibility-1.7545455?cmp=rss
blog.TOMay 8, 2025
Beloved Toronto coffee shop opens new location after over 20 years in business
A Toronto cafe that's been a neighbourhood stalwart for over 20 years is finally expanding, opening a brand new location in the city.Every neighbourhood has its institutions; those spots that have been there as long as you can remember and that you can't imagine ever closing down. Growing up in the...
#business #coffee #food #expansion #Toronto #Mimico
https://www.blogto.com/eat_drink/2025/05/birds-and-beans-toronto/
Beloved Toronto coffee shop opens new location after over 20 years in business

A Toronto cafe that's been a neighbourhood stalwart for over 20 years is finally expanding, opening a brand new location in the city. Every neighbour…

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Tom StefMar 30, 2025
Freezing rain really starting to come down in #Toronto and especially the suburbs. My wx station in #Mimico is now below freezing with heavy rain and rapid icing occuring. Hydro One now seeing almost 120k customers w/o power - #ONstorm #weather #ONwx
blog.TOMar 5, 2025
Century-old Toronto home with all its original features is going for under $1 million
So many houses these days are boring builder grade homes that all kind of look like they were built in The Sims with very little imagination or at least without using the "rosebud" cheat code. There's nothing wrong with them per se, but "builder grade" houses lack unique archit...
#realestate #architecture #housing #Toronto #Mimico
https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2025/03/82-superior-avenue-toronto/
Century-old Toronto home with all its original features is going for under $1 million

So many houses these days are boring builder grade homes that all kind of look like they were built in The Sims with very little imagination or at le…

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blog.TOJan 15, 2025
The Toronto Maple Leafs are hosting a free public outdoor practice this month
The Toronto Maple Leafs are hosting an event that fans won't want to miss.On Monday, Jan. 27, the Leafs will hold their annual outdoor practice at the Prince of Wales Rink in Mimico. It is part of the organization's commitment to celebrating local communities."The Outdoor P...
#hockey #sports #community #event #Toronto #Mimico
https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2025/01/toronto-maple-leafs-free-public-outdoor-practice/
The Toronto Maple Leafs are hosting a free public outdoor practice this month

The Toronto Maple Leafs are hosting an event that fans won't want to miss. On Monday, Jan. 27, the Leafs will hold their annual outdoor practice at t…

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Stewart RussellAug 6, 2024
A very together owl
#birds #birb #owls #toronto #mimico
Show threadStewart RussellJul 26, 2024

Updated: here are the owl sounds, with possibly too much filtering to isolate them. There's a little bit of filter ringing, but they were so quiet I'm amazed I got anything at all. There are some other birds, and I had to silence a tiny bit to cut out a car horn

#birds #toronto #birb #owls #mimico