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No. 52 • September 2016
Leaside Life
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PETER TUCKER
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THE BAYVIEW PIXIES: (left to right) Kerin Frye, Helen Godfrey, Maggie Rogers, Jo Ann Davis, Debora Kuchme, Hannelore Mohring, Janis Fertuck, Erica Van Loon & Carol Smith.
The Pixies work their magic on Bayview Dog doo, cigarette stubs, a diaper, coffee cups, wrapping paper and an old shoe – these carelessly discarded items have given heartburn to Bayview Pixies, the volunteers trying to beautify Leaside’s main shopping area. Pixies planted 750 plants under Bayview trees, then installed selfwatering planter boxes with cedar bushes and trailing foliage. But thoughtless people are making life hard for the “gardeners.” “I’ve given up on the tree pits (areas under trees),” said Chief Pixie Debora Kuchme. “You wouldn’t believe what we find. It’s heartbreaking. People tie dogs and bikes to trees. I even saw a woman pour coffee onto our new plants.”
While fearing some people “have lost their connection to nature,” Debora says more litter bins would mean less trash strewn among plants. “Beauty is for all to enjoy,” added Debora.
made offers. And after bids by five builders, a house on Millwood Rd., owned by the same family for 70 years, sold for $1,405,000. This was nearly half a million dollars above list price! (Note: it was probably built for $3,000.) Leaside property “is going crazy,” said real estate agent John Henry. (Also see Alan Redway’s column on Affordable Housing in this issue.)
Builders are driving much of the “crazy” property boom in Leaside. Two recently-sold homes drew offers from 16 builders. Prices? A MacNaughton Rd. bungalow – said to be uninhabitable – went for nearly $1.4 million. Eleven builders
Want an anti-aging botox shot? Or new hair style? Or skin buffed to a silky sheen? With the opening of Jade Thread and Wax Bar there are now 15 businesses offering personal grooming services on Bayview Ave., on the stretch be-
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