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Residents near the Broadview subway station are used to inconvenience in the name of progress. The station reconstruction project that added elevators, a second streetcar platform, more room for buses, and extra subway exits dragged on for five long years before finally wrapping up in the closing weeks of 2007. For most of that time, the parkette on the north side of the station had been surrounded by construction hoarding and used by crews as a staging and equipment storage area. Residents were promised a rejuvenated and completely restored parkette in exchange for their patience and understanding.

The best places to find gourds and wild corn are harvest-themed events, but they don't usually happen in the centre of the city. Luckily, Harvest Family Fun Day at the Brick Works smack-dab in the middle of a valley in the middle of the city (that's so L.A.). In addition to a farmer's market, there will be sculpture creating, quarry exploring, eating, drinking, music, and yes - free pumpkins*.