Parks
Take me back to Happiness: an art show about Hanlan’s Point beach
By Shawn Micallef
What: Take me back to Happiness: paintings of Hanlan’s Point art show by Zach Rosen When: March 9-14 Opening Reception March 10... Read More
Megalandscape: A counter-proposal for Ontario Place
By Catherine Howell, Ramsey Leung, and Joe Loreto
The Ontario government’s proposal to cannibalize Ontario Place by building a monstrous, for-profit spa on public land will destroy a... Read More
S101 Series: Introduction and Call
By Erick Villagomez
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: cities are complex. But that doesn’t mean they need to be complicated... Read More
EXCERPT: Displacement City: Fighting for Health and Homes in a Pandemic
By Shawn Micallef
The following is the afterword by Spacing‘s Shawn Micallef in the new book Displacement City: Fighting for Health and Homes in a... Read More
LORINC: Can the Ontario Science Centre save Ontario Place?
By John Lorinc
Here’s a strange little detail about the 20-car pile-up that is the Ontario Place redevelopment scheme: Shortly before... Read More
NEW ISSUE: Ontario Place
By Dylan Reid
A decade of neglect has transformed Ontario Place into an accidental playground. As you will discover in our cover section, what was... Read More
LORINC: 10 questions about the Ontario Place redevelopment
By John Lorinc
At some point this week, City officials will upload the Ford government’s zoning bylaw amendment application for the Ontario... Read More
Midtown Toronto’s much-loved, largest green space re-opens – after $35 million and more than four years of construction
By Ian Darragh
David A. Balfour Park, midtown Toronto’s largest public green space, has finally re-opened after being closed for infrastructure... Read More
PODCAST: Election Panel with Shawn Micallef and Kunal Chaudhary
By Spacing Radio
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we’ll be bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the... Read More
Shifting power in parks: Lessons from the 2022 Canadian City Parks Report
By Jake Tobin Garrett
City parks are built on relationships. They are where we go to feel more connected to nature, to ourselves, and to others in our... Read More