History

Modest Hopes: The story of Anne O’Rourke of Corktown

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This is an excerpt from Modest Hopes: Homes and Stories of Toronto’s Workers from the 1820s to the 1920s — by Don Loucks and... Read More

History

History on the Rocks

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Standing outside her west end Toronto house on a sunny September morning, a cup of coffee in hand, psychotherapist and rehabilitative... Read More

Architecture

Book Review: Cuban Modernism – Mid-Century Architecture 1940-1970

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Authors: Victor Deupi & Jean-Francois Lejeune (Birkhäuser, 2021) In the 20th century, modern architecture thrived in Cuba and a... Read More

Podcast

PODCAST: Spacing Radio 061, Community sports and urban farming

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In this episode, we follow up on the municipal elections in Edmonton and Calgary, with a bit of a rant about rooming houses. Then, we... Read More

Politics

LORINC: Unanswered questions about John Tory and the Rogers Centre

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Questions about Mayor John Tory’s relationship with Rogers Communications Inc. have dogged him since even before he was elected mayor... Read More

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