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Monthly Archives: May 2007

  • The dark crystal

    Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Love it or hate it, the ROM’s new addition looks like a giant crystal, and, ugly or not, that makes the new building...

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  • Save Sam’s signs

    Yesterday, we posted about the closing of Sam The Record Man on Yonge and openly wondered what should be done with the distinctive signage. Some suggested...

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  • Councillor Heaps responds

    Update —  The revised Terms of Reference have been deferred back to council. Their next meeting is late June. It would seem that the cycling...

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  • Wayfinding in Winnipeg

    I recently came across an article about the new wayfinding signs that Winnipeg has installed. There are 101 spread out through the city, but mostly...

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  • Thursday’s Headlines

    • Commuter Challenge Week [ Toronto Star ] • Vaughan a hub for green builders [ Toronto Star ] • York, Durham burn on both sides of the...

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  • Postopolis!

    Four urban-themed blogs from four different cities, all similar in spirit to Spacing (BLDGBLOG from Los Angeles, City of Sound from London, Inhabitat from...

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  • Wednesday’s Headlines

    • What’s wrong with this picture? Location, location, location [ Toronto Star ] • Bringing back fish paradise in GTA [ Toronto Star ...

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  • What should they do with Sam the Record Man’s sign?

    It’s sad to read that Sam The Record Man store on Yonge Street is closing. I love the corner it occupies — it’s a Toronto landmark for...

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  • Walking from Pearson Airport

    At the end of last year, Shawn Micallef posted about English author Will Self’s walk from JFK airport in New York into Manhattan. A surprising...

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  • Cranky about Cycling Committee

    Toronto’s new cycling committee chair Councillor A.A. Heaps recently announced that he is revising the committee’s Terms of Reference. Among...

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  • Cyclist profile — Sonnet the poet

    During Bike Week, and possibly beyond, I will feature some cyclist profiles here on the wire. These will be profiles of regular people who ride bikes in...

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  • Tuesday’s Headlines

    • Take a walk on Toronto’s wild side, in good company [ Toronto Star ] • Plastic bag foes steal the show [ Toronto Star ] • Residents...

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