Neighbourhoods

LORINC: Why aren’t Toronto’s major streets major streets?

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One day last week, Toronto history buff Jeremy Hopkin tweeted a then-and-now set of images that told an unflattering story about where... Read More

EXCERPT: Displacement City: Fighting for Health and Homes in a Pandemic

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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

Rexdale deserves a spa: An invitation to Therme

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Therme Canada’s proposal for a spa is better suited for Woodbine Entertainment’s renewal plan, and would allow the City of... Read More

Beaches historical sight: East of Silver Birch

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Toronto historian Richard White has recently completed an original new history of the Beaches neighbourhood that should be out and... Read More

Midtown Toronto’s much-loved, largest green space re-opens – after $35 million and more than four years of construction

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David A. Balfour Park, midtown Toronto’s largest public green space, has finally re-opened after being closed for infrastructure... Read More

Will Bill 23 kill heritage protections?

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The Ontario government has proposed new legislation called the More Homes, Built Faster Act (Bill 23). But I’d prefer an act called... Read More

EVENT: “Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto” book launch at the Spacing Store

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WHAT: Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto book launch WHERE: Spacing Store, 401 Richmond St. W. WHEN: Thursday... Read More