Spacing

NEW ISSUE: Rain

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I’ll place a bet that you cursed rain sometime this season. Spring is rainy, but it’s not yet warm enough for the rain to be a relief... Read More

Culture Toronto

The Power of Place: Artists as City Builders

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Welcome to The Power of Place: Artists as City Builders. This series emerged out of my strong interest to share with you the... Read More

Politics Toronto

EXCERPT: The Islands In My Brain, from “I Own This Town” by Mayor Bert Xanadu

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“I Own This Town” is a Toronto-centric collection of essays, screeds, proclamations, asides, orders, observations... Read More

Transit Toronto

Streetcar photography as a window to Toronto’s changing landscapes

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By Brian Doucet and Michael Doucet This excerpt is adapted from Streetcars and the Shifting Geographies of Toronto: a visual analysis... Read More

Culture Toronto

Gerald Hannon: A tribute in his own words

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The veteran journalist, educator and activist Gerald Hannon died earlier this week, at the age of 77. Hannon, a co-founder of The Body... Read More

Events Toronto

This weekend: Jane’s Walk Festival + Provocation Ideas Festival

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Urban activist Jane Jacobs’ birthday is this week (May 4) and many Torontonians will be celebrating by attending the Jane’s Walk... Read More

Infrastructure Toronto

How District Energy is Decarbonizing Cities

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Although many communities in Ontario and across Canada have pledged support for the government’s commitment to achieving Net Zero... Read More

Neighbourhoods Toronto

The Sun is Always in Your Eyes in Rexdale

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This essay originally appeared in issue 57, summer 2021. The author, Kunal Chaudhary, has been nominated for the Best Emerging Writer... Read More

Architecture

Book Review: 50 Lessons to Learn from Frank Lloyd Wright

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Written by Aaron Betsky and Gideon Fink Shapiro, Rizzoli Books, 2021 This book presents the work and imaginings of this iconic... Read More

Architecture Vancouver

The Ziggurats of Richmond

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They swept away the suburban scenery that once defined much of Richmond and built the ziggurats. Auto shops, blackberry thickets... Read More

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