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  • Toronto Gaol

    This morning I went on a tour of the Don Jail, or Toronto Gaol. The old part, built in 1860s, closed in 1977. The “new” part is still full of...

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  • Save Otter Loop?

    (Otter loop photograph by Richard Leitch) Adam Sobolak of the Toronto Architecture Conservancy sent me this press release about the group’s desire...

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  • CN Tower in Utility and Literature

    The other day CBC Radio One came to our OCAD “Activate the Park” event to do a live spot for Here and Now. The producer came in a CBC Minivan...

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  • Absolute Mississauga

    Mississauga unveiled the winner of its landmark development Absolute near the city’s civic centre and Square One shopping mall. The jury picked the...

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  • Developing Vaughan

    Today’s development story is not about the waterfront. Its about “downtown” Vaughan. It seems developers like the idea of the Spadina...

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  • Cinematic City

    Unconfirmed rumours are circulating that the plug has been pulled on Atom Egoyan’s Camera Bar-slash-repertory cinema on Queen Street just east of...

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  • Ryerson to ‘turn around and face the city’

    From the Globe and Mail today: Ryerson University sits smack in the middle of downtown Toronto, with its back turned to the city. That’s about to...

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  • Good articles from the Star & NOW

    Some recent articles in the Star are worth posting about: 1. The City wants to crack down on vehicles idling. 2. Royson James writes about the need for...

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  • When it’s good to look up

    Maybe 50-53% of the reason I moved to Toronto was for the tall buildings. If I wanted low I’d have moved to Cornwall and paid less rent. The...

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  • Queen West Community Charrette

    Cross-posted from the Eye Weekly blog. This Sunday, Active 18 — the Queen West West community group that’s formed to provide a voice for...

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  • 206 Carlton

    The recent sentencing of David Irving to three years in prison for holocaust denial got me thinking about the fortified house at 206 Carlton. This was...

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  • The news from NOW and Eye

    If you haven’t picked up a copy of this week’s NOW you should try to find the few remaining copies that float around coffee shops or burger...

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