By Dylan Reid
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Spadina tree pits in bloom
Someone has been planting lush, beautiful gardens in the pits around trees on both sides of Spadina south of Sullivan. Possibly, in order to do so, they...
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Banksy graffiti on Israel’s wall
The British “guerrilla graffiti” artist Banksy has created a series of graffiti on the security wall that Israel is building through the West...
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Parks Canada temporarily suspends Geocaching
Parks Canada has temporarily suspended Geocaching (featured in Spacing‘s “Work and Play” issue) in national parks because of a variety...
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Neighbourhood walks in west Toronto
Architectural/social historian Alec Keefer, President of Architectural Conservancy Toronto, is leading a series of walks in Parkdale, High Park and the...
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Center for the Study of Pedestrian Culture
“The Center for the Study of Pedestrian Culture is a portal for place-based research and creative projects, focused primarily on the humble and...
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Dundas Square – worst of both worlds
The City of Toronto has agreed to start paying the operating costs of Dundas Square – including those security guards – but the space is still...
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European talking about walking fest
The Swiss are hosting the 6th International Conference on Walking in the 21st Century, on the theme of “Everyday Walking Culture.” “The...
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Make your own Toronto brand
In response to the dreadful and much-maligned new Toronto Brand, the Globe and Mail is offering to publish alternative branding ideas. “Send in your...
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Designing Toronto’s Streets
The city of Toronto is currently engaged in setting design standards for new local residential streets in Toronto (not main streets). They are conducting...
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Public Art in Vancouver Alleys
A group called Space Agency has organized a temporary public art project for alleyways in Gastown for a weekend in August. http://www.spaceagency.ca/event.htm