By Matthew Blackett
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Tree pit liberation and placemaking in Kensington
We posted an event listing the other day about the transformation of a little corner on the eastern edge of Kensington Market at Oxford and Spadina. This...
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Weekend headlines
photo by Colin McConnell/Toronto Star CITY HALL NEWS • HUME: Tough week at the office, mayor? [ Toronto Star ] • Embattled mayor hangs tough ...
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Et tu, councillors?
If you have any questions about why Toronto is looking for pennies to run the city, then ask these 23 councillors who voted to defer taxing revenues.
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Deferral of city tax revenues could be a blessing
City Council’s decision to defer implementation of Toronto’s planned new taxes could be a blessing for our cash-strapped city. While the mayor...
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SPACING POLL: Where should pedestrian-only zones be located?
At the start of June, I wrote a post about how Toronto needs to begin the process of creating pedestrian-only zones in the city — we lag behind many...
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Pedestrian Sunday in Baldwin Village this weekend!
WHAT: Pedestrian Sunday in Baldwin Village WHEN: Sunday, July 15th, 12-10pm, rain or shine WHERE: south of College, east of Spadina HOW MUCH: free LINK...
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R.I.P. Psychedelic Tree Stump
For nearly 10 years, Trinity-Bellwoods Park has been home to a psychedelic tree and wolf (officially known as the Universal Love Machine). Sometime...
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Roof-top fights
As I mentioned in a post last week, I’m now living very high up in Parkdale. The division between private and public is severely blurred at this...
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Hidden City: CBC Radio show on public spaces
If you’re around a radio tonight at 7:30pm, check out Hidden City, a summer show on CBC Radio hosted by Nick Purdon (you can also listen to it on...
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Cartoonist Brett Lamb on off-leash dogs
Local cartoonist Brett Lamb has a good comic about Toronto’s off-leash plan.
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St. George Station signage to be left in place
Spacing’s transit contributor James Bow recently wrote about the Save the TTC Signs which includes preserving the signage system at St. George...
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SPACING POLL: Do you think Gardiner and DVP should have tolls?
I went on a quick road trip this weekend to Chicago. Our vehicle had to pay a few highway road tolls along the way — the only toll that was more...