By Shawn Micallef
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A goodbye to Mayor David Miller: leading a complicated mixed up city like Toronto ain’t easy
The following is a repost of my Eye Weekly psychogeography column where I look back on the last seven years and say goodbye to Mayor David Miller. The...
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Toronto’s Great Schlep — this election is up to you, get your people voting and vote for number two.
The following is a reprint of my Eye Weekly Psychogeography column. It’s based entirely on you not wanting Rob Ford to be mayor of Toronto. If you...
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EVENT GUIDE: 2010 Heritage Toronto Awards next Tuesday October 5th
WHAT: 2010 Heritage Toronto Awards WHEN: Tuesday October 5th WHERE: Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music HOW MUCH: General Admission $27 —...
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The 200 Wellesley Fire from the firefighers’ perspective — mayday & crew lost
A friend of Spacing who is also a member of the Toronto Fire Services pointed us to these dispatch recordings of the 200 Wellesley fire. All of it is...
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Parler Fort — Fort York’s new series exploring Toronto’s past, present & future
There’s a new reason to go down to Fort York: a speakers series about Toronto in Toronto. The first event is on Monday evening. WHAT: Parler...
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Stroll City Begins Tomorrow — join in the Toronto Twitter observations
Long before I got a smart phone I would text out short observations of what I was seeing as I passed through Toronto to a group of friends. Sometimes...
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An open Letter to George Smitherman — be more like Wendel Clark, not Tie Domi
The following is my Eye Weekly Psychogeography column first published in last week’s issue. It was an open letter to George Smitherman to start...
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The Toronto Zoo — out there, on the edge of the city
The following is a reprint of my recent Eye Weekly Psychogeography column where I went to the Zoo. Photo by Jacob Earl. In August one of the Toronto Zoo’s...
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Heritage Toronto mayoral debate Monday August 30
WHAT: Heritage Toronto mayoral debate WHERE: St Lawrence Hall, 3rd floor in the Great Hall at 157 King Street East (at Jarvis) WHEN: Monday, August 30th...
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Ontario Place needs to keep its hot pants on
The following is a reprint of my recent psychogeography column in Eye Weekly looking at the future of Ontario Place. The photos included in this post are...
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Happy Canada Day
We’ve posted this before, but why not put it up again? The circa 1979 Oh Canada film (the best one, certainly). Happy Canada Day, Toronto.
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Toronto Changes — Kensington Market of the 1980s is a little like the Kensington Market of today (a false-true statement) — let’s ask the Bunchofuckingoofs
Yesterday my Cities for People walk ended in Kensington Market after a tour of Clubland and the Queen Street Graffiti Alley. I started to talk about how...