By Shawn Micallef
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North York redux: A Leona Drive Project discussion event
It’s a busy week for talking about North York: Last week I wrote about the Leona Drive project in Willowdale, tonight is the North York Modernist...
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Bungalow’s last stand in North York — The Leona Drive Project
In this week’s Eye Weekly my Psychogeography column is dedicated to wandering the bungalow and skyscraper skyline of Willowdale in North York but...
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Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archive opens & Rick Bébout memorial
On Saturday the Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archives opened their permanent new home in an (appropriately old) house on Isabella between Church and Yonge...
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Pages in retrospective
Editor’s note: At Afterword, the wake held for pages books on Tuesday night, a number of folks came up to say what the store meant to them. As Matt...
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Ontario autoplants vs Toronto
Last spring I was back in hometown Windsor doing what one does in Windsor: drive around. I often will visit old routes and haunts, see what’s...
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Twitter Stalking Shawn through London
I spent five days last week wandering the streets and interiors of London, day and night (never before 11am though). In my essay in the spring/summer...
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Sunnyside — our isolated Riviera
In Today’s Toronto Star Insight section I have an essay on Sunnyside. It’s accompanied by some nice photos by the Star’s Keith Beaty...
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Cities for People at OCAD
Cities are for a lot of things, but they’re mostly for people. Or should be. We can all point to many examples where the people get overlooked and...
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Happy Canada Day
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xESPNlH5rrA[/youtube] Happy Canada Day! Recognize anybody in this Trudeau-era anthem film? Where are these...
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How to fan the flames of the fake War on the Car in Toronto
On May 22nd I posted a piece here on Spacing about the fairy tale war on the car. It was at the height of the rhetorical volleys surrounding the decision...
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A long long time to get old in Toronto
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCMZIA5dK4c[/youtube] A sunny Saturday spent walking around Toronto is a fine time as any to listen to Ian and...
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New York City lessons and Toronto’s fairy tale War on the Car
I was in New York City last month and my 24th Street hotel was a few doors away from Madison Square Park and the iconic intersection of 5th and Broadway...