By Shawn Micallef
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Nice Cans
I found some nice trash cans today that reminded me of throwing garbage out in the old days. Sometimes I worry that doing all this is bordering on some...
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Goethe Deconstruction Time Again
If you missed the first panel discussion a month or so ago on Urban Deconstructions currently at the Goethe-Institut (it was very good – they...
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Again with the waterfront…
Spent part of the afternoon wandering along the Windsor waterfront & Detroit River. On the west side — “downriver” — Windsor...
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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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Queens Quay Swan
This afternoon I was walking along Queens Quay, head down (was the ugly part around Spadina) and came across this dead swan lying peacefully in the middle...
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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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Help Wanted: [murmur]
[murmur] is looking for help. We’ve got a bunch of new projects on the go, and need someone to help us manage it all. Please get in touch with us if...
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Toronto Ruins
(Photo courtesy of Bob Krawczyk) The Toronto Star reported two days ago that the James Chalmers Building located at 6 Howard Street has collapsed. This...
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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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Leading us to water
This morning the Globe and Mail is reporting that the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corp has short listed a competition to make the approach to the...
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[murmur] Launches at Hart House
Forget what that sooth sayer told you about the Ides of March because today [murmur] is launching our first interior project at historic Hart House on the...
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Warm days and beach criminals
This was the weekend that Toronto was set free — the first warm couple of days, when the thick heavy coats are left behind (not that it’s been...