By Shawn Micallef
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When it’s good to look up
Maybe 50-53% of the reason I moved to Toronto was for the tall buildings. If I wanted low I’d have moved to Cornwall and paid less rent. The...
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A reason to linger in Dundas Square again…
TRANSMEDIA :29:59 +media art in public urban space+ March 1 – 31, 2006: 29th minute: Myfanwy Ashmore – ‘Mario Trilogy’ 59th...
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URBAN DECONSTRUCTIONS Launch Tonight
I’ve been told that Toronto architect Paul Raff was jumping over fences and exploring buildings long before it was called “Urban...
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Toronto the Good & Wire Free
The Star is reporting on a Toronto Hydro wifi initiative that may or may not be a thorn in the side of Ted Rogers. Mayor David Miller will join Toronto...
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Hamilton Raises the Hammer
In 2004 a group of citizens in Hamilton started an online magazine called Raise The Hammer “dedicated to providing a variety of views and approaches...
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Yorkdale Rainbow
In Saturday’s Globe and Mail John Barber wrote about the “Yorkdale Rainbow,” or rather Arc en Ciel, the neon artwork by Michael Hayden...
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We Are Traffic — Bike Themed Art Show
This appeared in my OCAD mail box today — I don’t know anything about it, but maybe some folks might be passing by and want to pop in and see...
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Vote for Mississauga
The people building “The Absolute,” the soon-to-be-landmark at Mississauga City Centre (the area surrounding Square One Mall), are asking the...
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To Jaywalk or not to Jaywalk
Over at Maisonneuve Magazine, Christopher DeWolf wrote about how Montreal is cracking down on jaywalking, but explores the idea that maybe jaywalking...
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Google Kills Your Time
Hours and hours can be spent looking at Google maps. Apart from revolutionizing communication and changing the way we live, it might just be the best...
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206 Carlton
The recent sentencing of David Irving to three years in prison for holocaust denial got me thinking about the fortified house at 206 Carlton. This was...
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Forget what you knew about Toronto
The National Trade Centre at Exhibition Place is a nice place to shop for boats and check out the latest in hot tub technology, but most of us probably...