By Shawn Micallef
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Instaflaneur: biking through the traffic
Not all exploration happens on foot. On Sunday I was in a car slowly getting out of the city centre to go for a Sunday drive in the inner and outer...
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Instaflaneur: dog land in the Port Lands
The dogs have their own beach in the Port Lands at Cherry Beach. Some dogs swim, others don’t care for the water so much. Cherry Beach has received...
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New geographic eReader called nomad from Spacing editor Shawn Micallef looking for your support
Have you ever read a book set in real-life places and then looked at, say, Google Earth or Streetview to see where the story and action takes place? If...
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Instaflaneur: double decker dogs and other indoor canine tales
This is obviously not Toronto but rather London, where I spent last weekend wandering around, often with this miniature dachshund in tow, as here in the...
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Event: Saturday Green Festival on Central YMCA’s green roof
If you’ve not been to the Metro Central YMCA this weekend is a good time to see this city-in-one-building for yourself, and their great green roof...
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Instaflaneur: Yonge-Bloor canyon sunshine and the stuff we miss about Toronto when we’re gone
I’ve been away here in Europe for a few weeks. It’s ok to be away but it’s the best time to think about Toronto because the usual things...
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Instaflaneur: instatown in Don Mills
The city-simulation that is the Shops at Don Mills is one of those controversial public-private places in the city that appear to function as the rest of...
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Instaflaneur: Scarborough’s hidden arts scene revealed tonight & tomorrow at the Bridging Festival
Here’s Scarborough’s Kingston – Galloway neighbourhood as seen from a helicopter back in July. There’s lots of stuff down there...
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Instaflaneur: the nuclear intravenous lines of Rouge Park
The deep ravine of Rouge Park, soon to be Canada’s first “urban” national park, is crossed by a number of high voltage power lines...
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Instaflaneur: Lord Thomson of Church Street
That little plaque on the right hand side of this picture is for 32 Monteith, the birthplace of Lord Thomson of Fleet, founder of a modest media empire of...
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Instaflaneur: the Rochester ferry terminal has the best lonely view in the city
The Rochester ferry terminal is a lonely, lonely place these days. Rochester! We hardly knew you. I, like everybody (?), always meant to take the ferry...
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Event: Inspiring Ideas for Trees in Public Spaces
Our friends at Park People are co-sponsoring a talk tomorrow evening to show how cities around the world have been using trees as unique design features...