Communication
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Missing Plaque Project: Postering as a historical proclamation
Inasmuch as history is supposed to be rooted in objectively recorded facts, such accounts often overlook the multi-layered texture of people’s lives...
By Sarah Magwood -
Public Pillow Fight this Saturday!
What: Pillow Fight Toronto Where: Nathan Phillips Square @ 3:00 PM When: Saturday, May 12th 2007 Rain date TBA. Free and all ages! Two years ago, the...
By Matthew Blackett -
Bloor street corridor study kick-off meeting tonight
Bikes on Bloor anyone? The City of Toronto is embarking on an exciting study to develop a planning vision for the future development of Bloor Street West...
By Tammy Thorne -
London officials paint over famous Banksy mural
Transit workers in London, England, have painted over a famous mural by the artist Banksy. The estimated value of the mural was over half a million...
By Dylan Reid -
Call for Urban Interventions: Madrid
Pictures, an intervention by Mandla Reuter that featured at Madrid Abierto 2007. MADRID ABIERTO 2008: CALL FOR ARTISTS Deadline: 15th June 2007 For more...
By Michelle Kasprzak -
How to deal with cars parked in bike lanes
This afternoon I was in Little Italy running some errands when I saw a police officer duo on bike patrol. Three cars were parked in the bike lane ahead of...
By Matthew Blackett -
Monday’s Headlines
• Street furniture designed to offend [ Toronto Star ] • What you said about the designs [ Toronto Star ] • Cover art with a difference ...
By Julie Yamin -
Go Easter egg hunting on Sunday with Newmindspace
The folks at Newmindspace are holding their third annual public Easter egg hunt on Sunday along Bloor Street, from Yonge west to Bathurst. Check out their...
By Matthew Blackett -
Street food is in the air
I’ve often heard people wonder why it is that the only food you can buy from a street vendor in Toronto is a sausage, when the city is full of...
By Dylan Reid -
Under the tabletop
Some quick pics from yesterday’s Activate the Park II in Butterfield Park at OCAD. Though April, everybody had cold feet and frozen digits after...
By Shawn Micallef -
How the Beaches deal with graffiti
Last summer I worked down at Leuty Station in the Beaches. One morning I showed up for work and noticed that someone had tagged the historical lifeguard...
By Julie Yamin -
Homeless Signs
Those who read city blogs like BlogTO and various urban-minded Flickr feeds may have seen photos of a series of official looking signs around town that...
By Shawn Micallef