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  • Torn posters of Sydeny

    Sean Gannan, a Torontonian transplanted to Sydney, has been avidly photographing hoardings and walls where generations of posters and handbills have been...

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  • Spadina tree pits in bloom

    Someone has been planting lush, beautiful gardens in the pits around trees on both sides of Spadina south of Sullivan. Possibly, in order to do so, they...

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  • Banksy graffiti on Israel’s wall

    The British “guerrilla graffiti” artist Banksy has created a series of graffiti on the security wall that Israel is building through the West...

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  • A new bike rack painter

    They say imitation is form of flattery, so the City Beautification Ensemble should be pleased that they are spawning copycats. The CBE, known around the...

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  • Ride the Rocket subway party

    On Tuesday, August 16th, you are invited to join a subway party for a night of cosmic proportions. Bring: costumes, instruments, bubbles, decorations...

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  • Billboards we like

    A group of young anti-war activists liberated a billboard in Los Angeles to make their voices heard. You can watch the Quick Time video by clicking here.

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  • Dark News

    In the Toronto Star today: Christopher Hume sees the dark and supports the cause for annual blackout day. Meanwhile renegade senior citizens fight...

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  • Community garden in Kensington

    A mystery washing machine, filled with dirt and flowers, has appeared on sidewalks around Kensington over the last few weeks. Spacing intern Liz Worth...

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  • Urban Oases

    The amazing Jeff Chapman has a wonderful website called Urban Oases that chronicles his, uh, times spent in Toronto fountains. He writes: “What is...

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  • Graffiti Is Art

    Graffiti Education: A seminar, from the Artist’s perspective History, significance, appreciation, culture, style, future? Next Seminar: Tuesday...

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  • The City as a Playground

    Back in Spacing #3 (Work & Play issue, Dec. 2004) we profiled parkour and urban games. The Star and the Globe have recently caught on to these...

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  • Accidental Cyclists

    A group of concerned cyclists has started a project called Ghostcycle in Seattle. The group gathered data about local bicycle collisions and then chained...

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