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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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  • Fallen Fruit

    A community group out of LA is trying to convince people to lobby their cities to plant fruit trees. They declare: “Our cities are planted with...

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  • Halftone Conspiracy this weekend

    The Halftone Conspiracy is a collaborative poster project open to anyone. Monthly, the co-conspirators gather, with posters they’ve created in hand...

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  • Spying on Gated Communities

    A group called Heavy Trash has installed “viewing platforms” on the edges of gated communities in Los Angeles. Heavy Trash is “an...

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