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Want a piece of the Honest Ed’s sign? Enter our draw
When you get a message that says, “Do you want me to drop off chunks of the Honest Ed’s sign?” you never say no. For the last month...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 019, Out In The Cold
In this episode, we speak to Toronto Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam about the desperate call to provide more shelter space this winter. Toronto Park...
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My Grandfather Worked Here: The Unilever soap factory in photos and memory
The closed-down Unilever soap factory near the bottom of the Don River has been there since 1890. For ten days in the fall of 2017 it became the sight of...
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LORINC: In search of clarity on Sidewalk Labs (plus correction)
Before what will be a sold-out house tomorrow night at the St. Lawrence Centre, officials with Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet/Google’s smart city division, will...
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EVENT: Toronto’s Psychogeography, Spaces, and Places Discussion – Sat Nov 4th
Editor: This is a guest post by Parker Kay WHAT: Pumice Raft Art Talk #2 – Toronto’s Psychogeography, Spaces, and Places – Free entry WHEN...
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LORINC: We need to Google some questions about Sidewalk Labs
In just about every way, last week’s reveal of Sidewalk Lab’s vision for Quayside, a 4.9-hectare swath of the eastern waterfront near the foot of...
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READ Fall 2017 edition of Fife and Drum: Prince Harry, apiaries & a “Crustade” recipie
The latest edition of Fife and Drum, the quarterly journal produced by the Friends of Fort York, was just released. Here’s some of what you’ll find...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 016, the Racist Roots of Canadian Cities
In this episode, we speak to Toronto Dreams Project founder Adam Bunch, who took a tour this summer of Toronto’s problematic landmarks. We also ask...
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LORINC: When “Friends of” park groups aren’t so friendly to outsiders
My inbox has been filling up all summer and into this balmy fall with the righteous indignation of two well-heeled neighbourhood groups whose members...
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LORINC: The street art bureaucrat
Away from the clamour surrounding Jennifer Keesmaat’s departure as chief planner, the City of Toronto has seen another significant, although considerably...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 015, Summer Reading Series, Part II
We speak to Globe & Mail architecture critic Alex Bozikovic about Toronto Architecture: a city guide, a series of guided walking tours through...
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Scarborough’s gun violence a symptom of larger issues
In 2007, Toronto Life painted a depressing, dreary picture of Scarborough as being filled with street gang violence. In July, when 11 shootings took place...
By Cheryl Thompson