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SEASONAL RECIPES: Adam Gingerbrone Men
Spacing will present a handful of drinks, desserts, and snacks that are catered to our very own political leaders. The series will continue until the end...
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SEASONAL RECIPES: The Rob Ford Cranktini
Welcome to City Hall Seasonal Recipes: Spacing will present a handful of drinks, desserts, and snacks that are catered to our very own political leaders...
By Matthew Blackett -
Remembering David Pecaut and his love of Toronto
EDITOR’S NOTE: Around 10am this morning, one of Toronto’s great civic leaders passed away after a two year battle with cancer. David Pecaut...
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Better Know A Lobbyist
Lobbyists. In the lobby. Ahead of the November 4 Planning and Growth Management Committee meeting at which the Billboard By-law and Tax were debated...
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Karen Stintz, Billboards, and how to get around the Lobbyist Registry
On January 9, 2009, City Councillor Karen Stintz had a business lunch with Les Abro, president and CEO of billboard company Abcon Media. They went to The...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
Billboard tax and signs by-law face final hurdles
After the St. Clair Right of Way was approved, Toronto Environmental Alliance activist Gord Perks told me that nothing worth doing at City Hall takes less...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Can a little gratitude go a long way?
Is the latest trend to hit the Toronto cycling community…gratitude? CBC Metro Morning, The Toronto Star, NOW, and CTV News have all covered the Toronto...
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Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archive opens & Rick Bébout memorial
On Saturday the Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archives opened their permanent new home in an (appropriately old) house on Isabella between Church and Yonge...
By Shawn Micallef -
Don’t park that scooter on the sidewalk
With the expansion of the use of scooters in the city (Vespa is the most famous brand), I noticed a lot more of these scooters parked on sidewalks this...
By Dylan Reid -
JOHN LORINC: Deafening Silence
David Miller’s lawyerly silence about the broader implications of the Bryant-Sheppard tragedy is, to use one of the mayor’s favorite terms...
By John Lorinc -
STREET SCENE: No Doughnuts Here
He was waiting for his snack to be seared at the fish sandwich shop on College West – much better than doughnuts. Street Scene will appear each week...
By Jerry Waese -
CityBuilders Nomination Deadline Tomorrow
CityBuilders Toronto has been looking for nominations of young individuals or groups that are actively working towards building a better...
By Ian Malczewski