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Dale Duncan at City Hall: March 29th, 2007
Getting out the foreign vote They say diversity is our strength, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at Toronto city council — a mere 6.8...
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Pay the speeding ticket or take it to court?
Because a family member has been in a North York hospital for the last two weeks, I’ve been in possession of my mother’s car so I can hit the...
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Come to the TTC’s 10th annual public meeting
The TTC is inviting the public to give them ideas on how to improve service. We are looking for ideas on where and when to add new routes, or how we could...
By Craig Cal -
Monday (and weekend) headlines
A compendium of articles from the weekend and Monday. TRANSIT ISSUES • Mind the transit funding gap [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto transit dream...
By Matthew Blackett -
Public Dublin
Though only in Dublin a very short time, I got the feeling it’s a happy city. And a public one. The streets in the city centre are absolutely full...
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Public space as a tool for world peace
Budapest, 2004 On March 17, 2007 Peace Signs will be formed on every continent of Earth. The demonstrations will take place in London, Nairobi, Buenos...
By Julie Yamin -
Friday’s Headlines
Toronto garbage collector, 1930. • The city’s new heart [ Toronto Star ] • Plant Architect design chosen for Nathan Phillips Square ...
By Julie Yamin -
Upholstering a tree stump: A how-to guide
You can create a how-to guide for anything these days, and Madelon Galland has done just that, with the help of SuperNaturale, a website dedicated to the...
By Julie Yamin -
Tuesday’s Headlines
• Arborists tackle 4,860 calls like a ‘triage unit’ [ National Post ] • Gardiner closed for 2nd day [ Toronto Star ] • Drivers...
By Julie Yamin -
Subway Life
Ok, I’ll admit it. I have a staring problem. Whenever I ride the TTC, I look at people’s faces and wonder what their story is. It helps pass...
By Craig Cal -
Monday’s Headlines
• Threat of chunks of ice falling from CN Tower closes area [ National Post ] • Cities seek transit cash [ Toronto Star ] • Candy Land...
By Julie Yamin -
East Toronto Greats
Eminent Easterners are being featured along Queen Street over the next few months (by current and former Spacing contributors, would-be Lytton...
By Shawn Micallef