Culture
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Helmet policy causes conflict at city rinks
The City of Toronto is having difficulty enforcing a six-year-old helmet policy, which has come under criticism in the city’s south end. “We have...
By Kevin Kennedy -
Fort York public art competition open house
Fort York’s formidable fortifications seem small and defenseless next to the great span of the Gardiner Expressway — but our favorite flying...
By Shawn Micallef -
Hard Candy on Lansdowne
The Convenience Gallery — the 24-hour storefront art space at Lansdowne and Seaforth, one block north of Queen — is hosting Hard Candy, an...
By Shawn Micallef -
Remnants of Niagara’s “Arc de Triomphe”
Toronto has its share of odd historic artifacts scattered about town. Some of the most quirky bits, perhaps, are a couple of big stone medallions, back to...
By Gary Miedema -
Tree Tuesday: Graffiti Flowers
Every Tuesday, Todd Irvine of LEAF posts a stop from the Toronto Tree Tours, a collaborative project of LEAF and the Toronto Public Space Committee. The...
By Todd Irvine -
First Canadian Place vs. Empire State Building
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Iy1H_4adc[/youtube] This time lapse of First Canadian Place by izod shot during it signage makeover (the old...
By Shawn Micallef -
Mapping our urbanism – language
The Star included a map of “Greater Toronto’s language quilt” in their Ideas section today compiled based on recently released 2006...
By Robin Chubb -
Winter cyclist profile – Keegan the PhD candidate
Name / Occupation / Age Keegan Barker / PhD Student / 31 What do you use your bike for? Transportation, fun, exercise, freedom. How often do you ride? Now...
By Tammy Thorne -
A day in the life of 1975 New York City
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=C-3wza6rnck[/youtube] Despite the wave of happy-urbanism that has gripped a large chunk of the former city of Toronto...
By Shawn Micallef -
Winter cyclist profile — Cris the Bike Month organizer
Cyclist profiles are part of an ongoing series here on Spacing, and I Bike TO. In celebration of the season — and the City’s Bike Winter...
By Tammy Thorne -
TTC subway map in Chinese
Recently, Statistics Canada released a report that analysed a number of trends across the country, and one of the findings showed Toronto to be a growing...
By Matthew Blackett -
Folding bike rally Tuesday
You’ve seen them whizzing around town. Adults on bikes with little wheels. What are they riding? How can they go so fast? It looks so easy. Maybe I...
By Tammy Thorne