Curiosities
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Door Open Weekend — ghosts, [murmur], maps, & Redesigning Toronto Pecha Kutcha-style
It’s Doors Open weekend in Toronto, the first city to do this and now the largest event like this in North America. This year the them is...
By Shawn Micallef -
On loving Toronto — memories of the Annex and discovering Scarborough
EDITORS NOTE: We’re pleased to publish this meditation on being from Toronto by Christina Wong. Christina recently got her PhD in Music...
By Spacing -
The most beautiful Dairy Queen in Toronto?
While exploring the neighbourhoods along Broadview north of the Danforth last week, I stumbled upon what may be the most beautiful Dairy Queen in Toronto...
By Daniel Rotsztain -
Toronto’s Art Deco district? Take a walk along Eglinton Avenue West
On a recent walk along Eglinton just east of Bathurst, I noticed that several blocks are lined with beautiful Art Deco apartment buildings. The apartments...
By Daniel Rotsztain -
EVENT — The Andrew Project book launch Saturday Oct 23
You may recall seeing posters around town of a hand drawn gentleman with the name “Andrew” underneath a few years ago. I took a photo one of...
By Shawn Micallef -
Event: City of the Mind — a musical journey through the beauty and madness of cities Oct 29 & 30
WHAT: Music & readings inspired by the city WHO: The Talisker Players WHEN: Tuesday, October 29 & Wednesday, October 30 – 8pm— Pre-concert...
By Spacing -
Is this the oldest catch basin grate in the city?
Down at Fort York, amongst the War of 1812 buildings and the construction site of the new visitors centre, lies a grate for a catch basin that may be the...
By Matthew Blackett -
New project — Track. listen.local. — set to collect and map songs about Toronto with your help
There’s a neat project in the works called Track. listen.local. that’s looking for your Toronto contributions. Here’s more infomation on...
By Shawn Micallef -
SPACING FILMS: The Honest Ed’s bench in the Annex
Each week, we present Spacing Films — short docs based on articles that have previously appeared in Spacing magazine. The first four films will focus on...
By Nicola Nemy -
EVENT: Listen to Toronto at Labspace Studio’s “The Noise Project”
WHAT: The Noise Project by Labspace Studio WHERE: 99 Gallery (99 Sudbury Street, in the West Queen West Triangle) WHEN: Friday, July 26, 6pm-12am and...
By Sheraz Khan -
Amazing drawings from 1949 of TTC subway construction
While plowing through thousands of images in the City of Toronto’s archive database I came across a series of illustrations by John DeRinzy that...
By Matthew Blackett -
SPACING FILMS: St. Michael’s Cemetery
Starting this week, we present Spacing Films — short films based on articles that have previously appeared in Spacing magazine. The first four films will...
By Nicola Nemy