Events
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The Bentway kicks off a packed summer
Tucked under The Bentway by the Strachan Gate, the Bentway hosted its STREET series summit kick-off weekend on May 27-28. The Bentway is an organization...
By Liam McCurry -
This weekend: Jane’s Walk Festival + Provocation Ideas Festival
Urban activist Jane Jacobs’ birthday is this week (May 4) and many Torontonians will be celebrating by attending the Jane’s Walk Festival this weekend...
By Joseph Wilson -
2021 Toronto Heritage Award winners
The winners of the 2021 Heritage Toronto Awards were announced last night during an online ceremony. In its 46th year, the Heritage Toronto Awards...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 060, Alberta’s municipal power vacuum
With the mayors of both Edmonton and Calgary stepping down, and Alberta municipal elections taking place October 18, we decided to bring you all out west...
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Remembering the city-building poet laureate
In 2004, I was introduced to Pier Giorgio DiCicco, then recently unveiled at the City of Toronto’s poet laureate. Little did I know that I’d...
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National Housing Innovation event tackles Toronto’s housing affordability crisis
Toronto’s housing affordability crisis has long dominated headlines and political discourse, but measures introduced by our governments have so far been...
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The Ward Cabaret is Toronto’s original musical
When immigrants arrived in Toronto in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, they disembarked either at Union Station or one of the commercial wharves...
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Spacing School of Urbanism workshop: DIGITAL CITIES
WHEN: October 25, 2019 WHERE: 197 Spadina Avenue, Lake Ontario Room, 5th floor COST: $125 TICKETS: Buy at the Spacing Store online shop Depending on who...
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Connecting the dots of Nuit Blanche and Toronto Biennial
It’s an exciting time for Toronto. There is a sense of possibility that has always been here but is now manifesting in tangible ways. New models of...
By Sarah Ratzlaff -
Introducing the Spacing School of Urbanism’s first workshop: Laneways
The Spacing School of Urbanism provides unique continuing education and professional development to Greater Toronto-area architects, planners, urban...
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Our new issue launches at Laneway Block Party
WHAT: Issue 50 release party / Laneway Block Party WHEN: Saturday, June 22 4pm-10pm WHERE: Foxley Place, at Ossington Ave. and Foxley St. COST: Free! New...
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Vanishing venues: new funding models favour festivals over small music clubs
Since January 2017, Toronto has lost more than one live music venue per month, with 76A, The Central, The Comfort Zone, Hard Rock Café, Harlem (East)...
By Michael Rancic