History
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Why “Toronto: You Belong Here” Belongs Here, Pt. II
Back in January, a million miles removed from this sticky-tropical Toronto day, I posted about how much I liked the slogan “Toronto: You Belong...
By Leah Sandals -
Saturday’s headline
• Inside City Hall: can old rivals be friends? [ Globe and Mail ] • Montreal, Toronto say ‘Oui” to co-operation [ Toronto Star ...
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Missing Plaque Project: Postering as a historical proclamation
Inasmuch as history is supposed to be rooted in objectively recorded facts, such accounts often overlook the multi-layered texture of people’s lives...
By Sarah Magwood -
Go walking today to remember Jane Jacobs
Spacing is one of the many partners of the upcoming Jane’s Walk tours that will celebrate the work and life of the late Jane Jacobs. On Saturday...
By Matthew Blackett -
Detroit Slumpy makes you feel good about Toronto for a bit
Windsor blog International Metropolis and Detroit blog Detroit Funk have had an ongoing wager to see who will capture “the fall” of the...
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Let’s all love movies about hating Toronto and about what terrible gentrifiers we are
Last night, a few Spacing editors had an opportunity to screen two, I would say, very important new documentaries about Toronto: Let’s All Hate...
By Leah Sandals -
Tuesday’s Headlines
• Urban dream deferred [ Toronto Star ] • Neighbourhoods in need [ Toronto Star ] • Gimme shelter — and some lights, too [ Toronto...
By Julie Yamin -
Vimy Ridge
An interesting fact about the square kilometer of land surrounding the Canadian National Vimy Memorial found on Hill 145 in the the Pas-de-Calais is that...
By Shawn Micallef -
Books about Toronto at Archives tonight
Join the City of Toronto Archives and the Archives of Ontario on Wednesday, April 4 to celebrate Archives Awareness week. Hear from some of...
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A museum about Toronto finally coming to life?
The Toronto museum, an idea that has been bantied about for years, seems to have found a home: Toronto’s future museum celebrating the city’s...
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Tap into TO! gives a great tour
Planning on coming to Toronto? don’t have the cash to spend on a bus tour? No problem. Tap into TO! is a greeter program with the City of Toronto...
By Julie Yamin -
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