Neighbourhoods
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My City Lives: “Old Town Toronto” part iv
In the fourth part of our series with famous Toronto Historian Bruce Bell around Old Town Toronto we ventured inside the popular St. Lawrence Market...
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Sunday curiosity: The two Gerrard St. Easts
Walking down Carlaw after I moved to the east end not long ago, I noticed something very strange – just south of Gerrard St. East and Carlaw, you...
By Dylan Reid -
My City Lives: Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre
The Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre, slated to open this coming Fall, will be an important pillar for revitalizing the Regent Park Neighbourhood...
By My City Lives -
East York t-shirt sale until Friday!
WHAT: East York heritage-style t-shirt sale WHEN: Today and Friday (March 15-16, 2012) WHERE: on Spacing’s e-store COST: $22 (usually $30) and...
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Urban Planet: Extending the Lives of Bridges
Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...
By Hilary Best -
Inside CityPlace: My Yuppie Life
You could call me a yuppie. I live in a concrete box downtown. I work as a young professional at a prominent downtown non-profit. In the months when I can...
By Ryan Bolton -
Fourth Wall: The Impact of Citizens’ Associations on the Culture of Civic Engagement
This series features highlights from the ongoing exhibit The Fourth Wall: Transforming City Hall. The exhibit, on now at the Urbanspace Gallery, considers...
By Hilary Best -
FOOD: Recipes for community hubs pt. 1
Editor’s note: In our Fall 2011 issue, “Hungry City”, Liz Clayton and Sean Waisglass took a look at neighbourhood coffee shops and...
By Allie Hunwicks -
Lost Villages: Claireville
Former residential building on Codlin Crescent, possibly an old toll house on the old Albion Plank Road. Today it serves as the office of a truck yard...
By Sean Marshall -
NO MEAN CITY: Tour, Centre for Justice Leadership
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture. Recently the Zerofootprint Re-Skinning Awards announced this year’s...
By Alex Bozikovic -
Jump Starting Community through Cricket: Valley Park Middle School’s Journey
Like kids across the city, students at Valley Park Middle School are getting into the swing of a new school year. Beyond new books and classes, there is...
By Hilary Best -
What is your favourite water fountain in Toronto?
One of the ways to counter the negative attitude that is engulfing Toronto — thanks to such things as small-minded and commie-free Facebook groups — is to...
By Matthew Blackett