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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Thursday
ROB FORD Doug Ford defends brother on CNN [Toronto Star] Rob Ford asked not to lead Santa Claus Parade [Globe & Mail] Rob Ford did drugs, partied...
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Save Toronto rally draws more than 1,000 to City Hall
For the second time in as many weeks, protestors flocked to City Hall calling for Mayor Rob Ford to step down. But unlike last week’s protest, which saw...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Wednesday
ROB FORD Mayor Rob Ford to face grilling at council debate [Globe & Mail] Ford crack scandal gives T.O. black eye: Research firm [Toronto Sun] Judge...
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LORINC: Ford bobbles the media
Mayor Rob Ford is a politician who deals in pure, uncut intuition. After that entertaining little sideshow yesterday about his branded swag, what could be...
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Walking in Moscow
While Moscow can’t be described as a pedestrian-friendly city (see below), it is expanding its pedestrian zones with remarkable rapidity. On a visit...
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A.Y. Jackson goes to war — the Group of Seven on the Western Front
“What war?” In the summer of 1914, A.Y. Jackson was far from home, high among the peaks of the Rocky Mountains. He was there to paint. This...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Tuesday
ROB FORD Rob Ford to face critics head on at Wednesday council meeting [Globe & Mail] Judge to consider release of police interviews surrounding Rob...
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Event & exhibition: Telling — An audio survey of Parkdale
A new exhibition curated by Gallery 1313 has set site-specific audio art works throughout Parkdale until November 30th. Stop by the gallery on a Parkdale...
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2013 Excellence in Planning Awards recap
Projects based on making communities healthier and more livable were recognized at the Ontario Professional Planners Institute’s (OPPI) 27th annual...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Monday
ROB FORD Mayor Rob Ford to attend Remembrance Day ceremony [Toronto Sun] Former Washington mayor Marion Barry won’t pile on Mayor Rob Ford [Toronto...
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Crowdfunding Queerstory — a free app that will tell Toronto’s LGBTQ history
A new project started by Year Zero One YZO, some of the folks behind the award-winning TXTilecity project (stories about Toronto’s textile heritage...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday
ROB FORD Rob Ford’s mother says mayor needs to ‘smarten up’ — but not go to rehab [Toronto Star] Rob Ford is out of control and a real danger to...
By Julie Fish
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered