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Two worthy Toronto fundraising events for PEN Canada & Romero House next week
A brief public service announcement to bring to your attention two very worthy fundraising events for local, internationally connected organizations. PEN...
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Thursday’s Headlines
SANDY • Toronto eyes helping New York recover from Sandy [Toronto Sun] • Staples sign death investigation [Toronto Sun] • Toronto offers aid to...
By Mairin Piccinin -
Does your neighbourhood pass the “trick or treat” test?
Halloween is my favourite holiday for many reasons. On top of loving to dress up each year, a big reason is it’s the holiday most dependent on how...
By Brent Toderian -
Instaflaneur: Church Street becomes mini-Pride tonight for Halloween
Some 10s of 1000s of people will converge on Church Street tonight as the road is closed to cars and some of the best costumes around are brought out for...
By Shawn Micallef -
Wednesday’s headlines
SANDY • Sandy sends tree crashing through Toronto roof as couple slept [Toronto Sun] • Store was warned about sign that killed T.O. woman, area worker...
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Urban Planet: In Sandy’s Wake
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 -
STREET SCENE: Before the Storm
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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An eyewitness account of the terrible night Hurricane Hazel hit Toronto
It was a Friday night in October of 1954. The rain had started coming down late that afternoon, but most people in Toronto weren’t worried...
By Adam Bunch -
Tuesday’s headlines
HURRICANE SANDY Sandy’s blast leaves thousands without power in Toronto [The Globe and Mail] Hurricane Sandy: Woman killed by flying piece of sign...
By Jonathan Zettel -
Urban Planet: Superkilen
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 -
STRUCTURES: Toronto’s Historic Stores
Editor’s note: Spacing has teamed up with Rogers TV to spread the word about their show Structures, their weekly program that takes a look at the...
By Mike Bulko -
Instaflaneur: Scarborough strip malling
My column in the Toronto Star on Friday was connected to my TEDx talk of the same subject that, in part, looked at how Toronto’s suburban strip...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered