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Urban Planet: Iskandar Malaysia
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: Shorter Days
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Tuesday’s headlines
MAYOR ROB FORD Toronto Mayor Ford denies responsibility for bus fiasco [The Globe and Mail] Mayor Rob Ford equally disturbed TTC transported football...
By Jonathan Zettel -
LORINC: Doubling Down on Toronto’s Future
It was difficult not to think about the nature of civic leadership last week, what with New York mayor Mike Bloomberg serving as the face of a metropolis...
By John Lorinc -
Monday’s headlines
MAYOR ROB FORD TTC chief ‘not happy’ buses diverted to pick up mayor’s football team [The Globe and Mail] TTC, police deny...
By Jonathan Zettel -
Instaflaneur: Queen & Church golf
At Queen and Church, above an Irish pub, you can buy golf supplies on the third floor. The economy works in ways we do not understand.
By Shawn Micallef -
STREET SCENE: A Storm is Coming
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
The other T.O.: A visit to Toronto, Ohio
As part of a weekend road trip to Ohio and West Virginia, I made a stop in the City of Toronto. Toronto, Ohio is one of many small cities and towns in the...
By Sean Marshall -
Friday’s headlines
ROB FORD Critics say confidential list shows Mayor Rob Ford stacked city boards [The Globe and Mail] ‘I’m not changing’: Ford leaves...
By Jonathan Zettel -
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...
By Shawn Micallef -
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
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered