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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...
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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...
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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 -
LORINC: Understanding the pressures of downtown development
Just in time for Halloween, Tom Jakobek, Toronto’s most infamous undead politician, appeared at a community meeting last week to rally the locals against...
By John Lorinc -
Monday’s headlines
CITY HALL ‘Playing hooky from City Hall?’ Ford says he was just kidding [Toronto Star] Deputy Mayor Doug Holiday seeking review of ombudsman...
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Super gorgeous new L Con video might make you cry while looking at Toronto
This new L CON video for her song Oh How Love by Marc De Pape is a most-wonderful combination of archival photos and the contemporary city, mixed together...
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The Convention Centre, Norman Foster and imaginary parks
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture The Globe and Mail reports today that Oxford Properties, the large developer...
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STREET SCENE: Jane & Finch AAP Crossing Helper
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Urban Planet: Thin Streets
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 -
Friday’s headlines
MAYOR ROB FORD Ford says watchdogs should be sent packing [The Globe and Mail] Mayor says city watchdogs trying to make themselves look busy [The Globe...
By Jonathan Zettel
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered