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Urban Planet: Election Day Holiday
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...
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STREET SCENE: Spadina Crossing
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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The “Ultimate Stuntman” who jumped off the CN Tower in 1980
Dar Robinson spent the 1970s earning a reputation as one of Hollywood’s greatest stuntmen. He did stunts in Steve McQueen and Clint Eastwood films...
By Adam Bunch -
Now you too can add people randomly to streetscapes!
A couple of months ago, I posted about the habit of architecture firms randomly Photoshopping people into their designs, without necessarily any relation...
By Dylan Reid -
EVENT: 100th anniversary of Glen Cedar Bridge
Built in 1912, and restored in 1989, the Glen Cedar Bridge is now celebrating its 100th anniversary. Join Councillor Joe Mihevc (Ward 21, St. Paul’s...
By Jonathan Zettel -
Tuesday’s headlines
ROB FORD Ford logging fewer hours meeting with constituents [The Globe and Mail] Mayor Rob Ford gets the Gangnam Style treatment [Toronto Star] POLICE...
By Jonathan Zettel -
EVENT: Art Starts 20th Anniversary celebration discussion + cake Thursday Oct 18
Our friends at Art Starts are celebrating their 20th anniversary on Thursday with a celebration and discussion of the role the arts play in the city at...
By Spacing -
STRUCTURES: Christie Street
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 -
Urban Planet: Walking Times
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 -
EVENTS: Toronto Talks
With the academic year now well underway, there is an abundance of free lectures taking place in Toronto. Here are a few that are happening this week...
By Dale Duncan -
Monday’s headlines
CASINO New vision for downtown Toronto hinges on casino [The Globe and Mail] Toronto casino proposal would turn railway lands into public park [Toronto...
By Jonathan Zettel -
Instaflaneur: wild Mississauga
A walk through the back passages of Mississauga City Centre yesterday revealed many bits not apparent when viewing the neighbourhood from Square One Mall...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered