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Thursday’s headlines
COUNCILLOR ANA BAILAO • MADD calls Ana Bailao post-arrest conduct ‘deplorable’ [Toronto Sun] • What Councillor Ana Bailao said [Toronto Sun] â€...
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Headspace: Catherine Nasmith discusses heritage preservation and the Mirvish-Gehry proposal
Catherine Nasmith is former president of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario and a founder of Doors Open Toronto. She has been active in heritage...
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Wednesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Toronto councillor Ana Bailao charged with drunk driving [Toronto Sun] • Toronto city councillor Ana Bailao charged with impaired driving...
By Mairin Piccinin -
Riverside WALKfest this Saturday October 20th — lots of walks, one with Spacing’s Shawn Micallef
It’s a great weekend for walking in Toronto, especially in around Queen Street East and the Riverside neighbourhood. This Saturday is WALKfest (with...
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Events Guide: R.C. Harris Works for Toronto 1912 – 45
Editor’s note: For more on R.C. Harris and the restoration of the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant, check out our summer 2012 issue. WHEN: until...
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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...
By Hilary Best -
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...
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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
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered