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LORINC: Toronto’s Rooming House deal: Solving the ultimate puzzle

By John Lorinc

Toronto is a city whose residents are encouraged (or encourage one another) to dislike certain things, but who have also forgotten (or... Read More

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NEW ISSUE: Ontario Place

By Dylan Reid

A decade of neglect has transformed Ontario Place into an accidental playground. As you will discover in our cover section, what was... Read More

Photos

As is: Photographs of Ontario Place, 2021- 2022

By Steven Evans

In advance of Spacing’s upcoming issue focused on Ontario Place, we are sharing some of photographer Steven Evans’s images... Read More

Housing

LORINC: The devil will be in the details of John Tory’s housing action plan

By John Lorinc

Update: Council passed Mayor John Tory’s Housing Action Plan, with a raft of tweaks, including a provision to require parking... Read More

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Visualizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Toronto

By Shauna Brail

This week marks the third anniversary of the original COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. While many have moved on from COVID-19... Read More

Neighbourhoods

Rexdale deserves a spa: An invitation to Therme

By Chloe Brown

Therme Canada’s proposal for a spa is better suited for Woodbine Entertainment’s renewal plan, and would allow the City of... Read More

Waterfront

LORINC: 10 questions about the Ontario Place redevelopment

By John Lorinc

At some point this week, City officials will upload the Ford government’s zoning bylaw amendment application for the Ontario... Read More

Neighbourhoods

Beaches historical sight: East of Silver Birch

By Richard White

Toronto historian Richard White has recently completed an original new history of the Beaches neighbourhood that should be out and... Read More

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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 068, Looking for the bright side of Toronto’s election

By Spacing Radio

We’ve had some time to make sense of the Toronto election, and what it might mean for the next four years in this city. Is there... Read More

Politics

LORINC: Toronto’s development charge showdown is a distraction

By John Lorinc

As the battle over Bill-23 — a.k.a. the “More Housing Bigger Profits Act” — rumbled towards its inevitable conclusion... Read More

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