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LORINC: Cue the lawyers of #FordCourt
Mayor Rob Ford left the court by mid-day yesterday, but the ghosts of his two predecessors – Mel Lastman and David Miller – made their presence felt as...
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NO MEAN CITY: York University Learning Commons, by Levitt Goodman Architects
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture Welcome to September. To kick off this academic year I want to take a second...
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Friday’s headlines
FORD • Ford’s conflict of interest: Honest error or ‘wilful blindness’? [Toronto Star] • One Toronto plus three Paul Magders equals a whole lot of...
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Headspace: Boris Issaev and Alex Berlyand of Parkbus
Boris Issaev and Alex Berlyand run Parkbus, an express bus service that connects downtown Toronto to several different Ontario Parks. The only service of...
By Luca De Franco -
Introducing ByoLogyc CEO Chet Getram
Editor’s Note: To coincide with our Disaster issue, Spacing Toronto has teamed up with the transmedia, apocalyptic sci-fi project ZED.TO. Playing...
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Event: Saturday Green Festival on Central YMCA’s green roof
If you’ve not been to the Metro Central YMCA this weekend is a good time to see this city-in-one-building for yourself, and their great green roof...
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LORINC: Strange times in #FordCourt
When you peel away all the political spinning, the legal wrangling and the sheer spectacle of what transpired in Courtroom 6-1 at 361 University Avenue...
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Thursday’s headlines
FORD • Mayor Rob Ford admits he would have avoided vote if warned by staff [Toronto Star] • Judge must punish Rob Ford without punishing voters [Toronto...
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Urban Planet Weird Wednesday: Moscow’s furriest commuters
Weird Wednesdays on Urban Planet takes a look at obscure, absurd, and curious things about cities around the world. Stray dogs have been prevalent in...
By Mike Bulko -
Urban Planet: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Today
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 -
LORINC: Forgetful Ford gets his day in court
When the lawyers, the press, and the idly curious take their places in a University Avenue courtroom this morning, all eyes will be on the unprecedented...
By John Lorinc -
Wednesday’s headlines
FORD • Council, not Rob Ford, an embarrassment to Toronto [Toronto Sun] • Ainslie doesn’t regret role in Ford conflict [Toronto Sun] • Brother rips...
By Mairin Piccinin
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered