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Park City: Hidden under a highway
Toronto is often called ‘a city within a park,’ a nickname which not only conjures a pretty picture but is a pretty good goal for any city. In some ways...
By Bronwyn Clement -
Tuesday’s headlines
CITY HALL & UNIONS • Posted Toronto Political Panel: Should Ford slash the city’s workforce? [National Post] • Lockout of stage workers unions...
By Bronwyn Clement -
Toronto Life screws Jane Jacobs?
According to the September issue of Toronto Life, the city is – or ought to be – in the throes of an “exodus to the burbs” where, as the headline informs...
By John Lorinc -
STREET SCENE: Shadows on Tecumseth
STREET SCENE: Shadows on Tecumseth Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Summer Streets get New York moving
On my recent trip to New York I found myself walking Broadway on a sweltering Saturday afternoon, negotiating the sidewalk amidst hordes of people and...
By Jake Tobin Garrett -
Monday’s headlines
CITY HALL & THE THREAT OF LAYOFFS • Toronto mayor to city staff: take a buyout or face layoffs [Globe & Mail] • Ford should have known he’d...
By Bronwyn Clement -
Park City: At the water’s edge
Toronto is often called ‘a city within a park,’ a nickname which not only conjures a pretty picture but is a pretty good goal for any city. In some ways...
By Bronwyn Clement -
What is your favourite water fountain in Toronto?
One of the ways to counter the negative attitude that is engulfing Toronto — thanks to such things as small-minded and commie-free Facebook groups — is to...
By Matthew Blackett -
Toronto’s Butterflies
–Clouded Sulpher The city’s built form does not easily lend itself to habitats suitable many insects and we go to great lengths to keep ourselves...
By Jessica Lemieux -
Before & After: Snail Mail to City Hall
Comparative Then and Now Front steps at Old City Hall 1922-2011 Before and After will appear each Friday showcasing mixed Then and Nows by local artist...
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NO MEAN CITY: Macy Dubois’s 45 Charles, RIP
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture The modernist architecture of the mid-20th century is now historic. And one...
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Why is biking in London a pleasure and biking in Toronto sometimes a pain?
I spent the weekend plus a few days rambling around London. I was there during the first 3 days of the riots, but apart from a Vauxhall house music DJ...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered