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Heritage developer Paul Oberman dies in plane crash
News broke earlier this afternoon that Paul Oberman, the developer behind the restoration of prominent Toronto heritage properties including the Gooderham...
By Todd Harrison -
The question of graffiti
In his campaign for mayor, Rob Ford promised to crack down on graffiti. Apparently, the crackdown has now started in the most visible possible location...
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Soil Recycling in the Portlands
Toronto’s waterfront, the largest revitalization of a brownfield site in North America, is being cleaned up, one pile of dirt at a time. Soil recycling...
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Tuesday’s Headlines
CITY COUNCIL • Council’s bid for peek at secret data: $250,000 and counting [The Star] • James: Does Ford have secret plan to sell social housing? [The...
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STREET SCENE: College Car
STREET SCENE: College Car Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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LORINC: The Toronto Community Housing Conundrum
Lost amidst all the bleating about chocolates and pedicures and heads bouncing across Nathan Philips Square is a question I hope Jeff Griffiths, the...
By John Lorinc -
Monday’s Headlines
CITY COUNCIL • Building Ford Nation [The Star] • Provincial politicians skeptical of ‘Ford Nation’ advocacy group [The Star] • Why Rob Ford might not want...
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Celebrate Toronto’s 177th birthday on Sunday supporting Toronto’s First Post Office
WHAT: Celebrate Toronto’s 177th birthday WHERE: St. Lawrence Hall, 157 King Street East WHEN: Sunday, March 6, 7:30PM WHY: To benefit...
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Spacing Saturday: The Don Valley, Urban Camping and Versailles
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Why don’t we go camping...
By Marcus Bowman -
Friday’s Headlines
CITY COUNCIL • Hume: Victim or villain, Toronto needs the money [The Star] • Peter Kuitenbrouwer: Earth to Rob Ford [National Post] TRANSIT • Province...
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STREET SCENE: Queue
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Spacing Satellite: Shop Until You Name Drop
Do you recognize this Toronto shopping scene? UPDATE: Ready to see what’s in store? Turns out the popular vote got it wrong on this one – the mall...
By Eric Mutrie
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered