-
Monday’s Headlines
Mayoral Race • Mayoral race: Rob Ford catches up to Smitherman [ Toronto Star ] • Poll puts Rob Ford ahead of Smitherman [ Globe & Mail G8 / G20 â€...
By Nicole McIsaac -
Spacing Saturday
Spacing Saturday highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region. Evan Thornton covers two...
By Marcus Bowman -
Farm Friday
The sun is shining, the vegetable crisper is empty, and you want to whip up something fresh and delicious for dinner. Does a trip to the grocery store...
By Nicole McIsaac -
SUMMER SHORTS 005: Dog racing and pajama-clad gardeners
We’re wrapping up the week-long launch of our new SUMMER SHORTS series by giving the last word to the executive director of Jane’s Walk, Jane...
By Spacing -
MuchMusic’s big downtown campout
In a clear case of hero worship gone haywire, hundreds of people are presently camped out on sidewalks surrounding MuchMusic’s headquarters at Queen and...
By Todd Harrison -
The Original Skyline
“The Original Skyline” Skyline view from Hanlan’s Point. ca 1930 – 2010 Before and After will appear each Friday showcasing mixed...
By Alden Cudanin -
Friday’s Headlines
City Travel • TTC wrestling with new anti-idling rule [ Toronto Star ] • TTC union boss arrested in theft of copper wire [ Globe & Mail ] • What are...
By Nicole McIsaac -
LORINC: Ford must learn math before Rae can pay
Wouldn’t it be great if the self-styled cost-cutters running to become mayor knew their math? First we had George Smitherman miscalculating the cost of...
By John Lorinc -
The diplomacy and politics of biking in Toronto
The following is a reprint of my recent psychogeography column in Eye Weekly on cycling in Toronto. As columns go, it was near the top in terms of the...
By Shawn Micallef -
SUMMER SHORTS: A walk through the Ex
Toronto’s Exhibition Place used to be one of the top spots to be, and to be seen, in the summer. Its reputation as a hotspot may have suffered over...
By Spacing -
STREET SCENE: Hot Dog
A bit of mustard? Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Complete Streets: How to build them
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part two of a two-part series on Complete Streets. Check out Hilary’s first post from May 23, 2010. If we want...
By Hilary Best
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered