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City Council votes for a Beautiful City
“It’s David and Goliath, not Solomon,” observed Councillor Joe Mihevc. “The lobbying has been transparent,” said Mayor...
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JOHN LORINC: It’s more than an architecture fetish
Dear Marcus Gee, In last Thursday’s Globe and Mail, you dismissed as a “fetish” efforts to protect two noteworthy features of...
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Monday’s headlines
ICE TIME • Girls hockey policy passes [ Globe & Mail ] • Girls’ hockey wins its fair share of ice [ Toronto Star ] ARCHITECTURE &bull...
By Katia Snukal -
STREET SCENE: Alien Antenna over Laneway
I can never figure out what this weird old antenna is – out back of my place, looking out over the lane way. Street Scene will appear each week...
By Jerry Waese -
Councillor Kelly wants your neighbourhood to look like Dundas Square
A typical intersection in Los Angeles. If Councillor Norm Kelly gets his way, every single billboard in this city will be allowed to turn into an...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
Fish sewer grates in Ottawa
While I was in Ottawa two weeks ago for the launch of our Spacing Ottawa blog I spent some time wandering around the Hintonburg neighbourhood (the site of...
By Matthew Blackett -
Friday’s headlines
ARCHITECTURE / DEVELOPMENT • Hume: Love it or loathe it, change is a comin’ [ Toronto Star ] • Some reminders of the past just...
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Fort York Visitor Centre open house
WHAT: Design Competition launch WHEN: Friday December 4, 2009 12 p.m. WHERE: City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., Committee Room 1 ADDITIONAL VIEWING TIMES...
By Shawn Micallef -
Spacing release party Dec. 9th
WHAT: release party for winter 2009-2010 issue of Spacing WHEN: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 WHERE: Toronto Reference Library, The Appel Salon, 789 Yonge...
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Public access to waterfront in Port of Spain, Trinidad
Cross-posted from Spacing Ottawa, by Michael Frojmovic For those not familiar with local fare in Trinidad & Tobago, a mix of dried channa (chickpea)...
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STREET SCENE: Bathurst + Queens Quay
The waterfront in black and white. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Thursday’s headlines
TED ROGERS WAY • Now it’s really Mr. Rogers’ neighbourhood [ National Post ] • Section of Jarvis renamed for late Ted Rogers ...
By Katia Snukal
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered