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JOHN LORINC: The Blunderbuss Strategy
As this space serves as an excellent soapbox, I’d like to use my column to signal my intent — subject to various and sundry considerations...
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Montreal Monday: Neighbourhood tours, art crawls, and a municipal election
Each Monday, we bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montreal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and discussions that...
By Katia Snukal -
Ad Creep: “Spirit is Everything”
On Friday, I noticed that the sidewalks around the Yonge-Queen intersection have been painted with stenciled ad messages promoting the Toronto Maple...
By Sean Marshall -
Monday’s headlines
WORLD PRIDE • Toronto to host 2014 World Pride event [ National Post ] • Toronto’s Pride is world class, eh? [ Toronto Sun ] &bull...
By Katia Snukal -
Where’s John Tory?
“Where’s John Tory?” might sound like a dumb question given that the man hosts a radio show five times each week but the prospective...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
STREET SCENE: The Opera Between Traffic
They dance, they kiss, they sing. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
How to encourage stairs instead of escalators
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw[/youtube] I’m one of those annoying people who you find walking up the stairs of a subway...
By Matthew Blackett -
BikeCamp TO is tomorrow
WHAT: BikeCamp TO 2009 WHEN: Oct 17th, 2009 – 10:00am to 5:00pm WHERE: Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Ave. As winter comes barreling down...
By Kaitlyn Kochany -
WWII damaged buildings being patched up with Lego
Berlin artist Jan Vormann is transforming World War II damaged buildings around Europe with his version of a quick patch job. The project, called...
By Nicole Bruun-Meyer -
Friday’s headlines
MAYORAL RACE • Mammoliti unveils mayoral platform [ Toronto Star ] • Mayoral plank focuses on crime [ Toronto Star ] • Councillor unveils...
By Katia Snukal -
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (by taking municipal governments for suckers)
Photo by torontocitylife. Transit shelters require concrete pads (bases) underneath them. Astral pays for those. The garbage bins they’ve designed...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
STREET SCENE: A Moment On Rees Street
A last look at Toronto before getting on the Gardiner. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered