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2009 Heritage Toronto Awards
One of Spacing’s favorite civic events is the Heritage Toronto Awards night at the Carlu. It’s a night when Toronto boosters, architecture...
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STREET SCENE: Big Sky On Broadview
The East End begins here. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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ARCHITECTURE FETISH: Regency
With summer coming to an end and nature’s most colourful season just around the corner, I’m reminded of an architectural style that put as...
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Thursday’s headlines
TORONTO’S COMPOST • City dumps green bin operator [ Toronto Star ] • City fires contractor for dumping green bin compost in landfill ...
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World Wide Wednesday: Empty parking lots, un-built highways and a disappearing Thames
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites...
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Wednesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • David Miller eyes city’s walkout windfall [ Toronto Star ] • Savings from summer strike won’t result in rebates [ Globe...
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Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archive opens & Rick Bébout memorial
On Saturday the Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archives opened their permanent new home in an (appropriately old) house on Isabella between Church and Yonge...
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Spacing Radio 008: the haphazard city
Go listen to the new episode! Episode 008 of Spacing Radio examines the idea of haphazardness in a city. Spacing magazine contributing editor Amy Lavender...
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STREET SCENE: Broadview and Danforth
My old Haunts in Greek Town just east of this intersection. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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Tuesday’s headlines
CITY HALL • David Miller’s long goodbye hits rough water [ Toronto Star ] • Lindsay Luby quits Miller’s executive committee ...
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JOHN LORINC: The New Deal for Cities, RIP
If you tally up the list of prominent politicians at all levels who staked their careers on advancing the so-called cities agenda, only one’s still...
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New ways of thinking about cities and policy making
“Every time you do something in the city, don’t just do it, do it beautifully.” A seemingly simple statement made by Joe Berridge at...
By Nicole Bruun-Meyer
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered