Spacing Toronto

Throwback Thursday: Hanlan’s Point Stadium

Every Thursday, Spacing will bring you a snapshot of Toronto’s past, looking into what took place that week in the city’s history. Throwback...

By Jake Schabas

Culture

Universal Love Machine

This piece of public art is a bit of a mystery. It does not have a plaque displaying the name of the artist or title, which makes its origins difficult to...

By Shaun Merritt

Headlines

Thursday’s headlines

BLOOR-DANFORTH BIKE LANE • A Bloor-Danforth bike lane? [ National Post ] • Danforth businesses divided over bike lane [ Globe & Mail ...

By Chloe Ellingson

Culture

World Wide Wednesday: All the World’s a Stage for Street Music

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTlAC_DNG5U[/youtube] Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban...

By Jake Schabas

Headlines

Wednesday’s headlines

• War of the wheels looms with cross-city bike lane plan [ Globe & Mail ] • Councillors decry city’s new creek, river signs [ National...

By Chloe Ellingson

Events

Toronto the Good! Tonight!

WHAT: Toronto the Good WHY: A party for the sake of Toronto WHERE: Fermenting Cellar – Distillery District WHEN: Tonight! 7pm-12AM HOW MUCH: $10...

By Matthew Blackett

Streetscape

Brussels Transport Impressions

BRUSSELS – I was in Brussels last week to attend Velo-City 2009. This is the international bicycle policy conference, which takes place every two...

By Fred Sztabinski

Headlines

Tuesday’s headlines

• New ethnic street food offerings bland [ Toronto Star ] • Finding a parking spot driving you crazy? Let your computer do it for you [ National...

By Chloe Ellingson

Food

Toronto a la cart Hits the Streets

Street Chicken Biryani. That was my lunch today, bought from Seemab Ahmad’s shiny new Central Asian/Persian food stall in front of City Hall. One...

By Jake Schabas

Bikes

Montreal Monday: Bixi Bike System, St-Jacques Escarpment, Photo de Jour

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 Jake Schabas

Headlines

Monday’s headlines

• Tests show Toronto’s lead-in-water problem persists [ National Post ] • Unfinished city: Why Toronto still yearns [ National Post ...

By Chloe Ellingson

Architecture

Events Guide: Part II of the Toronto Trilogy — Architecture for Humanity lecture series

What: Episode II: Toronto Transforming When: May 19, 6:30 pm Where: Trading Floor, Design Exchange, Toronto Dominion Centre (234 Bay Street) Architecture...

By Mike Bulko