Spacing Toronto

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

Bikes

Bike traffic in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — During my time here in Copenhagen, I’ve wanted to bust out a camcorder to show the heavy traffic flow of cyclists, but...

By Matthew Blackett

Green Space

Congress for the New Urbanism Video Winner

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGJt_YXIoJI[/youtube] The Congress for the New Urbanism has announced the winner of its 2009 video contest. This...

By Jake Schabas

Events

Come to Toronto The Good Tues. May 19th!

WHAT: Toronto the Good WHY: A party for the sake of Toronto WHERE: Fermenting Cellar – Distillery District WHEN: Tuesday May 19, 7pm-12AM HOW MUCH...

By Spacing

Transit

Breaking News: Sheppard LRT receives provincial, federal funding

Update: 12:20PM According to the National Post’s Allison Hanes, the money for the Sheppard LRT is not, in fact, part of the federal...

By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler

Culture

Nurture Nature

This is another piece of art located at the University of Toronto that’s easy to miss. “Nurture Nature” by Joe Fafard is located on a...

By Shaun Merritt

Headlines

Friday’s Headlines

• TTC about to get cash infusion [ National Post ] • Toronto’s loss of Expo 2015 a big gain for sister city Milan [ Toronto Star ] &bull...

By Chloe Ellingson

Events

Events Guide: Found magazine Denim and Diamonds tour

WHAT: Found magazine creator Davy Rothbart book tour (and sharing of favourite finds) WHEN: Thu May 14 (tonight!), 6pm-8pm WHERE: Supermarket, 268 Augusta...

By Spacing

Architecture

Architecture Fetish: Longhouses

Toronto has been inhabited for thousands of years. During those years countless structures were built housing the aboriginal peoples who lived here but...

By Thomas Wicks