Spacing Toronto

Friday’s Headlines

• High-speed rail needs fast action [ Toronto Star ] • City fraud probes raise oversight questions, councillors say [ National Post ] &bull...

By Chloe Ellingson

Architecture

Opening Day at the Toronto Coach Terminal, 1931

Motor coach terminal, Bay and Edward streets, Toronto, December 19, 1931. City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 16, Series 71, Item 9041. When intercity bus...

By Jamie Bradburn

Headlines

Thursday’s headlines

• Nine city workers face fraud probe [ Toronto Star ] • I saw the coyote of Neville Park Boulevard [ National Post ] • Apathy is the enemy...

By Chloe Ellingson

Architecture

Fort York Visitor Centre Competition opens

New things are afoot at Fort York. It sounds a bit strange to say that, but one of the oldest — that is, officially “historic” —...

By Shawn Micallef

Headlines

Wednesday’s headlines

• Toronto approves plan for beaches [ National Post ] • City seeks to review OMB ruling on Beach project [ Toronto Star ] • Beach dogs get...

By Chloe Ellingson

Media

Keep tabs on City Council through Twitter and #tocouncil

Toronto City Council is in session today and you can watch the fireworks streamed live on Rogers website. If you don’t want to watch alone, and are...

By Shawn Micallef

Headlines

Tuesday’s headlines

• At Toronto City Hall, some uncommon common ground [ National Post ] • Games bid clears hurdle [ Toronto Star ] • Budget...

By Chloe Ellingson

Community

How do Torontonians behave on transit?

Last week, Spacing contributing editor Christopher DeWolf, who is now stationed in Hong Kong, asked readers of Spacing Montreal their thoughts on how...

By Matthew Blackett

Spacing

Montreal Monday: Forgetting face mask ban, failing Saint-Raymond, and rude transit riders

Each Monday, we bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montréal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and discussions...

By Melissa Iwankewycz

Headlines

Monday’s headlines

• Beach ban makes dog owners howling mad [ Globe & Mail ] • City steps smartly to fix sidewalk hole [ Toronto Star ] • Subway barriers...

By Chloe Ellingson

Architecture

Toronto’s new-old is the new beautiful

My psychogeography column in the current edition of Eye Weekly looks at how Toronto’s combination of new and old buildings in close proximity to...

By Shawn Micallef

Architecture

Looking forward to Toronto the Good 2009

This coming May will mark our fifth installment of the Toronto The Good party. Back in 2005, Spacing teamed up with ERA Architects and murmur to produce...

By Matthew Blackett