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SAIGON: Coffee on demand
EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing contributing editor Christopher DeWolf is now based in Hong Kong and will make occasional posts about his unique public space...
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Event Guide: “Urban Goddess: Jane Jacobs Reconsidered” — World premiere on TVO
TVO is premiering what sounds like an interesting documentary about Jane Jacobs’ legacy tonight (Wed. Feb. 18) at 10 pm. The documentary features...
By Dylan Reid -
Wednesday’s headlines
• Councillor objects to ‘Wall Street bank’ budget [ Toronto Star ] • Councillors square off over budget [ National Post ] • GO...
By Chloe Ellingson -
An apostrophe catastrophe
A few weeks ago I posted about the new Toronto street signs which prompted a good debate amongst our readers about the pros-and-cons of the new design...
By Matthew Blackett -
Building Storeys photo exhibit opens today!
Our friends at Heritage Toronto are staging a photo exhibition (Feb. 17-22) that opens today, and everyday, from 12-5pm at the Gladstone Hotel featuring...
By Shawn Micallef -
Quebec re-enactment battle cancelled due to threats
Over the last few weeks I’ve been talking with folks organizing the bicentennial celebrations of the War of 1812. One of the possible events...
By Matthew Blackett -
Tuesday’s headlines
• Miller naysayers get chance to ‘put up or shut up’ [ Globe & Mail ] • Green space is his game [ Toronto Star ] • Safety...
By Chloe Ellingson -
Montreal Monday: Pointe-St-Charles development and Griffintown graffiti
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...
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Monday’s headlines
• Clarington councillors gag outspoken resident [ Toronto Star ] • Subway barriers a long way off for TTC [ Toronto Star ] • A holey war is...
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Improv Everywhere give 2,000 high-fives on NYC subway
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abt8aAB-Dr0[/youtube] Improv Everywhere, the performance art group that cause “scenes of chaos and joy in...
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Two pushed onto tracks at Dufferin
The Toronto Star is reporting that two people have been pushed onto the tracks at Dufferin station around 4:50pm. The subway re-opened shortly after 6...
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Photos from thinkTORONTO exhibit at 401 Richmond
Toronto Cyclists’ Union newly hired Executive Director Yvonne Bambrick (congrats Yvonne!) captured a handful of photos of the thinkTORONTO...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered