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Monday’s headlines

• TTC loads up on consultants [ National Post ] • Councillors split on proposed pay freeze [ Globe & Mail ] • York strike may last...

By Chloe Ellingson

Features

Architecture Fetish: Log(ically) Toronto

Though I maintain Toronto’s first architectural style was The Georgian, I want to give a more humble form of early architecture its time in the...

By Thomas Wicks

Architecture

Event Guide: Opening tonight: Building on History at Harbourfront

WHAT: Building on History WHERE: Harbourfront Centre WHEN: Jan 23 – June 14, 2009 OPENING: Tonight: Friday Fri Jan 23, 6-10PM The map above is a...

By Shawn Micallef

Architecture

Take note Toronto: Amsterdam Central Library

Editor’s Note: Fred Sztabinski is a Spacing contributor and former project coordinator of TCAT who recently relocated to Amsterdam, Netherlands. He...

By Fred Sztabinski

Headlines

Friday’s Headlines

• Councillors face salary freeze [ Toronto Star ] • Home Depot pays $11.5M to kill Queen West store [ National Post ] • Observatory owners...

By Chloe Ellingson

Media

Twitter, Toronto, the TTC, & Me (and you)

The first topic in my rebooted biweekly column at Eye Weekly is about Twittering in Toronto. I’ve written a few times about Twitter here, mostly...

By Shawn Micallef

Urban Design

Home Depot pulls out of Queen-Bathurst development

Spacing reader Darwin O’Connor pointed us towards a developing story on development: Home Depot has pulled out of the Queen-Portland construction...

By Matthew Blackett

Green Space

Ban smoking at sports fields, too

Toronto’s Board of Health and Parks and Environment Committee are recommending [PDF] City Council ban smoking within nine meters of Toronto...

By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler

Events

Event Guide: Examined Life at the Royal

WHAT: Toronto premiere of the film Examined Life WHEN: January 23-29, various times (details here) WHERE: Royal Cinema (608 College St. West) If you were...

By Spacing

Architecture

Stories of a sandstone giant at Old City Hall

Workers replacing Old City Hall’s roof pose by a gargoyle overlooking Terauly St (now Bay), 1920. In the 1890’s, long trains loaded down with...

By Mathew Borrett

Headlines

Thursday’s headlines

TRANSIT • Province commits to Union Station, Pearson rail link [ National Post ] • TTC approves Yonge line extension [ Toronto Star ] &bull...

By Chloe Ellingson

Features

Help uncover Toronto’s hidden gems

As many of you already know, Spacing runs a regular feature in our magazine called “Hidden Gems.” The articles in each issue usually focuses...

By Matthew Blackett