Spacing Toronto

Street signs of the times

Toronto’s new street signs are beginning to appear at intersections across the city. About five years ago the City of Toronto began the process of...

By Matthew Blackett

Events

Events Guide: Rob Ford says sorry, brown cities, last billboard consultation

WHAT: Rob Ford apology fundraising party WHEN: Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 8:00pm WHERE: Revival 783 College Street West @ Shaw HOW MUCH: $10 suggestion...

By Spacing

Headlines

Tuesday’s headlines

INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING • Tories to pump $7-billion into public works [ Globe & Mail ] • What The #!%*? [ National Post ] • Ontario may...

By Chloe Ellingson

Bikes

Tips for winter cycling

Toronto is once again having a snowy winter, and the City’s Coldest Day of the Year Ride for cyclists is coming up this Friday (January 30). With...

By Melissa Iwankewycz

Spacing

Montreal Monday: Griffintown phase two, transit use up, snow battle royale on Mount Royal

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...

By Melissa Iwankewycz

Architecture

Building Storeys: Little House in the Valley

Milne House (2008), photographed by Olena Sullivan ED: Heritage Toronto’s Gary Miedema will be making a series of posts on structures around the...

By Gary Miedema

Headlines

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