Spacing Toronto

Monday’s headlines

• Winning bid for Pan Am games would be a loss for city [ National Post ] • Truly environmental [ Globe & Mail ] • Build urban...

By Chloe Ellingson

Bikes

Toronto Bike Awards on Tuesday

WHAT: 2008 Toronto Bike Awards WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 WHERE: Gladstone Hotel, doors at7pm, $10 RSVP the Facebook event listing As part of Bike...

By Mike Bulko

Events

Events Guide: LIFE in the Cemetery, Sorauren Park info meeting, Green Toronto nominations

What: LIFE in the Cemetery, group exhibition of paintings and photography When: January 18 – February 20 Where: Sidespace Gallery, 1080 St Clair...

By Mike Bulko

Features

FACEBOOK FRIDAY: Jarvis Streetscape Improvement

We’re pleased to announce the return of Facebook Friday. Every Friday, Spacing profiles a Facebook group that is using the social network to...

By Melissa Iwankewycz

History

A buried neighbourhood

EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing illustrator and contributor Mathew Borrett has joined our blog team and will post occasionally about interesting finds in the...

By Mathew Borrett

Architecture

Saving a suburban supermarket

The Metro grocery store at Parkway Mall at Ellesmere and Victoria Park in Scarborough (Google Map |MSN Live Search Map) was just nominated for historical...

By Sean Marshall

Culture

News: David Mirvish Books to Close

Sad News: David Mirvish Books on Art, a Toronto art-and-lit institution (with a Frank Stella painting to boot) told employees earlier this week that it...

By Leah Sandals

Headlines

Friday’s Headlines

TRANSPORTATION • TTC a barrier to transit plans, Metrolinx says [ Toronto Star ] • Cold shoulder from GO riders [ Toronto Sun ] • Fed-up...

By Chloe Ellingson

Culture

The Call of the (Art) Mall

Whenever I visit my dad in South Florida, we go to the Aventura Mall. It’s a long story, but basically my dad loves shopping. Love might be too weak...

By Leah Sandals

Headlines

Thursday’s headlines

INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING • Cities call for funding of projects [ Toronto Star ] • Battle brews over ‘shovel ready’ projects [ Globe...

By Chloe Ellingson

Transit

Trash bins on subway platforms

What’s wrong with this photo? I took the above photo on Spadina’s subway platform back in early December with the hope of making a post about...

By Matthew Blackett

Headlines

Wednesday’s headlines

• Transit, water set for funding fast track [ Toronto Star ] • Light rail good fit for Finch Avenue [ National Post ] • Stubborn puddle a...

By Chloe Ellingson