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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Thursday’s headlines
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING • Cities call for funding of projects [ Toronto Star ] • Battle brews over ‘shovel ready’ projects [ Globe...
By Chloe Ellingson -
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 -
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 -
Dept. of Funny Signs: Torontoist pun hunt
The Spacing Department of Funny Signs has to give a shout-out to Torontoist’s Great Pun Hunt – a painstakingly researched collection of the...
By Dylan Reid -
Gift Guide: T-shirts from the 416, 514 and 604
As some of you have read in our current issue, we have a new feature called Public Goods where we feature Toronto- and urban-inspired products. A few...
By Matthew Blackett -
1992 Yonge Street Riot
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WZtRw9II2s[/youtube] I came across this interesting find on YouTube recently — it’s an extended clip...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered