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Transformation AGO: Twittering and TVO’s The Agenda
Twitter by day… Today (Thursday) is the press preview of the new AGO. Architect Frank Gehry along with the AGO’s Matthew Teitelbaum will be...
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Thursday’s headlines
• Coffee cups get recycling reprieve [ Toronto Star ] • Tim Hortons gets a reprieve on new waste rules [ Globe and Mail ] • Committee...
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CANstructing for a good cause
Teams of Toronto university students joined professional architecture, engineering, and design firms on Tuesday night at the annual event CANstruction to...
By Megan Hall -
Wednesday’s headlines
• TTC riding made easy with iPhone application [ Toronto Star ] • A cleaner way to work: City launches clean commute plan [ Toronto Star ...
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Henry Moore Unboxed
Spacing Associate editor Shawn Micallef is the Blogger-in-Residence at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Art Matters blog in anticipation of the grand...
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Think of the children
In the district of Greenwich in London, England, a lot of the speed limit signs in residential areas have pictures beneath them drawn by children. Turtles...
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Dept. of Funny Signs: Lawn Chair Parking
I saw this “official graffiti” stencil on Queen West just east of University, in preparation for the annual Santa Claus Parade this weekend. I...
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Tuesday’s headlines
POLITICS • City seeks new integrity boss [ Toronto Star ] • T.O. forced to look again for integrity poobah [ Toronto Sun ] • City watchdog...
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Removing pole pollution
Thanks to a City of Toronto project to reduce pole pollution, Dundas Street West is looking a little less cluttered these days. As part of the redesign of...
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Montréal Monday: Words the Dogs Know, friendly to graffiti, and population growth
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
• In this game of musical chairs, Miller wants his friends close [ Globe and Mail ] • So much for spicing it up [ Toronto Sun ] • Activists...
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Water in Toronto: HTO book launch TODAY at Fort York
For the past three years Coach House Books has produced the uTOpia series: a collection of essays, articles and photos all about Toronto. Quite a few...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered