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Some Good Art Shows for the Geographically Inclined
There’s always good art showing in Toronto–even art for the map-obsessed. But this is a particularly good part of the fall for some...
By Leah Sandals -
Google Maps’ sense of place
View Larger Map Google maps a long-demolished hospital and a rather strange landmark. I found myself aimlessly browsing through Google Maps lately...
By Sean Marshall -
Thursday’s Headlines
• Cities hoping for a cash windfall [Toronto Star] • Court dismisses retailers’ objection to Bloor Street redevelopment • Barber...
By Sean Marshall -
Toronto Archives exhibit: 125 years of public health in Toronto.
A new exhibit at the Toronto Archives opens tomorrow called “An Infectious Idea: 125 Years of Public Health in Toronto“. If you haven’t...
By Shawn Micallef -
iPhone meets Red Rocket
Five years ago when I was a resident at the Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab we would brainstorm possible new media...
By Shawn Micallef -
Go public (and maybe private) on Halloween
An annual reminder that one of the best places in the city to be on Halloween night is on Church Street. It’s closed to traffic and turns into a...
By Shawn Micallef -
Welcome Back America — November 4th Celebration
Oct 29 Update: 557 people signed up to come out on November 4th via Facebook. Likely most are from Toronto — if you’re on board with the idea...
By Shawn Micallef -
Tuesday’s headlines
• Giambrone under fire on eve of TTC debate [ Globe and Mail ] • Support for TTC as essential service [ Toronto Sun ] • New TTC signs...
By Monika Warzecha -
EVENT GUIDE: Ways to walk this week
As Toronto’s October “Festival of Walking” draws to a close, here are a couple of interesting walking-themed events for the week. The...
By Dylan Reid -
Montréal Monday: Garbage, car-free streets, recording discs
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...
By Mike Bulko -
Monday’s headlines
• Industry irate at rumour of possible packaging ban [ Globe and Mail ] • Cops crack down on clubs [ Toronto Sun ]
By Monika Warzecha -
Toronto’s corridor of power
On Sunday afternoon I walked this 8.4km stretch of the Finch hydro corridor (almost) in between the rain showers. The clouds came and went and came. The...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered