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Monday’s headlines
• Ottawa’s ‘leaders’ ignore cities [ Toronto Star ] • When fun becomes hard work [ National Post ] • Can council chambers...
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Red Rockets: I love to love you but sometimes it ain’t easy
The following piece was published yesterday in the National Post. It’s a bit of a love letter to Toronto’s iconic streetcars, but was born out...
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Sunday’s headlines
• Railing against change [ National Post ] • City eyes coffee cup ban [ Toronto Star ] • Mayor chided for Pan Am apathy [ Toronto Sun ]
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Slate Magazine wonders how Canada got mean
There is an election underway in Canada and, on the face of it, Canadians don’t seem particularly enthusiastic about it. Some of our own anecdotal...
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Dept. of Funny Signs: Holy Family Cat
The “H” in Catholic has fallen off the wall of the Holy Family Catholic School in Parkdale. It’s all the more funny with this warning...
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Saturday’s headlines
TRANSIT • TTC union slams drug test idea [ Toronto Star ] • TTC managers advise drug tests for staff in ‘safety sensitive’ jobs ...
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thinkTORONTO deadline only 10 days away!
The deadline for Spacing’s urban design ideas competition thinkTORONTO is quickly approaching — only 10 days left. We’re already...
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Friday’s headlines
• Ban on TTC strikes has price, study says [ Toronto Star ] • ‘Essential’ transit pricier, study says [ Globe and Mail ] &bull...
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Public space design in Portugal
Calà§ada pavement in Figueira da Foz. For as long as I can remember, my family has been going to Portugal for family reunions and vacations. Every few...
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Thursday’s headlines
POLITICS • Urban leaders vow to sway the vote [ Toronto Star ] • Needed: The guts for a revolution [ Toronto Star ] • Industry pushed to...
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Portraits from the People Issue release party
Last night, Spacing celebrated the release of our People Issue, the 12th installment of the magazine. We had a blast in the rec-room-styled Canadian...
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Events Guide: art crawl, tree tour, neighbourhood walk, and more…
WHAT: Queen West Art Crawl WHEN: September 12, 13, & 14 WHERE: Queen St. and Spadina St. (with various open artist studios all the way to Queen St...
By Patricia Simoes
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered