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Saturday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Proper signs ‘lacking’ at fatal intersection [ Toronto Star ] • Woman dies in head-on collision with streetcar [ Globe and...
By Monika Warzecha -
Rate your councillor
A web site called RateYourCouncillor.com recently started up and it wants you to, you guessed it, rate your councillor. While unclear who or what is...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Casting Light on Toronto Island History
The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, 1909 Hop on your bike some day and head over to Hanlan’s Point. As you exit the ferry, ignore the statue of one of...
By Gary Miedema -
Proud [murmur] keep on burning
To be read to the tune of Proud Mary, (Tina Turner version): [murmur] is pleased to announce the launch of our latest Toronto expansion into the...
By Shawn Micallef -
Pride Toronto presents: Plot, Engage, Disperse
Toronto’s queer artists bring vivid new life to the public spaces of the Pride Toronto festival site all weekend long with their challenging...
By Matthew Hague -
Bike Train 2008 launches today!
This could be you (above). Take the Train — Bring your Bike! Avoid Soaring Gas prices and explore southern Ontario this summer on the Bike Train...
By Tammy Thorne -
Friday’s headlines
GARDINER • Ramp may be revamped [ Toronto Star ] • Proposal to tear down Gardiner Expressway to advance to full city council in July [ Globe and...
By Monika Warzecha -
Festivals: The crack cocaine of culture?
Okay, okay, okay. I thought I was done with talking about Luminato. And I was, I really was, I swear. I even moved on to doing other things like the art...
By Leah Sandals -
It’s easy being green
Have you noticed how green this city is right now? I’ve been nearly knocked off my bike or feet a number of times in the last few weeks by either...
By Shawn Micallef -
Road Trip: Iloilo City, Philippines Pt. I
ILOILO, PHILIPPINES — For the next three months, I am participating in an internship with the Canadian Urban Institute in Iloilo City, the...
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Thursday’s headlines
TRANSIT • St. Clair safety must be tackled [ Toronto Star ] • GO to improve Milton service [ Toronto Star ] • GO Transit on track for...
By Monika Warzecha -
Ballot questions
The mayoral aspirations of Minister George Smitherman and, to a lesser extent, Michael Pinball Clemons, have been the subject of dozens of column inches...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered