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Monday’s headlines
• A star who should be mayor [ Globe and Mail ] • Plan for Rouge Park pits green against greens [ Toronto Star ] • A playground without...
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Neighbourhood With Holes In It
Historian Michelle Guitard put us in touch with Michele Quenneville because we wanted to learn about parking lots in Hull from a resident’s...
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311 threatens lazy pols
This week the Toronto Star spent a few column inches discussing the lethargic pace of the City of Toronto’s attempt to bring a 311 telephone service...
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PUG AWARDS: And the winner is?
Photo of the Argyle Authentic Lofts, one of the winners at Wednesday night’s Pug Awards Wednesday night I went to the fourth annual Pug Awards...
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Bathurst Street Bridge: A Virtual Charrette
We’re going to try something new here on Spacing Toronto — a “virtual charrette” — though it often happens quite naturally...
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Saturday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Miller calls on TTC to get tough on drinking [ Toronto Star ] • Long live the big blue Viva buses [ National Post ] &bull...
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Events Guide: tree tour, Shakespeare, stuff swap, and more
WHAT: Toronto Tree Tours: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery WHEN: June 7, 1 pm – 3 pm WHERE: Meet at the Yonge St. gates, just north of St. Clair Ave. On this...
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Luminato: Yonge-Dundas Square now automatic for the people
WHAT: Silent Dance Party (part of Light on Your Feet) WHEN: Sat Jun 7/Sun Jun 8, 12am-2am WHERE: Yonge-Dundas Square We mentioned this event in...
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Spacing at Riverdale Art Walk this weekend
Spacing will be setting up shop at Jimmie Simpson Park this weekend as part of the Riverdale Art Walk (RAW). If you’re in the area, do stop by to...
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Lightning storm on the western front
Last night was a humid night, and the sky was literally electric. For nearly two hours, hardly any rain fell but lightning struck often. I was able to set...
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Collecting flack
The TTC doesn’t need to do drug testing on its drivers. For my money, I’d much prefer the Commission spend some time and capital on customer...
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Exhibit Guide: Cancer Connections
Those of you who have been through Nathan Phillips Square recently may have noticed a long rectangular structure displaying the Cancer Connections exhibit...
By Shawn Micallef
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered