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Montréal Monday: Antlerheads transformed, Fruit & Flowers, and cheap transit on smog days
Each Monday, Spacing will bring you some of the popular posts from our sister blog, Spacing Montréal. We’ll keep an eye open for topics and...
By Matthew Hague -
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...
By Monika Warzecha -
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...
By Amber Yared -
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...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
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...
By Matthew Hague -
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...
By Shawn Micallef -
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...
By Monika Warzecha -
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...
By Patricia Simoes -
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...
By Shawn Micallef -
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...
By Dale Duncan -
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...
By Matthew Blackett -
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...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered