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SPACING PRESENTS: thinkToronto urban design ideas competition
thinkTORONTO is a Spacing-sponsored urban design ideas competition. The competition will help Spacing celebrate the magazine’s 5th anniversary in...
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Monday’s headlines
• Who spray-painted message on TTC wall? [ Toronto Star ] • Big bins a big problem in city’s tightest quarters [ Globe and Mail ] &bull...
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When in doubt, trust Toronto
Yesterday evening I rode to the ROM for dinner at c5 up in the crystal. When I went to lock my bike I realized I had left my lock key in another jacket...
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UK band makes video using CCTV clips
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98u1HuqS7Nk[/youtube] The British band Get Out The Clause has struck creative gold: unable to afford to make a...
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Saturday’s headlines
TRANSIT • GO service not growing fast enough to meet need [ Toronto Star ] • Next stop: Toronto’s transportation future [ Globe and Mail ...
By Monika Warzecha -
Literally in Toronto
What do the novels Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood, Clara Callan by Richard B. Wright, Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels, and In the Skin of a Lion by...
By Patricia Simoes -
Events Guide: tree planting, stuff swap, community consultation, and more
WHAT: Taylor Creek Park North Bank Tree Planting WHEN: May 10, 10 am — 12 pm WHERE: Meet at the Haldon Ave. parking lot Join Friends of the Don East...
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Friday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Property tax cuts ‘right thing to do’ [ National Post ] • Tax incentives proposed [ Toronto Sun ] • Councillor...
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Walking Thorncliffe Park
After my walk around Flemingdon Park (and being questioned by the police for taking photos), which I described in yesterday’s post, I decided to...
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Heritage Toronto walking tours this weekend: Toronto’s railway heritage, Winchester Street and the Necropolis, and the Howard’s High Park
This weekend’s Heritage Toronto walks (free + no reservation required): Saturday, May 10 — 11:00 AM Toronto’s Railway Heritage On May...
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Thursday’s headlines
• TTC vow: focus on safety [ Toronto Sun ] • TTC fined over worker’s death [ CBC.ca ] • Blind commuters see transit light [ Toronto...
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IKEA decorates subway interior
In the weeks leading up to the mid-April opening of an Ikea store in Kobe, Japan, the Swedish furniture design giant has “redecorated” one of...
By Matthew Blackett
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered