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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...
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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...
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SPACING PRESENTS: thinkToronto urban design ideas competition
You might have seen the ad in the magazine or here on the blog, but today we’re officially announcing the launch of thinkTORONTO, a...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered