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Let’s build the Bathurst Bridge Toronto deserves
There is going to be a new bridge in town, and Toronto has a rare opportunity to build something great because the Bathurst Street Bridge is about to...
By Shawn Micallef -
TTC strike date pushed back
According to the Toronto Star: The union is in a legal strike position at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, but Kinnear said a strike now wouldn’t likely happen...
By Matthew Blackett -
Property taxes are weird
Property taxes are weird. They don’t work like other taxes. I’ve been trying to get my head around them for a few years now. In the run-up to...
By Dylan Reid -
Friday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Miller presses Ottawa to ban handguns [ Toronto Star ] • Hold applause for city’s budget [ Toronto Star ] • Ford called...
By Monika Warzecha -
Events Guide: Earth Hour
WHAT: Earth Hour 2008 WHEN: Saturday, March 29, 8pm WHERE: all over Looking for something to do while the lights are out this Saturday? Here and here are...
By Todd Harrison -
POLL: Should the TTC be allowed to strike?
As Toronto moves closer to a transit strike next week (or some kind of “job action”), residents who rely on the TTC are holding their breath...
By Matthew Blackett -
Events Guide: eco fairs, transit camp, walking meetings, and water tour
WHAT: Toronto Conservation Action Network community fairs WHEN: March 27 and 28 (tonight and tomorrow night), 7pm-9pm WHERE: Beach United Church (140...
By Todd Harrison -
Toronto’s French Connection
Casa Loma may be Toronto’s favourite and best-known castle, but chateaus still abound. The chateau style was used all over the world, most often for...
By Thomas Wicks -
Thursday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Rob Ford accused of assault and death threat [ Toronto Star ] • Toronto police charge councillor with assault [ Globe and Mail ...
By Monika Warzecha -
Rob Ford charged with assault and threatening death
City councillor Rob Ford has been charged with assault and threatening death. • The Toronto Star article • The National Post article • The...
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BOOKS: What are you reading?
For those of you with a city-focused book fetish, you should be looking forward to Spacing’s upcoming issue where we review a handful of excellent...
By Matthew Blackett -
Budget 2008: Maybe Next Year
Toronto is mentioned 35 times in the 2008 provincial budget that was tabled this afternoon. Tellingly, however, seven of those 35 Torontos are in the...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered