Spacing Toronto

Thursday’s Headlines

• Leash-free policy lacks teeth: Critics [ Toronto Star ] • Dog owners get a new leash on life [ Globe and Mail ] • City might expand dog...

By Julie Yamin

Events

SPACING: release party on Wednesday

WHAT: Spacing, summer 2007 issue release party WHEN: Wednesday, July 4th, 2007 • 8pm WHERE: S.S. Gladstone Hotel (1214 Queen St. W.) HOW MUCH: $10...

By Spacing

Streetscape

Where in the GTA?

I made another visit to a 905 downtown earlier this week. It’s fairly accessible by transit and not too hard to find by car. The small downtown is...

By Sean Marshall

Community

Wednesday’s Headlines

• Jamestown youth gets arts centre [ Toronto Star ] • Centre gets youth off the street and online [ Globe and Mail ] • Man kayaks solo...

By Julie Yamin

Architecture

The Sam’s sign vs. the CityTV truck

CityTV will soon be vacating the 299 Queen Street West address that was for years the iconic home of CityTV, Much Music and other cable television...

By Sean Marshall

Community

Photoblogging, feline style

Gotta love this project — a German fellow rigged up a keychain digital camera to take a photo every 2.5 minutes and attached it to his cat’s...

By Matthew Blackett

Transit

Pulling TTC attention towards its signs

Crossposted to Transit Toronto. Design critic and accessibility advocate Joe Clark brings to our attention pressing issues regarding signage on the...

By James Bow

Bikes

Cycling-only streets in Winnipeg

Spacing photographer Bouke Salverda was recently in Winnipeg and snapped this shot of a street sign indicating it’s a cycling-only street on Sundays...

By Matthew Blackett

Bikes

Cycling round up

Photo courtesy of bikelanediary A lot has been happening this summer in cycling news. Here are just a few recent items from our city and beyond. Cycling...

By Tammy Thorne

Green Space

Tuesday’s Headlines

• Citytv’s landmark truck to be grounded [ Toronto Star ] • OPP kept busy with street racing [ Globe and Mail ] • Consumer products...

By Julie Yamin

Bikes

SPACING POLL: how many bikes have been stolen from you?

About this time every year a friend tells me they’ve had their bike stolen. Three years ago I had my bike of 10 years stolen from me while I manned...

By Matthew Blackett

Community

All along my watchtower

I recently moved into a high-rise apartment in the most southernly part of Parkdale. My place is on the 24th floor and overlooks Humber Bay and most of...

By Matthew Blackett