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Graffiti Portraits on Spacing Photos
Starting today and running for the next two weeks, Spacing photo intern Susheela Nirmalan-Nathan documents the faces in Toronto’s graffiti murals on...
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Opening of ROM and a pulse on the waterfront
Last night I showed up late to the opening of the ROM crystal — somewhere around 1:30am. I was amazed to see so many people still milling about...
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Dale Duncan at City Hall: June 2
How hard is it to paint a line on the road? Toronto is already currently ranked as one of the five most-clogged cities in North America, and with 3...
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Saturday’s headlines
Pulse Front at Harbourfront, by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer • Has the cultural renaissance begun? [ Toronto Star ] • Renaissance ROM, finally realized...
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Where should Toronto’s pedestrian mall be?
Last summer, I spent some time in Stockholm, Sweden with a few friends. We were attending a wedding of a friend, but scheduled a lot of time to wander the...
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Cyclist Profile — Luis the library clerk
During Bike Week, and possibly beyond, I will feature some cyclist profiles here on the wire. These will be profiles of regular people who ride bikes in...
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Strolling on Yonge
This week’s stroll column in Eye Weekly had me wandering up and down the Yonge Street Strip, and was written before hearing about the closing of Sam...
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Friday’s Headlines
• 12,000 pinpricks of light online to rescue Sam’s classic neon sign [ Toronto Star ] • Luminato sheds light on city life [ Globe and Mail...
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New bike lockers are coming
Councillor A.A. Heaps, the new chair of the Toronto Cycling Committee announced today that the City will be doubling the number of bike lockers around the...
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The dark crystal
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. Love it or hate it, the ROM’s new addition looks like a giant crystal, and, ugly or not, that makes the new building...
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Save Sam’s signs
Yesterday, we posted about the closing of Sam The Record Man on Yonge and openly wondered what should be done with the distinctive signage. Some suggested...
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Councillor Heaps responds
Update — The revised Terms of Reference have been deferred back to council. Their next meeting is late June. It would seem that the cycling...
By Tammy Thorne
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered