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The mysterious case of the grave of Stella Vanzant
When little Stella Vanzant died of causes unknown some time in the early 1800s, her bereaved father interred the girl’s young body in a six by...
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Urbanist’s Guide to Toronto Events: Sept. 13-19
SUNDAY Frankel Lambert Community Garden Harvest Festival Where: Frankel Lambert Park (340 Christie St.) When: 3:00pm – 7:00pm What: A day of food...
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That time Toronto City Hall starred in Star Trek
EDITOR’S NOTE: This articles was originally posted in October 2013; it’s being re-posted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of New City Hall...
By Adam Bunch -
LORINC: Faced with backlash on refugee stance, Conservatives keep digging
Over the weekend, according to media reports, the Conservative’s election crisis response to public outrage over Ottawa’s handling of the refugee crisis...
By John Lorinc -
Shedding light on public transit and invisible disabilities
A few years ago, Stats Canada conducted a survey exploring disabilities and found that 3.8 million adult Canadians identified as “disabled.” However, a...
By Jay Pitter -
LORINC: Why the Tories’ mean-spirited refugee policy has awoken urban Canada
Like many Canadians, I was riveted to the point of distraction by the extremely disturbing events of last week, and the way the developments in Europe’s...
By John Lorinc -
BACK TO SCHOOL: Why I use the city as a classroom
At this time of year, the signs abound. Colourful backpack displays have replaced the Slip-N-Slide demo at Walmart. And if you listened closely last week...
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What Philadelphia can teach Toronto about art, history, and public spaces
Among North American cities, few can boast the depth of history that’s on offer in Philadelphia. The compact downtown, plotted out by William Penn in the...
By John Lorinc -
Forgotten TTC architecture a reminder of nixed transit plans
Toronto is building the East Bayfront LRT. Well, sort of. This week, Metro News reported that the City of Toronto has set aside $2 million to “rough...
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The very first ride at the CNE
It all started back in the mid-1800s, as a relatively small provincial fair. They held it in a field out behind Upper Canada College, which was on King...
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Exploring Black Creek, Toronto’s mini-LA River
I’ve been reading a lot about the LA river recently because of the announcement that Frank Gehry is working with the City of Los Angeles on plans to...
By Jake Tobin Garrett -
Happy birthday to the Toronto streetcar system
There are perhaps few things more symbolic of Toronto than its streetcars. For more than 150 years, surface rail has formed the backbone of the...
By Chris Bateman
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered