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2009 Heritage Toronto Awards
One of Spacing’s favorite civic events is the Heritage Toronto Awards night at the Carlu. It’s a night when Toronto boosters, architecture...
By Spacing -
ARCHITECTURE FETISH: Regency
With summer coming to an end and nature’s most colourful season just around the corner, I’m reminded of an architectural style that put as...
By Thomas Wicks -
Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archive opens & Rick Bébout memorial
On Saturday the Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archives opened their permanent new home in an (appropriately old) house on Isabella between Church and Yonge...
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New ways of thinking about cities and policy making
“Every time you do something in the city, don’t just do it, do it beautifully.” A seemingly simple statement made by Joe Berridge at...
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Thursday’s headlines
TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION • No one wants to tackle TTC ‘budget monster’ [ Toronto Star ] • Zoned fares not in TTC plans [ Toronto...
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LEAF’s final tree tour for 2009: St. James Town
WHAT: LEAF’s last tree tour for 2009 WHEN: Wednesday, September 23 @ 6pm WHERE: St. James Town. Meet at northwest corner of Winchester Street and...
By Spacing -
Spacing Radio is back for season two!
back in March 2009, Spacing launched our first season of Spacing Radio, a bi-weekly podcast hosted by the CBC Radio’s David Michael Lamb. After six...
By Spacing -
Friday’s headlines
ISLAND AIRPORT • Sparks fly over late landings [ Toronto Star ] • Bryant’s legal to to investigate fatal crash [ Toronto Star ...
By Jake Schabas -
Friday’s headlines
STORM • Twisters carve huge swath [ Toronto Star ] • Tornadoes touch down in Ontario [ Globe & Mail ] • Massive cleanup begins in...
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STRiDAs and skyscrapers: Bike store opens in First Canadian Place
It’s not every day that you find a bike store in one of North America’s largest bank buildings. In the concourse level of First Canadian Place...
By Jake Schabas -
Watch NFB: Wild in the City
Editor: Spacing is pleased to showcase films from the NFB’s online screening room. The NFB will be occasionally posting films here that explore our...
By Matthew Forsythe -
One way to GO: Visiting Milton
Yesterday, I wrote about a poorly designed pedestrian connection between the YRT/Viva bus terminal and the Langstaff GO Station. But there are examples of...
By Sean Marshall