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Road Trip: A late night walk in Kingston’s historic downtown
I arrived in Kingston at nine at night — the first stop on my four-and-a-half day sprint from Toronto to Fredericton, New Brunskwick and back for a...
By Matthew Hague -
More thoughts on the Bathurst Street Bridge
Today Christopher Hume weighed in on the impending transformation of the Bathurst Street Bridge (aka The Sir Isaac Brock Bridge) that we discussed here...
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Doors Open: St. Lawrence Hall, Commerce Court North, and the TD Centre
Although I don’t often go there myself, except to pass through on my way to Union Station or to meet my dad after work at his office, the central...
By Matthew Hague -
Event Guide: Concrete Toronto Music
The good Toronto boosters at the Music Gallery have two special shows inspired by the Concrete Toronto book. On Sunday May 25 & Sunday June 1 Toronto...
By Shawn Micallef -
Architecture Fetish: Bungalow Cool
Toronto is a city of bungalows. Though we’d fancy ourselves as a city of tall and thin Victorians, tightly packed together on narrow streets...
By Thomas Wicks -
New York City is the place where . . . (Part I)
Five days in New York City after a four year absence is like an urban elixir full of steroids that make hours and miles of exploration seem...
By Shawn Micallef -
Perceptions of the metropolis
I recently read an article by the English historian Paul Slack about perceptions of London, England in the seventeenth century. During this century, the...
By Dylan Reid -
A walk through Downtown Brampton
Downtown Brampton, with the 1880s Dominion Building and the Rose Theatre behind. I grew up in the suburban city of Brampton, just north-west of Toronto...
By Sean Marshall -
Book Review: Urban Nation, by Alan Broadbent
Alan Broadbent is a businessman and philanthropist who has played an important behind-the-scenes role over the last 15 years in generating a...
By Dylan Reid -
Jane’s Walk Guide: The Inner Suburbs
The second annual Jane’s Walk will be held on May 3 and 4. In anticipation of the event, Spacing will be highlighting some of the unique walks...
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Tuesday’s headlines
TRANSIT • Critics slam deal’s GTA clause [ Toronto Star ] • Both sides had been expecting strike outcome [ Toronto Star ] • Miller...
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The ROM CAN… well, pretend to be accessible
I was a bit distracted this morning when I heard CBC radio news report that McGuinty had made some big announcement at the ROM yesterday. And hearing the...
By Leah Sandals