Yonge-Dundas Square
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Book Review: Thinking about Yonge-Dundas Square
2013 is not only the 10th anniversary of Spacing, but also the 10th anniversary of Yonge-Dundas Square. The two anniversaries are related — in the first...
By Dylan Reid -
Monday’s headlines
CITY HALL • Councillor Mike Layton marries Brett Tryon on Toronto Island [Toronto Star] • Mayor Rob Ford had light schedule for March to July, itinerary...
By Amber Daugherty -
Friday’s headlines
DEVELOPMENT • The Fixer: Dundas St. turn lane to remain closed, likely until next year [Toronto Star] • You vote: What should we rename Yonge-Dundas...
By Amber Daugherty -
Friday’s headlines
CITY COUNCIL • Who gets a key to the city? [Toronto Star] • Mayor Rob Ford gives McDonald’s Canada founder George Cohon key to the city [Toronto Star...
By Amber Daugherty -
A new life for historic O’Keefe laneway
Vibrant public space that encourages walking and physical activity is exactly what 8-80 Cities thinks Toronto needs right now. Some areas in the city that...
By Amber Daugherty -
Decline by little cuts
I thought I’d have a look at the impact of the cuts proposed by the City Manager as a result of the “Core Services Review” in terms of...
By Dylan Reid -
ELECTION: Council Turnover – Ward 27
It’s not often that candidates for City Council are given the opportunity to run without an incumbent in the ward. This year there are nine wards with...
By Nicole McIsaac -
Rock and reflection at the CN Tower
Toronto writer Helen Spitzer was at the pre-NXNE show at the CN Tower, where she met musicians and music fans who see Toronto in new and surprising ways...
By Spacing -
Tuesday’s headlines
DARCY ALLEN SHEPPARD • Cyclist ‘will never be forgotten’ [ Toronto Sun ] • Cyclist in Bryant case remembered at native ceremony ...
By Katia Snukal -
Moonwalking Dundas Square
Moonwalkers from Sam Javanrouh on Vimeo. When Michael Jackson’s death was announced, I never gave any thought to the possibility that Spacing would...
By Matthew Blackett -
Spacing Radio 003: Grey spaces of the city
The next issue of Spacing, due out in late-April, will focus on Toronto’s “grey spaces” — those places that feel public but...
By Spacing -
Welcome Back America — bring your iPhones, transistor radios and maybe a boom box
Love them or hate them, Yonge-Dundas Square is surrounded by giant TV screens. Though we have debated the pros and cons of their existence (mostly con...
By Shawn Micallef