{"id":18119,"date":"2011-02-21T02:41:31","date_gmt":"2011-02-21T06:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=18119"},"modified":"2011-02-21T09:28:37","modified_gmt":"2011-02-21T13:28:37","slug":"mondays-headlines-182","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/02\/21\/mondays-headlines-182\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday&#8217;s Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Looking for the gravy [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontocouncil\/article\/942289--looking-for-the-gravy\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 City Hall Diary: It\u2019s a tweet life at city hall [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/941578--city-hall-diary-it-s-a-tweet-life-at-city-hall\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 James: Ford stumbles onto the right path [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/941517--james-ford-stumbles-onto-the-right-path\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 The quandary facing Rob Ford\u2019s budget chief [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/globe-to\/the-quandary-facing-rob-fords-budget-chief\/article1913890\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Chris Selley: City right to stop paying $1,300 to solve a $60 problem [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/02\/18\/chris-selley-city-right-to-stop-paying-1300-to-solve-a-60-problem\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 City Hall&#8217;s Press Gallery warns Rob Ford of &#8220;abuse of process&#8221; [<a href=\"http:\/\/toronto.openfile.ca\/blog\/general\/2011\/city-halls-press-gallery-warns-rob-ford-abuse-process\">OpenFile<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Pearson-Union link gets $53M worth of diesel trains [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/941224--pearson-union-link-gets-53m-worth-of-diesel-trains\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Vaughan commuters brace for strike [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/941802--vaughan-commuters-brace-for-strike\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ford says full steam ahead for TTC strike ban [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/941532--ford-says-full-steam-ahead-for-ttc-strike-ban\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Early signs point to Queen\u2019s Park, Metrolinx agreeing to Ford\u2019s new transit plan [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/early-signs-point-to-queens-park-metrolinx-agreeing-to-fords-new-transit-plan\/article1913389\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 The Fords\u2019 transit plan is no more than a reckless gamble [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/marcus-gee\/the-fords-transit-plan-is-no-more-than-a-reckless-gamble\/article1913905\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 York Region transit workers to strike at midnight on Tuesday [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/york-region-transit-workers-to-strike-at-midnight-on-tuesday\/article1914763\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Volunteers want LRT plan back on track [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2011\/02\/19\/17341081.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Fixing overcrowding at St. George Station [<a href=\"http:\/\/toronto.openfile.ca\/toronto\/file\/2011\/01\/st-george-station-dangerously-overcrowded-during-morning-rush-hour\">OpenFile<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROADS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Snow banks crowd vehicles into cycling lanes [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/fixer\/article\/941478--snow-banks-crowd-vehicles-into-cycling-lanes\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Worst intersections: Georgetown rail corridor [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/worst-intersections-georgetown-rail-corridor\/article1914753\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ford sends out $60 vehicle registration tax refunds two months early [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/02\/18\/ford-sends-out-60-vehicle-registration-tax-refunds-two-months-early\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUILDINGS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Hume: New Ritz-Carlton, five-star architecture [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/942294--hume-new-ritz-carlton-five-star-architecture\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 What past piece of Toronto do you miss the most? [<a href=\"http:\/\/toronto.openfile.ca\/toronto\/file\/2011\/02\/what-past-piece-toronto-do-you-miss-most\">OpenFile<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>STREETSCAPE<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The little big-box stores that could [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/globe-to\/the-little-big-box-stores-that-could\/article1913912\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto graffiti documented via Street Art View [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogto.com\/arts\/2011\/02\/toronto_graffiti_documented_via_street_art_view_\/\">BlogTO<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 What we know so far about the Green Room&#8217;s green light [<a href=\"http:\/\/toronto.openfile.ca\/blog\/general\/2011\/what-we-know-so-far-about-green-rooms-green-light\">OpenFile<\/a>]<br \/>\n<!--more--> <strong>CULTURE &amp; NIEHGBOURHOODS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 First city-wide Family Day celebration set to begin [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/941603--first-city-wide-family-day-celebration-set-to-begin\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Queer and far: As many in the community move elsewhere, the Gay Village works to develop a new identity [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/02\/19\/queer-and-far-as-many-in-the-community-move-elsewhere-the-gay-village-works-to-develop-a-new-identity\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Pride panel won\u2019t touch QuAIA: Levy [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/comment\/columnists\/sueann_levy\/2011\/02\/18\/17333386.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>POLICE &amp; CRIME<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 &#8216;No parking&#8217; no problem for cops [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2011\/02\/19\/17341026.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Cop should just say &#8216;sorry&#8217; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/columnists\/joe_warmington\/2011\/02\/19\/17340041.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CITY HISTORY<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Historicist: The Collapse of the Union Carbide Building [<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2011\/02\/historicist_the_collapse_of_the_union_carbide_building.php\">Torontoist<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Nostalgia Tripping: Toronto during Prohibition [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogto.com\/city\/2011\/02\/nostalgia_tripping_toronto_during_prohibition_\/\">BlogTO<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The Fixer: Sorry end to Bluffers feral cats [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/942106--the-fixer-sorry-end-to-bluffers-feral-cats\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Five suggestions for Toronto\u2019s own film icon statue [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/02\/19\/five-suggestions-for-torontos-own-film-icon-statue\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022 Looking for the gravy [The Star] \u2022 City Hall Diary: It\u2019s a tweet life at city hall [The Star] \u2022 James: Ford stumbles onto the right path [The Star] \u2022 The quandary facing Rob Ford\u2019s budget chief [Globe &amp; 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