{"id":21101,"date":"2011-06-30T10:53:08","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T14:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=21101"},"modified":"2011-06-30T10:53:08","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T14:53:08","slug":"thursdays-headlines-205","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/06\/30\/thursdays-headlines-205\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>FORD &amp; PRIDE<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto mayor&#8217;s snub of Pride Week gives bigots cover to spew their bile \u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/marcus-gee\/toronto-mayors-snub-of-pride-week-gives-bigots-cover-to-spew-their-bile\/article2080989\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ford undecided about attending Canada Day celebrations [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ford-undecided-about-attending-canada-day-celebrations\/article2081043\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Mayor Ford, don&#8217;t be too proud for Pride [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=181555\">NOW<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 NOW Magazine offers to fly Ford to Pride parade [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1017180--now-magazine-offers-to-fly-ford-to-pride-parade\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Place your bets: Mayor Ford to attend Pride? [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontocouncil\/article\/1017072--place-your-bets-mayor-ford-to-attend-pride\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Rod Ford at Pride: what are the odds? [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/politics\/rob-ford-at-pride-what-are-the-odds\/\">The Grid<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022<strong> <\/strong>Is Rob Ford a homophobe? The question is irrelevant [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/local-news\/is-rob-ford-a-homophobe-the-question-is-irrelevant\/\">The Grid<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSPORTATION<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Eglinton LRT ready to launch [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/ttc\/article\/1017076--eglinton-lrt-ready-to-launch\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Why the Jarvis Street bike lanes matter [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/politics\/why-the-jarvis-street-bike-lanes-matter\/\">The Grid<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Caroline Macfarlane: bike resuscitator [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/people\/caroline-macfarlane-bike-resuscitator\/\">The Grid<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Toronto won&#8217;t be getting uniform taxi cabs just yet [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/local-news\/toronto-won%E2%80%99t-be-getting-uniform-taxi-cabs-just-yet\/\">The Grid<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEVELOPMENT &amp; GRAFFITI <\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Power plant foes question council&#8217;s priorities [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/mississauga\/article\/1016714--power-plant-foes-question-council-s-priorities\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 OMB approves 10,000-unit plan for Downsview lands [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1017081--omb-approves-10-000-unit-plan-for-downsview-lands\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Durham&#8217;s controversial trash burner clears second-last hurdle [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1017070--durham-s-controversial-trash-burner-clears-second-last-hurdle\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Why local chefs are pissed at quarry proposal [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/local-news\/why-local-chefs-are-pissed-at-quarry-proposal\/\">The Grid<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Committee gives thumbs-up to graffiti proposal [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1017043--committee-gives-a-thumbs-up-to-graffiti-proposal\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Quoted: Councillors, experts weigh in on city&#8217;s graffiti [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/06\/29\/quoted-councillors-experts-weigh-in-on-citys-graffiti\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Graffiti Management Plan approved [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/local-news\/graffiti-management-plan-approved\/\">The Grid<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Toronto launches battle against graffiti [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/06\/29\/toronto-launches-battle-against-graffiti\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEIGHBOURHOODS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto website gives deep look at neighbourhood statistics [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/toronto-website-gives-deep-look-at-neighbourhood-statistics\/article2081114\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0City launches neighbourhood wellbeing website [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/06\/30\/city-launches-neighbourhood-wellbeing-website\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0James: City wants to hide priority neighbourhoods, pretend they don&#8217;t exist [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1017141--james-city-wants-to-hide-priority-neighbourhoods-pretend-they-don-t-exist\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0City looks at scrapping &#8216;priority neighbourhood&#8217; designation [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/06\/29\/city-looks-at-scrapping-priority-neighbourhood-designation\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Neighbourhood labels blasted by councillors [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/06\/29\/neighbourhood-labels-blasted-by-councillors\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Mapping queer Toronto [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/guides\/pride\/2011\/story.cfm?content=181569\">NOW<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Ben Spurr on methadone and NIMBYism [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=181571\">NOW<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The Fixer: A hole beneath the street threatens Pride parties [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/fixer\/article\/1016809--the-fixer-a-hole-beneath-the-street-threatens-pride-parties\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Chief on the defensive [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=181544\">NOW<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Council wants summer patios all year long [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/06\/29\/council-wants-summer-patios-all-year-long\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORD &amp; 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