{"id":21779,"date":"2011-08-03T07:48:50","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T11:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=21779"},"modified":"2011-08-03T07:48:50","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T11:48:50","slug":"wednesdays-headlines-211","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/08\/03\/wednesdays-headlines-211\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL &amp; MARGARET ATWOOD<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Margaret Atwood quips back at Ford: &#8216;I&#8217;m not running for mayor yet&#8217; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/margaret-atwood-quips-back-at-ford-im-not-running-for-mayor-yet\/article2117493\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Atwood asks: &#8216;Are people like me welcome in this city?&#8217; [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1033654--atwood-asks-are-people-like-me-welcome-in-this-city\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Margaret Atwood on libraries, graffiti and democracy [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1033779--margaret-atwood-on-libraries-graffiti-and-democracy\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Toronto&#8217;s budget battle in verse [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/opinions\/opinion\/torontos-budget-battle-in-verse\/article2114929\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0On literature: A public service announcement from Doug Ford [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/globe-to\/on-literature-a-public-service-announcement-from-doug-ford\/article2114883\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Fords wants to speed up land sales to ease debt [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1033693--fords-want-to-speed-up-land-sales-to-ease-debt\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Budget shortfall makes across the board cuts necessary: Holyday [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/08\/02\/budget-shortfall-makes-across-the-board-cuts-necessary-holyday\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Women&#8217;s group wants apology [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/08\/02\/womens-group-wants-apology\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Harper and Ford do dinner [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/08\/02\/harper-and-ford-do-dinner\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEVELOPMENT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Glass falls off building for 5th time, closes part of Bay St. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1033063--glass-falls-off-building-for-the-5th-time-closes-part-of-bay-st\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0No one knows why glass continues to fall from a downtown condo [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1033789--no-one-knows-why-glass-continues-to-fall-from-a-downtown-condo\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Entrepreneurs set to revitalize century-old theatre [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/08\/02\/entrepreneurs-set-to-revitalize-century-old-theatre\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Salaries increase at MaRS Discovery District [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/08\/02\/salaries-increase-at-mars-discovery-district\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Dog park dysfunction in the Junction [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1033714--dog-park-dysfunction-in-the-junction\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Caribbean Carnival a &#8216;safe event,&#8217; 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