{"id":26392,"date":"2012-02-17T08:55:48","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T13:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=26392"},"modified":"2012-02-17T08:55:48","modified_gmt":"2012-02-17T13:55:48","slug":"fridays-headlines-235","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/02\/17\/fridays-headlines-235\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 &#8216;Hey, I&#8217;m Rob Ford&#8230;does your fridge work?&#8217; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/hey-im-rob-ford-does-your-fridge-work\/article2341537\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto Hydro offers buyouts to 460 workers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/toronto-hydro-offers-buyouts-to-460-workers\/article2341230\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Centrist councillor to lead task force on community housing homes\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1132964--centrist-councillor-to-lead-task-force-on-community-housing-homes\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Habitat&#8217;s low-cost condo concept gets traction <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1132767--habitat-s-low-cost-condo-concept-gets-traction\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Waiting on Bailao&#8217;s housing plan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/02\/16\/waiting-on-bailaos-housing-plan\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Hume: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, meet Patrick Luciani <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1132670--hume-toronto-mayor-rob-ford-meet-patrick-luciani\">[The Star]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Endless furor spurs efforts to lessen city&#8217;s authority over transit planning <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/endless-furor-spurs-efforts-to-lessen-citys-authority-over-transit-planning\/article2341207\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 GO transit parking tickets double <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/1132773--go-transit-parking-tickets-double\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ridership continues to grow at GO transit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/02\/16\/ridership-continues-to-grow-at-go-transit\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto transit: do people want subways? Depends on how you ask the question <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1132765--toronto-transit-do-people-want-subways-depends-on-how-you-ask-the-question\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Metrolinx: Toronto needs to sign on dotted line for new light-rail plan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/1132755--metrolinx-toronto-needs-to-sign-on-dotted-line-for-new-light-rail-plan\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 TTC takeover <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=185281\">[NOW]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 The curious case of 129 St. Clair Avenue west <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/02\/the-curious-case-of-129-st-clair-avenue-west\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Handmade in T.O. <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/02\/handmade-in-t-o\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 MEC advertising ghost bikes &#8211; No, not <em>those<\/em> ghost bikes <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/02\/mec-advertising-ghost-bikes%e2%80%94no-not-those-ghost-bikes\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Top ten Degrassi Junior High T.O. hangouts <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/02\/top_ten_degrassi_junior_high_to_hangouts\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022 &#8216;Hey, I&#8217;m Rob Ford&#8230;does your fridge work?&#8217; 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