{"id":4145,"date":"2009-04-02T12:45:37","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T16:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2009\/04\/02\/spacing-radio-003-grey-spaces-of-the-city\/"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:11:31","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:11:31","slug":"spacing-radio-003-grey-spaces-of-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2009\/04\/02\/spacing-radio-003-grey-spaces-of-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Spacing Radio 003: Grey spaces of the city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/radio\/images\/spacing-radio003-greyspaces.gif\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Spacing Radio 003\" height=\"272\" width=\"501\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The next issue of <em>Spacing<\/em>, due out in late-April, will focus on Toronto&#8217;s &#8220;grey spaces&#8221; &#8212; those places that feel public but aren&#8217;t, and as such, come with strings attached that can limit one&#8217;s ability to explore, use, or develop them. We examine these areas further in the <a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/radio\/2009\/03\/30\/003-the-grey-spaces-of-the-city\/\">third episode of Spacing Radio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>First, <em>Spacing<\/em> senior editor Shawn Micallef takes host David Michael Lamb to Yonge-Dundas Square for an examination of the rules of engagement for Toronto&#8217;s greyest of spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Then, DML and Wavelength co-founder Jonny Dovercourt discuss the cultural importance of independent book and record shops as hubs and rallying points for the city&#8217;s arts communities.<\/p>\n<p>And reporter Megan Hall takes us through the struggles of an architect who is trying to build a house in a laneway in Parkdale, but is running into all kinds of roadblocks from the City&#8217;s Works department.<\/p>\n<p>All this, plus music by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arts-crafts.ca\/gentlemanreg\/\">Gentleman Reg<\/a> &#8212; who&#8217;s new album, <em>Jet Black<\/em>, was just released on Arts+Crafts.<\/p>\n<p><em>photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/topleftpixel.com\">Sam Javanrouh<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next issue of Spacing, due out in late-April, will focus on Toronto&#8217;s &#8220;grey spaces&#8221; &#8212; those places that feel public but aren&#8217;t, and as such, come with strings attached that can limit one&#8217;s ability to explore, use, or develop them. 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