{"id":9603,"date":"2010-02-25T09:13:22","date_gmt":"2010-02-25T14:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=9603"},"modified":"2010-02-25T15:03:05","modified_gmt":"2010-02-25T20:03:05","slug":"thursdays-headlines-138","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/02\/25\/thursdays-headlines-138\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LAWRENCE HEIGHTS REDEVELOPMENT <\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/771175---massive-plan-to-revamp-troubled-lawrence-heights\" target=\"_self\">Massive&#8217; plan to revamp troubled Lawrence Heights<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/city-to-announce-massive-overhaul-of-low-income-lawrence-heights\/article1480579\/\" target=\"_self\">City to announce massive overhaul of low-income Lawrence Heights<\/a> [ Globe &amp; Mail ]<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CITY FINANCES<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2010\/02\/24\/13017256.html\" target=\"_self\">Mayor calls for &#8216;degradation&#8217; fees for roads<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/771162--budget-boss-defends-city\" target=\"_self\">Budget boss defends city<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/toronto\/story.html?id=2609493\" target=\"_self\">City disputes Board of Trade deficit predictions<\/a> [ National Post ]<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/771161--utilities-to-be-dinged-for-more-road-repairs\" target=\"_self\">Utilities to be dinged for more road repairs<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAYORAL RACE<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/770942--experience-counts-mayoral-candidate-says\" target=\"_self\">Experience counts, mayoral candidate says<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/article\/771020--bike-lanes-an-election-winner-for-rossi\" target=\"_self\">Bike lanes an election winner for Rossi <\/a>[ Toronto Star ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>URBAN GREEN<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=173824\" target=\"_self\">Toronto: the greenest city in North America? <\/a>[ Now Magazine ]<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=173825\" target=\"_self\">T.O. game changers<\/a> [ Now Magazine ]<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=173826\" target=\"_self\">Smoke on the water<\/a> [ Now Magazine ]<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyeweekly.com\/blog\/post\/83999--the-defriending-of-dufferin-grove-park\" target=\"_self\">Toronto&#8217;s most people-powered park is still struggling to make nice with the city<\/a> [ Eye Weekly ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/story.cfm?content=173837\" target=\"_self\">Space for discussion<\/a> [ Now Magazine]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyeweekly.com\/blog\/post\/83943\" target=\"_self\">Islands in the stream of consciousness<\/a> [ Eye Weekly ]<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyeweekly.com\/city\/details\/article\/84037\" target=\"_self\">Details: Krishna Korner<\/a> [ Eye Weekly ]<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/771174--porter-city-crackdown-hits-park-pizza-nights\" target=\"_self\">Porter: City crackdown hits park pizza nights<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/network.nationalpost.com\/NP\/blogs\/toronto\/archive\/2010\/02\/24\/twitter-candidate-emerges-as-ttc-get-set-to-unveil-customer-service-panel.aspx\" target=\"_self\">Twitter candidate emerges, as TTC gets set to unveil customer-service panel<\/a> [ National Post ]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2010\/02\/24\/13015161.html\" target=\"_self\">Coyote scare in East York<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/parentcentral\/education\/schoolsandresources\/article\/771036--million-bucks-makes-school-heart-of-the-community\" target=\"_self\">Million bucks makes school \u2018heart of the community<\/a>&#8216; 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