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In the Star<\/em> today:<\/p>\n

The price of underground parking:<\/strong><\/a> A Star reporter takes a look at the disappearing surface parking lots in Toronto and lauds the wonders of underground lots. Sadly, it only deals with the pricing of lots and completely ignores WHY they are disappearing and the impact surface lots have in an urban setting.
\nSkate or delay:<\/strong><\/a> Christopher Hume adds some persepctive to the skateboard park debate raging in south Etobicoke. It also looks like councillor Mark Grimes, who has been dragged over the coals by local residents for the skate park’s development, is back-tracking and delaying in an attempt to save his job (up for renewal November 13th on election day).
\nAnd a Toronto family become tourists in their own city.<\/strong><\/a> “We spun through a four-day itinerary, based on what anyone would know about the city (CN Tower anyone? How far to Niagara Falls?) and what the city advertises in foreign markets. It was tailored to suit our family. Advertise The <\/em>Lord of the Rings <\/em>all you want, but 3 1\/2 hours of singing hobbits sounds like work to me. We rode Maid of the Mist. We saw Blue Man Group at the Panasonic Theatre, toured the Hockey Hall of Fame and paid $175 for the “Total Tower Experience” at the CN Tower. We saw the Warhol exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario and introduced the kids to dim sum in Chinatown. We toured the Ontario Legislature for free, rode a streetcar, sat in on Afrofest, ambled through Kensington Market and Queen St. W. We walked in Little Italy to the roar of crowds watching soccer. We went to Wonderland in the rain.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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