{"id":12816,"date":"2012-08-01T08:39:07","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T15:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingvancouver.ca\/?p=12816"},"modified":"2013-02-25T20:56:31","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T04:56:31","slug":"august-1-2012-headlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/08\/01\/august-1-2012-headlines\/","title":{"rendered":"August 1, 2012 Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOCAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Gastown&#8217;s cobblestones turning into asphalt patchwork [C<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/story\/2012\/07\/31\/bc-gastown-cobblestones.html?cmp=rss\" target=\"_blank\">BC<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Is this the future of the Sears building? [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openfile.ca\/vancouver\/blog\/2012\/future-sears-building\" target=\"_blank\">OpenFile<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 City launches citizens\u2019 volunteer corps [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/City+launches+citizens+volunteer+corps\/7021026\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Vancouver Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Canucks owners gamble on new office district in Vancouver [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/report-on-business\/industry-news\/property-report\/canucks-owners-gamble-on-new-office-district-in-vancouver\/article4449933\/\" target=\"_blank\">Globe and Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Quattro pivots from mid-rises to towers [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.civicsurrey.com\/2012\/07\/31\/quattro-pivots-from-mid-rises-to-towers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Civic Surrey<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CANADA<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Is Toronto&#8217;s Mayor a Barrier to Good Planning? [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/politics\/2012\/08\/torontos-mayor-barrier-good-planning\/2785\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Atlantic Cities<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 India blackout, on second day, leaves 600 million without power [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/india-blackout-on-second-day-leaves-600-million-without-power\/2012\/07\/30\/gJQA7j1LMX_story.html?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost\" target=\"_blank\">The Washington Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 How the Internet Could Save America&#8217;s Small Towns [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/technology\/2012\/07\/how-internet-could-save-americas-small-towns\/2778\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Atlantic Cities<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Landscape Photography: New Visions [<a href=\"http:\/\/places.designobserver.com\/feature\/landscape-photography-new-visions\/35298\/\" target=\"_blank\">Places: Design Observer<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOCAL \u2022 Gastown&#8217;s cobblestones turning into asphalt patchwork [CBC] \u2022 Is this the future of the Sears building? 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