Monumental success: Toronto’s Stone Distillery has stood the test of time
The Stone Distillery, which anchors the southwest corner of the Distillery Historic District, is a noble backdrop for thousands of photos and videos every year. But probably only a handful of visitors...
View ArticleRENZETTI: What we lose when we lose Ontario Place
On a gusty warm Sunday in September, I enjoyed a bit of paradise at the edge of Toronto. I know: Toronto and paradise, not exactly synonymous, right? Perhaps that’s because not enough people know about...
View ArticleNEW ISSUE: 2022 City Election Issue(s)
Once upon a time, Toronto had ambition. While it was much mocked for wanting to be a “world-class city,” at least it had a goal. Now, with more cranes dotting the skyline than any other city in North...
View ArticleELECTION: Toronto is a highrise, rental city – unlike City Council
Last week, Statistics Canada released the latest set of data from the 2021 Census, which included information on housing type and tenure. According to the census, more Torontonians rent, and even more...
View ArticleLORINC: What’s missing from the missing middle debate
City council has spent the past few years chipping away at the walls surrounding that seemingly impregnable fortress otherwise known as Toronto’s Stable Neighbourhoods, with incremental moves such as...
View ArticleThe Future Fix: Is bike culture inclusive?
Spacing and Evergreen proudly present The Future Fix: Solutions for Communities Across Canada, a special podcast series. This is a special, French-language edition. Spacing et Evergreen présentent...
View ArticlePODCAST: Election Panel with Shawn Micallef and Kunal Chaudhary
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we’ll be bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the candidates, platforms, and issues that will shape our city for the...
View ArticleREID: Election signs of the times
Yesterday was sign day in Toronto’s municipal election. Campaign workers spread out over the city to hammer signs onto lawns and leave signs for posting in apartment windows. Signs supporting...
View ArticleELECTION: The incredible shrinking transit debate
Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, Toronto’s local politicians had ambitions for local transit. The topic was debated, often intensively and at length. Plans were bruited, consultants were...
View ArticleThe Future Fix: Experiments in Mobility
Spacing and Evergreen proudly present The Future Fix: Solutions for Communities Across Canada, a special podcast series. THIS EPISODE: Experiments in Mobility It can be hard to convince governments at...
View ArticlePODCAST: Election Panel with Matt Elliott and Tricia Wood
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we are bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the candidates, platforms, and issues that will shape our city for the next...
View ArticleELECTION: ART vs Art — when artists enlivened a walkover campaign by a bland...
As far as Toronto mayoral elections go, 1982 was a snoozer. With no prominent competition, Art Eggleton was assured a second term. Utilizing his dull, amiable, centrist image, he campaigned on a...
View ArticleOP-ED: City Council is Dull — It Needs Parties
Recently, the PC government proposed giving Toronto and Ottawa “strong mayor” powers, claiming major cities need strong mayors to deliver priorities. And they might be right. Toronto and Ottawa may...
View ArticleELECTION NIGHT PARTY! Come watch the results with Spacing
WHAT: Spacing’s Election Night Watch Party! WHEN: Monday, Oct. 24, 6pm-10pm WHERE: Pauper’s Pub, 539 Bloor St. W., 1 block east of Bathurst St. COST: Free! (plus free copy of magazine & giveaways)...
View ArticleElection Panel: the 905 Edition
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we are bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the candidates, platforms, and issues that will shape our city for the next...
View ArticleMovie Review — Trash Day: a dumpster diving documentary
People are buying and using more things than they ever have before and, with this, creating more garbage than a city can sustainably dispose of. Overflowing black and clear bags line the grid streets...
View ArticleLORINC: We finally have a ballot question for the ages
Let’s face it: there was never meant to be a ballot question, besides some kind of fuzzy re-validation of Mayor John Tory’s claim of experienced, don’t-scare-the-horses leadership, yada, yada, yada....
View ArticleBook Review – When Eero Met His Match: Aline Loucheim Saarinen and the Making...
Author: Eva Hagberg (Princeton University Press, 2022) Today, I think about Aline’s contributions to the field, and to the practice and publicity of architecture. I see traces of her work everywhere,...
View Article2022 Toronto Heritage Award winners
The Book Award was presented to: Indigenous Toronto: Stories That Carry This Place, an anthology examining both our deep foundation of Indigenous history and the contrasting narratives of Indigenous...
View ArticleELECTION MAP: Duelling campaign endorsements
Last week, Spacing contributor Anthony McMahon argued that it is time for Toronto City Hall to have political parties, similar to those established in Montreal and Vancouver. McMahon argued that...
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