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Janice Reid’s “Real Love” intersects race and space
Earlier this week, Mayor John Tory and mayoral candidates Saron Gebresellassi, Knia Singh and Jennifer Keesmaat debated transit, affordable housing, safety and other topics at a Black community issues...
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PODCAST: Election Panel with Tricia Wood and Matt Elliott
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we’ll be bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will help you wade through what is maybe the most confusing race in the city’s history....
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ELECTION: John Tory’s shameful fiscal record
During his years out of office – between the end of his stint as the leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives and his victory in the 2014 mayoral election – John Tory spoke often, and with what...
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Walking around the Scarborough RT
[Editor’s Note: with the Ontario Premier and both frontrunners in the Toronto mayoral race backing some version of a subway to replace the ageing Scarborough RT, here we present a celebration of a...
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PODCAST: Election Panel with Denise Balkissoon and John Michael McGrath
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we’ll be bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will help you wade through what is maybe the most confusing race in the city’s history....
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ELECTION: Keesmaat carefully considered
Like any good double entendre, a vote cast is a form of expression that can — and arguably should — carry multiple meanings. You can both vote for one candidate and against another, or you can place a...
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Come to our election viewing / release party on Monday!
WHAT: 2018 Election viewing party / Spacing Fall 2018 release party WHEN: Monday, October 22 7pm-11pm WHERE: Pauper’s Pub, 539 Bloor St W, just east of Bathurst RSVP: Let us know on Facebook if you’re...
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ELECTION: Could we please have a mayor who will stand up for Toronto?
Next week’s municipal election is not going to be as it should be. We should have 47 wards in this city. Doug Ford’s anti-democratic interference in our election has put Toronto in a weakened state....
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ELECTION: Spacing Radio has you covered
From the early days of campaign planning, to Doug Ford’s assault on Toronto city hall, and the mayoral and council races that followed, our Spacing Radio podcast has examined every angle of your...
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Public Art Manifesto: Rethinking public art’s possibilities
Works of public art are markers of what a society deems to be important, and the choices we make about what works to erect attest to the shared values and histories. Not only does public art reflect...
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PODCAST: Election Panel with Matthew Blackett and Shawn Micallef
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we’ll be bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will help you wade through what is maybe the most confusing race in the city’s history....
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ELECTION: What we didn’t talk about
An old aphorism about elections attributed to former Canadian prime minister Kim Campbell is that the campaign trail is no place for thoughtful debate over serious issues. Did Toronto election 2018...
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The complicated history of Canadian blackface
In 1841, travelling American circuses came to Toronto for the first time and blackface came with them. According to University of Toronto theatre professor Stephen Johnson and historian Karolyn Smardz...
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How do we improve cities without causing displacement? Discussion from the...
As demand for urban living continues to increase, how do we make our cities better without triggering displacement of low and middle-income people who already live there? That was one of the constant...
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EVENT: No Place To Go — A public talk about public washrooms with Lezlie Lowe
WHAT: No Place To Go: A public talk about public washrooms WHERE: at the Spacing Store: 401 Richmond St W. WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 4, 2pm-4pm RSVP: Let us if you’re coming on the Facebook event page Coach...
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Where do people go to find quiet in a city?
Sitting on my second floor balcony – a laneway and a row of houses separating me from Dufferin Street – I often find myself yearning for the sound of silence. In the summer, I daydream about sitting...
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We need to talk about cars
When we plan for our transportation future, whether we’re talking at the municipal, regional or provincial level, there’s an elephant in the room. Even the most serious plans avoid it. If we take...
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EVENT: Launch of “50 Toronto Hidden Gems” book and Spacing Store anniversary
WHAT: Launch of “50 Toronto Hidden Gems & Curiosities” and Spacing Store 4th anniversary WHEN: Monday, November 19, 2018 / 7pm-9pm WHERE: Spacing Store, 401 Richmond St W COST: event is free, book...
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Remembrance Day in Toronto
East York Civic Centre – Memorial Gardens Date: Sunday, November 11 Location: East York Civic Centre, Memorial Gardens, 850 Coxwell Ave. Time: 10:45 a.m. See the East York ceremony programme...
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Remembrance Day: Parsing Toronto’s memorial landscaping
For most of the 20th century, public memorials in Toronto were restricted to the commemoration of fallen soldiers, as well as select figures and events. The 21st century memorial landscape is more...
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