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Oct. 07, 2013 / Gordon Price

Toronto shows us how to do Nuit Blanche

Nuit Blanche started in Toronto in 2006 – an all-night exploration and celebration of contemporary art that took place from…
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Sep. 13, 2013 / Gordon Price

Yesterday’s Toronto on Today’s Streets

From Atlantic Cities: Toronto photographer Harry Enchin dug through the city archives to develop his most recent photography project, Toronto…
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Aug. 30, 2013 / Gordon Price

What is the typical Canadian dwelling?

According to Doug Saunders at The Globe, it’s this: The dwelling that’s most Canadian, in its sheer numbers and popularity,…
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Jul. 09, 2013 / Gordon Price

Whatever: The Hipster Heatmap

Scot Bathgate picked this one up: Welcome to the Hipster Heatmap from Yelp.  Simply click on your favourite city located…
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Jun. 10, 2013 / Gordon Price

Quote: Time, Toronto and Bike Lanes

Christopher Hume: The 21st-century city should have a network of bike lanes. The world’s leading cities do. Toronto doesn’t. What’s…
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Apr. 26, 2013 / Gordon Price

"How big is too big" – Toronto-style

A variation on the question asked at the last City Conversation is explored in Toronto, where ‘Section 37’ agreements for…
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Apr. 19, 2013 / Gordon Price

Contrast: New York versus Toronto

Ever since Peter Ustinov described Toronto as “New York run by the Swiss,” the Canadian city has seen itself as…
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Apr. 15, 2013 / Gordon Price

Toronto's Don Valley Parkway on a Good Day

Yesterday, to be specific, when the DVP was closed for the weekend for semi-annual maintenance. . Dave Godin took the shot:…
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Apr. 10, 2013 / Gordon Price

Time-lapse Toronto

It’s been a bit since we’ve had a time-lapse video – so here’s a recent one of Toronto by Javin Lau. …
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Apr. 02, 2013 / Gordon Price

Paul Bedford: A voice from Toronto in an unlikely place

Paul Bedford is Toronto’s former Chief Planner and is currently an Adjunct Professor of Urban & Regional Planning at the…
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Mar. 06, 2013 / Gordon Price

Conference: The Modern Metropolis – Toronto, May 16-17

As one of the fastest growing cities in the world, Toronto — and its surrounding region — has emerged as…
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Jan. 16, 2013 / Gordon Price

Our Toronto Correspondent – 2

Terry Lavender has an update, further to his opening piece. In a perfect example of what I was talking about,…
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Jan. 15, 2013 / Gordon Price

Our Toronto Correspondent: “Room for Debate”

Many of Terry Lavender’s friends thought he was crazy to move to Toronto. How could I trade Vancouver’s temperate climate for…
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May. 31, 2009 / Gordon Price

The Daily Dose from Toronto

Brilliant images (as always) by Sam Javanrouh of protesters greeting Bush and Clinton in Toronto: Sam’s blog is daily dose…

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