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In a nice coincidence with the Jays, the new issue of Spacing opens with a mini-section on sports - with a feature on Toronto's other baseball team (the other Maple Leafs), whose games, by contrast with the Jays, are free, and @jbcurio.bsky.social on the major league baseball teams we almost had.
October 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In a nice coincidence with the Jays, the new issue of Spacing opens with a mini-section on sports - with a feature on Toronto's other baseball team (the other Maple Leafs), whose games, by contrast with the Jays, are free, and @jbcurio.bsky.social on the major league baseball teams we almost had.
And an additional shout-out to our senior editor @johnlorinc.bsky.social, who was nominated for his book "No Jews Live Here."
October 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
And an additional shout-out to our senior editor @johnlorinc.bsky.social, who was nominated for his book "No Jews Live Here."
Spacing has had a long and fruitful relationship with heritage architect Michael McClelland, who has authored or been interviewed for many articles in our pages over the years, and who has collaborated on some of our books. We congratulate him on being recognized with the Special Achievement Award.
October 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Spacing has had a long and fruitful relationship with heritage architect Michael McClelland, who has authored or been interviewed for many articles in our pages over the years, and who has collaborated on some of our books. We congratulate him on being recognized with the Special Achievement Award.
At the Spacing table for a different piece (Queer Yonge Street), Simon collected the award for the Chinatown project!
October 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
At the Spacing table for a different piece (Queer Yonge Street), Simon collected the award for the Chinatown project!
While Spacing didn't win any awards at tonight's Toronto Heritage Awards, we're pleased to have connections to many of the winners. Spacing reviewed book winner "He Hijacked My Brain: Gary Topp's Toronto" in issue 70. 🧵
October 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
While Spacing didn't win any awards at tonight's Toronto Heritage Awards, we're pleased to have connections to many of the winners. Spacing reviewed book winner "He Hijacked My Brain: Gary Topp's Toronto" in issue 70. 🧵
You'll also find some great pieces by @bobgeorgiouto.bsky.social on the birth of Toronto's patios, @jbcurio.bsky.social on the rise and decline of Toronto's cathedrals of commerce, the department stores, a double feature on fake historical plaques, and much more.
August 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
You'll also find some great pieces by @bobgeorgiouto.bsky.social on the birth of Toronto's patios, @jbcurio.bsky.social on the rise and decline of Toronto's cathedrals of commerce, the department stores, a double feature on fake historical plaques, and much more.
It turns out, "The name “Mimico” comes from the Ojibway word Omiimiikaa, which can mean “place of the wild pigeon” or “abundant with wild pigeons.”" They were so abundant there a street was named "Pidgeon Avenue"
May 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It turns out, "The name “Mimico” comes from the Ojibway word Omiimiikaa, which can mean “place of the wild pigeon” or “abundant with wild pigeons.”" They were so abundant there a street was named "Pidgeon Avenue"
MacCallum also shares some of the challenges of preserving archival photos, with examples of photos damaged in various ways in storage. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
April 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
MacCallum also shares some of the challenges of preserving archival photos, with examples of photos damaged in various ways in storage. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
Sending out love to UofT Scarborough library peeps for this amazing display of Spacing magazines & #Toronto books sold at the Spacing Store [@spacingstore.bsky.social].
April 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Sending out love to UofT Scarborough library peeps for this amazing display of Spacing magazines & #Toronto books sold at the Spacing Store [@spacingstore.bsky.social].
The Toronto Public Space Committee public washroom design contest we are co-sponsoring is cited in a motion by Mayor Olivia Chow to develop a public washroom plan for Toronto. Another incentive to submit a design! secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
March 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The Toronto Public Space Committee public washroom design contest we are co-sponsoring is cited in a motion by Mayor Olivia Chow to develop a public washroom plan for Toronto. Another incentive to submit a design! secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
Happy to learn that City Hall pays for subscriptions to Spacing! Via @graphicmatt.com newsletter toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/city-halls...
March 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Happy to learn that City Hall pays for subscriptions to Spacing! Via @graphicmatt.com newsletter toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/city-halls...
Photographer Peter MacCallum has sent us this photo he took in 1996 (left) of the now-neglected Kensington Market "zombie house" featured in this CBC story (current state on the right, via CBC).
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
March 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Photographer Peter MacCallum has sent us this photo he took in 1996 (left) of the now-neglected Kensington Market "zombie house" featured in this CBC story (current state on the right, via CBC).
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
You can read our feature, by Matthew Hanick, in the current issue 69, on sale at the Spacing Store and other fine bookstores. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
March 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
You can read our feature, by Matthew Hanick, in the current issue 69, on sale at the Spacing Store and other fine bookstores. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
Canadian hockey fans: we made a 12x18 poster print celebrating McDavid's winning goal at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Selling it through the @spacingstore.bsky.social.
Please feel free to share!
spacingstore.ca/collections/...
design by: @matthewblackett.bsky.social
#hockey #canada #mcdavid
Please feel free to share!
spacingstore.ca/collections/...
design by: @matthewblackett.bsky.social
#hockey #canada #mcdavid
February 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Canadian hockey fans: we made a 12x18 poster print celebrating McDavid's winning goal at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Selling it through the @spacingstore.bsky.social.
Please feel free to share!
spacingstore.ca/collections/...
design by: @matthewblackett.bsky.social
#hockey #canada #mcdavid
Please feel free to share!
spacingstore.ca/collections/...
design by: @matthewblackett.bsky.social
#hockey #canada #mcdavid
Thank you to @graphicmatt.com for the shout-out to @lanrickbennett.bsky.social t's op-ed about the TRBOT "Congestion" report in his newsletter (this issue free to read). toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/whatever-h...
February 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Thank you to @graphicmatt.com for the shout-out to @lanrickbennett.bsky.social t's op-ed about the TRBOT "Congestion" report in his newsletter (this issue free to read). toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/whatever-h...
Last year we published a map showing the disparity in free outdoor skating rinks between different parts of Toronto (Scarborough was especially lacking). Good to see the City is taking active measures to address this disparity. (Via @graphicmatt.com newsletter).
January 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Last year we published a map showing the disparity in free outdoor skating rinks between different parts of Toronto (Scarborough was especially lacking). Good to see the City is taking active measures to address this disparity. (Via @graphicmatt.com newsletter).
Reminder: Join Spacing editors John Lorinc, Dylan Reid, and Todd Harrison at 12pm on Oct. 6 at Tranzac Club for music and discussion about Toronto and citybuilding. Ideas, singalongs, and interactive art things -- yes, there will be LEGO. bit.ly/harmonysongb...
October 1, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Reminder: Join Spacing editors John Lorinc, Dylan Reid, and Todd Harrison at 12pm on Oct. 6 at Tranzac Club for music and discussion about Toronto and citybuilding. Ideas, singalongs, and interactive art things -- yes, there will be LEGO. bit.ly/harmonysongb...
Join Spacing senior editors John Lorinc, Dylan Reid, and Todd Harrison at 12pm on Oct. 6 at Tranzac Club for music and discussion about Toronto and citybuilding. Ideas, singalongs, and interactive art things -- yes, there will be LEGO. bit.ly/harmonysongb...
September 18, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Join Spacing senior editors John Lorinc, Dylan Reid, and Todd Harrison at 12pm on Oct. 6 at Tranzac Club for music and discussion about Toronto and citybuilding. Ideas, singalongs, and interactive art things -- yes, there will be LEGO. bit.ly/harmonysongb...
We're very pleased to have been nominated for a National Magazine Award for Best Editorial Package, for our 20th anniversary issue! magazine-awards.com/en/2024nomin...
May 2, 2024 at 3:11 PM
We're very pleased to have been nominated for a National Magazine Award for Best Editorial Package, for our 20th anniversary issue! magazine-awards.com/en/2024nomin...