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Famine Rememberances

Last weekend Toronto dedicated a starkly breathtaking park/memorial to the Irish Famine immigrants of 1847. Ireland Park was opened by Mary McAleese, President of Ireland and features a rather striking memorial wall made up of glass bricks commemorating those who…

Space and Scale

There is a great discussion at Bricoleurbanism on the absence of people-scaled spaces in Toronto’s urban streetscape. The discussion takes as a starting point construction hoarding on two sides of the street near Bloor that inadvertently created a humane street…

A Wine Worth Noting

While at the Second Cup today and I got a good tip on a rather intriguing grape from Hungary – kekfrankos . Toni Burzotta tells me that it’s one that will appeal to people that appreciate a well structured, smooth…