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John Lorinc
A stolen sign, 'No Jews Live Here,' kept John Lorinc's Hungarian Jewish family alive during the Holocaust.
From pre-war Budapest to post-war Toronto, journalist John Lorinc unspools four generations of…
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A thought-provoking look at the demands and expectations we place on our growing cities in the twenty-first century. An excellent introduction to the subject for young adults.
Today, more people…
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Is the ‘smart city’ the utopia we’ve been waiting for?
The promise of the so-called smart city has been at the forefront of urban planning and development since the early…
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How do we build cities where we aren’t just living within the same urban space, but living together?
Nearly every culture has a variation on the dumpling: histories, treatises, family legends, and recipes about the world’s favorite lump of carbs
If the world’s cuisines share one common food…
The story of how one big city for better or, mostly, worse has dealt with poverty and immigration.
An archaeological dig uncovers the secret history of Toronto’s long-forgotten first immigrant neighbourhood.
A citizen’s guide to making the big city a place where we can afford to live.
The story of how Toronto came out as one of North America’s leading hubs of queer activism and culture.
