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The first snowfall of winter inspired me to dash off yesterday to the Allan Gardens Conservatory, where I spent a half-hour before it closed at 5 o'clock. It was nice to spend time in the greenhouse complex, among the green and living things prepared for Christmas. The relatively late hour was a new time for me, casting shadows and complicating ( Read more... )

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Spacing's Marsha McLeod and Jen Roberton take a look at the campaign against public sex in Marie Curtis Park, placing it in a broader context of queer repression.

The presence of public sex in parks is a long standing tradition in urban centres. For some, having public sex is a fetish. For others, they may frequent parks for sex because they do ( Read more... )

NOW Toronto's Declan Keogh looks at the ongoing disputes over Marie Curtis Park and the recent arrests there, including a recent protest.

On what felt like the coldest day in months, dozens of locals showed up at Marie Curtis Park in Etobicoke on Saturday, November 19, for the latest Walk The Beat event organized by Toronto police from 22 Division ( Read more... )

CBC News' Julie Clow reports on the selection of a Mi'kmaq-language name for a major park on the Island.

The main trail at Bonshaw Provincial Park has a new name ( Read more... )

The Toronto Star's David Rider notes relatively strong support for the idea of the Rail Deck Park.

A Forum Research survey of 778 Torontonians conducted last week found that 51 per cent support the proposal championed by Mayor John Tory and now being studied by city staff at the direction of council ( Read more... )

The Toronto Star's Raju Mudhar talks about the conflicting conceptions of public space at Marie Curtis Park, between long-time and more recent users of the park space.

If you had no idea of the recent news, the two gatherings at Marie Curtis Park in Etobicoke would have just looked like a bunch of people out to enjoy the green space ( Read more... )

Torontoist's David Wencer describes how Sunnybrook Military Hospital came to be.

In 1928, the City of Toronto received an enormous gift: Sunnybrook Farm. The farm was a reported 70 hectares of mostly undeveloped land located just north of the city limits, stretching from Bayview to Leslie across a picturesque section of the Don River. The donor ( Read more... )

Courtney Shea's Toronto Life Q&A highlights some of the issues with the recent arrests in Marie Curtis Park. At the very least, it looks like more information is needed from police about what, exactly, happened.

First, a little background. What can you tell us about how Marie Curtis Park became a popular location for sexual encounters? It’s a ( Read more... )