An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.
We owe thanks to David Juliusson (who is leading the event) for letting us know about this historical bike tour, which is posted at BikeEvents.TO. Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013 The French Forts of Toronto and Aboriginal Festival Bicycling is a unique and exciting way to view Toronto’s early history. On June 22 from 11 […]
From the Office of Ward 3, TDSB Trustee Pamela Gough: Sent on behalf of Trustee Pamela Gough: Ward 3 Trustee Pamela Gough’s Update March 18, 2013 I hope your March Break went well! We have a full line-up of ward forums set to go between now and the end of the school year. For those […]
The most recent Wesley Mimico United Church community forum took place on Jan. 28, 2013. The church is located at 2 Station Road at the corner of Mimico Avenue and Station Road in Mimico. I became interested in the Wesley Mimico redevelopment project as a result of my involvement with the Parkview School project starting […]
The opening paragraphs of the New York Times report read as follows: Toyo Ito, a Japanese architect who broke from Modernism and designed a library that survived his country’s catastrophic 2011 earthquake, was awarded his profession’s top honor, the Pritzker Architecture Prize, on Sunday. “Toyo Ito is a creator of timeless buildings, who at the same […]
The following messages, which I read with much interest, are from Murray Smith, a visitor to this website He’s given me permission to quote him. Long Branch Memories March 15, 2013 Jaan: It’s fascinating to see the brief correspondence about the old hometown that you’ve collected. On occasion I will search different areas I remember […]
I have a particular interest in the Great Lakes in the preparations for the May 4 and May 5, 2013 Jane’s Walks in Long Branch that Mike James and I will be leading near the shoreline of Lake Ontario. The following headline, photo, and opening sentences are from a March 15, 2013 CBC News report […]
Following text features the opening sentences of a March 15, 2013 Toronto Star article about the Toronto waterfront. To access the full article, click on the link in the previous sentence. David Juliusson of Toronto alerted me to this article. He commented: “This shows the importance of vigilance on the Toronto waterfront. Subject: Toronto Star […]
Following news update is from Mimico Residents Association: March 2013 Community News Mimico Residents Association ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Date: Thursday, March 21st Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Mimico Baptist Church, 80 Hillside Ave Reminder: There will be a membership desk where members can check their Membership status and renew/pay their membership dues – $10 for the year per household. […]
How can we contextualize design? A good place to begin is with the genesis of Nathan Glaser’s career as a designer. Cats and bats Milton Glaser remarks in Art is work: Graphic design, interiors, objects and illustration (2000) that he’s drawn to the observation and drawing of animals. “I realize,” he explains (p. 95), “that what […]