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Archive for May, 2009

Canal Aesthetics - a valid issue for all of Windsor
Canal Aesthetics - a valid issue for all of Windsor
By Mark | May 17, 2009 | Feedback (48)
On a previous discussion thread a point was made "The argument that the canal may not be pretty is my own. I had the overwhelming sense at the mayor’s presentation that his vision of the canal is to look something like the the area around the ...
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Fighting Canals with Process vs. Logic
Fighting Canals with Process vs. Logic
By Mark | May 16, 2009 | Feedback (34)
Council needs to vote for the Canal Plan Tuesday, Hell Yes! Not voting for it would kill the project before the public gets a chance to fully vet it, that would be the true Democracy Killer Remember, Although I supported the Canal Plan in Principal, ...
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Who are artists and why should we care?
Who are artists and why should we care?
By Mark Bradley | May 16, 2009 | Feedback (0)
On the eve of Walk for a Creative City in Windsor on May 18th, Jim Chambers is a photographer in Hamilton, Ontario, ask the very same questions we artists in Windsor are asking. I present his column in full here. JIM CHAMBERS THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR (May 9, 2009)Who ...
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Does 'Citizens for Jobs NOW' support the Canal?
Does ‘Citizens for Jobs NOW’ support the Canal?
By Mark | May 15, 2009 | Feedback (14)
I think its curious that some individuals who vigorously oppose the Canal are public supporters of "Citizens for Jobs Now". This organization says that it supports ALL infrastructure Jobs. The Canal definitely would qualify under that description. Now I'm sure this can be rationalized away but it is a great ...
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What does Car-Free Look Like?
What does Car-Free Look Like?
By Chris | May 15, 2009 | Feedback (7)
With the help of Martin Specht, who wrote this article for the New York Times, and the mystery reader who sent me this link, we can get a taste of the car-free life by visiting (pictorally, anyways) Vauban, Germany.  Ahhh, Germany!  Why must we always look to European countries for inspiration......
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Urban Mediations Symposium Tomorrow at Artcite
Urban Mediations Symposium Tomorrow at Artcite
By Chris | May 13, 2009 | Feedback (2)
From our friends over at Broken City Lab, co-sponsors of this one-day symposium at Artcite, starting at 9:00 AM.  Click here for the day's program. Thursday, May 14 going to be an incredible day: Urban Mediations, ...
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"Of Time and the City" Flick and a Feast Event Tomorrow
“Of Time and the City” Flick and a Feast Event Tomorrow
By Chris | May 13, 2009 | Feedback (1)
OF TIME AND THE CITY: Movie Trailer - Funny bloopers R us A Love Song and Eulogy to the City of Liverpool. "We love the place we hate, then hate the place ...
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“A Concert Hall is Really Part of the Infrastructure of a Community,”
“A Concert Hall is Really Part of the Infrastructure of a Community,”
By Chris | May 13, 2009 | Feedback (8)
Those were the words of Athos Zaghi, of Theatre Consultants Collaborative, one of the consultants tasked with authoring the feasability report commissioned by the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. Is anyone wondering exactly why the city would omit the conversion of the Windsor Armouries into a ...
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