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On September 2, 2008 9:16 AM in Blue Monday, they said:

And there's already a YouTube video of the winning field goal and the crowd's reaction. ...

On August 31, 2008 11:33 AM in Historicist: Toronto's First Skyscraper, they said:

For the "first skyscraper" claim, I was echoing a Toronto Star article from May 13, 2006 written by Peter Edwards. The key line: "When construction was completed in 1896, his 10-storey building at the...

On August 18, 2008 9:36 AM in Historicist: Guarding A City's Health, they said:

Unfortunately there isn't enough time in the week to cover everything of interest, Sciali. And I wasn't able to make it out to Heritage Toronto's plaque enveiling yesterday. It's definitely an episode...

On August 15, 2008 5:20 PM in Long Road to Comedy Gold, they said:

Bosh's first video update from abroad is available now at AOL Fanhouse. ...

On August 8, 2008 2:50 PM in Inverting the City of Neighbourhoods, they said:

For the purposes of brevity, I didn't go into great detail about rising and declining incomes. But, since it's been raised, according to the Three Cities report, the wealthy neighbourhoods "had a 71...

On August 5, 2008 11:50 AM in Historicist: The Truth and Fiction of a Roving Reporter, they said:

That's hilarious, David. I didn't realize that book contained Toronto stories, too. But thanks for mentioning it. Maybe the old zoo would make an interesting Historicist in the future. I'll definitely...

On June 7, 2008 8:18 PM in Historicist: The Poor Man's Riviera, they said:

You're right, Svend. I took the quote from the Mary L. Adams article linked to earlier in the post. She attributes it to "Metro Chair Frank Gardiner." But the quote should, of course, be attributed to...

On May 22, 2008 11:34 PM in Riding All Over Pedestrians, they said:

And, the best metrics the city could provide regarding various pedestrian collision types are contained in this report [PDF]. Sadly, there's scarce mention of cyclist-pedestrian collisions at all. ...

On May 22, 2008 11:19 PM in Riding All Over Pedestrians, they said:

That's absolutely horrible news, tino, and all the more reason that motorists need to pay closer attention to the cyclists who share the road, and the city has to do whatever it can to promote bike-fr...

On May 12, 2008 2:17 PM in Historicist: Buried Under Bellwoods, they said:

Yeah, sarahL, the Harbord Street Bridge probably does stop at Montrose, but I haven't had a chance to get over there in a while. Rather than relying on possibly faulty memory, I took that description ...

On February 26, 2008 9:39 AM in Banging Your Head Against the Wall of Government Bureaucracy , they said:

In answer to Marc L's question, it should be whichever province you spend the most time in. Unfortunately, provinces try and pawn off their health care responsibilities onto others by enforcing overly...

On February 11, 2008 2:47 PM in Big League Ambitions, they said:

In terms of the ability of the Rogers Centre to meet the NFL's strict seating capacity demands, there were rumours this fall that the field could be jackhammed to allow for additional seating. I als...

On November 11, 2007 8:22 AM in Remembrance and Public Commemoration, they said:

You're right. It's more commonly known as the Boer War, but the monumnent itself was called the South African War Memorial. ...

On September 7, 2007 5:21 PM in Steeltown-Hogtown Showdown, they said:

Whether it's Joe Theismann, Rocket Ismail, Doug Flutie, or Ricky Williams, the Argos do have a long history of spending money to bring some of the biggest college stars and NFL-caliber talent to town....

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