| 2007 Toronto Urban Design Awards call for submissions
The City of Toronto invites students in urban design, architecture, landscape architecture and other design programs to submit theoretical and studio projects related to Toronto. This awards program acknowledges and promotes the important contribution that urban designers, architects, landscape architects and artists make in improving the quality of life in our city. They recognize and celebrate design excellence and in turn elevate public awareness of the vital role that design plays. This years competition includes a new Public Buildings in Context category and several new subcategories in the Private Buildings in Context category. The 2007 competition offers winners the opportunity to receive city-wide recognition from a jury of urban visionaries: Calvin Brook of Brook McIlroy Inc.; David Leinster of the Planning Partnership; Renee Daoust of Daoust Lestage Inc.; Urban Affairs columnist John Barber of The Globe and Mail; and Rick Haldenby, Director of the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo.
Gardeners ready to get back outside
But these colorful collages of landscaping, gardening and lawncare don't come without a little hard work and preparation. Kristy Ostrander, owner of Ostrander Flowers and Greenhouses in Eldon, said now is the time of year when people will have to do the "in/out" gardening. She said it is not quite warm enough yet to leave a lot of the plants outside overnight, but it is better for the plants to get some of the natural sun during the day. For the next couple of weeks, Ostrander said local gardenrs could leave some of their plants outside, making sure there is plenty of water and sun, and then bringing the plants back inside so as not to expose the delicate flora to frost. "I think we are past the last frost but it can come all the way up into May," she said.
Planting garden is for the birds
Let me start with a couple of basics. If you have a yard, you have yard work.However, if you call it gardening, it sounds like a labor of love rather than work. Watching my wife Blanche for nearly 24 years, I do know that gardening is therapeutic. I read a quote somewhere that says “you can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt."Gardening is one of America's favorite pastimes, and it's a healthy hobby. But it's also a way to help protect your part of the environment – your yard.Gardeners who establish a backyard wildlife habitat provide a natural environment for a variety of birds, butterflies, mammals and other animals.Spring arrived on March 21. Earth Day is April 22. What better way to celebrate spring and Earth Day than to go to one of our three Plant and Flower Festivals. Each of the State Farmers Markets in Columbia, Florence and Greenville has a spring festival.
Five charged in workers comp fraud
A nationwide workers compensation fraud scheme discovered in Jacksonville led to charges Thursday against five men accused of stealing as much as $100 million from thousands of people, including the families of three people who died in Florida, federal officials said. .
Springfield Business Journal Contributor
It is not, in other words, filled with spandex-clad enthusiasts (though the shop does sell biking apparel). It isnt packed with accessories aimed only at gearheads (though it does sell specialized gear), and it isnt priced exclusively for the professional (though it does sell high-end bikes). There are a lot of good bike shops in town, but I like going into Queen City Cycles because its not a super-competitive, lets-go-race-bikes kind of place, says Thom Hutchison, a Springfield computer programmer and bike commuter. Its like going into a bike shop and youre 10 (years old) again and everyones all excited and everyones like, Lets go ride bikes, no matter what kind of bike it is. Since opening in late 2004, Queen City Cycles has gained a reputation as a laid-back venue for bike enthusiasts, as a hot-spot for unusual and custom-made bikes and as a top-notch repair shop for bikes new, old and just plain odd.
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