Ontario bakery [Biscuits to Baskets] that blew up last year is finally opening a permanent location #toa dailyhive.com/toronto/bisc...

Enter the First Supervillain! — H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man (1897) joshuagrasso-58239.medium.com/enter-the-fi...

As Countries Step Back, Neighborhoods Unlock Climate Action |  thecityfix.com/blog/as-coun...

Toronto Public Library expanding social, crisis support services to more branches Twelve Toronto libraries offer social and crisis support services since 2023 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“Bonuses are for when you do a good job; they shouldn’t be handed out like participation trophies" dailyhive.com/canada/canad...

You Have Enough To Start Right Now: Reframing Your Resources open.substack.com/pub/practice...

"For millions of students, hot, uninviting, even dangerous patches of asphalt pass as public schoolyards and play spaces in the U.S. " www.tpl.org/blog/beyond-...

Poilievre’s Hallucinatory Politics thewalrus.ca/poilievres-h...

Proud to be the 2,634th 😎 on @BackerKit for Enshittification: the DRM-free audiobook. Thanks @doctorow enshittification.backerkit.com/community_sh...

Artist reimagines NYC subway alerts with messages of empathy and ease www.trendwatching.com/innovations/...

Mind behind hit Anthony Bourdain show unveil new series on Canada's food scenes www.blogto.com/eat_drink/20...

"I was lucky enough to attend this year’s festival and below are the highlights of my experience!"​https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2025/09/attending-the-2025-national-book-festival/

Librarians Are Being Asked to Find AI-Hallucinated Books www.404media.co/librarians-a...

Reverse centaurs are the answer to the AI paradox pluralistic.net/2025/09/11/v...

“‘There is a domino effect in terms of seeing entrepreneurs in your community. A lot of them mentor young people in inner cities where they grew up. They know the nihilism and lack of empathy of young people who don’t get the support, who…” — @noelito7.bsky.social medium.com/p/hacking-a-...

Charlie Brown, ‘Peanuts’ Gang And Giant Snoopy Doghouse Bring Children’s Museum Exhibit To Life blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/12/c...

Rick Steves Says There's No Shame In 'Tour Freeloading' To Get The Most Out Of Your Museum Visit www.islands.com/1962089/rick...

The Highest-Paid TV Hosts Of 2025

The Freudian underbelly of self-driving cars Cars have traditionally represented autonomy for humans. What happens when that autonomy is transferred to the vehicle? benjaminschneider.substack.com/p/the-freudi...

Why churchgoers should question every text message broadview.org/online-scamm...

Why we need walkable density for cities to thrive Three leaders of the New Urbanism explain why density matters today, how it impacts cities, and the importance of design. www.cnu.org/publicsquare...

Girls need to carry things too!': How women's pockets became so controversial www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

Friday Video: An ‘Oh the Urbanity’/Streetfilms Montréal Mashup. Find out why the City of a Hundred Steeples is so magnifique. usa.streetsblog.org/2025/09/12/f...

Dog Parks Are the Third Space I Needed in These Polarizing Times. With my new puppy by my side, I’m having meaningful, even difficult, conversations about politics for the first time in years. thewalrus.ca/dog-parks-ar...

“Yet the growing frequency and complexity of security incidents within libraries reveal a hard truth: librarians are increasingly acting as first responders.” www.linkedin.com/pulse/overlo...

The British War on Slavery - marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...

A happy city is an age-friendly city mailchi.mp/happycities/...

Canada is losing its churches. Can communities afford to let that happen? From housing to disaster relief, faith spaces have long filled civic gaps. A new report calls them essential public assets. broadview.org/cui-report-c...

September is #InheritedRetinalDisease Awareness Month. Approximately 21,000 Canadians live with inherited retinal diseases (IRDs)—genetic conditions that can lead to vision loss or blindness. www.fightingblindness.ca/inherited-re...

First came the wildfire. Then came the scams. As extreme weather becomes more frequent, so too have post-disaster contractor scams like excessive billing and shoddy repairs. grist.org/extreme-weat...

The Shifting Anti-Monopoly Landscape. Fights over data centers and music venues show that resisting corporate power will have to go local in the age of Trump. prospect.org/economy/2025...

7 Steps to Transform a Place Without Money or Authority. practiceofplace.substack.com/p/7-steps-to...

Ottawa has found dozens of instances of imported groceries being mislabelled as Canadian www.blogto.com/eat_drink/20...

Bookshelves to Bylines: When Libraries and Journalists Join Forces. In the quest for new ways to combat misinformation, partnerships between media organizations and libraries are on the rise. www.libraryjournal.com/story/booksh...

A Native American Health Center Is Building Housing in the Bay Area. Here’s Why. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

"In particular, in this study we analyzed NYPL’s responses to significant events in American society from the perspective of legitimacy and revealed that NYPL’s organizational actions have firmly established its legitimacy as a public library." www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Nice to look at... www.yankodesign.com/2025/09/08/5...

New Zealand’s 695 billion population count reminds humans they’re in the minority www.trendwatching.com/innovations/...

How Can Public Space Be Designed for the Neurodiverse Community? www.archdaily.com/1033863/how-...

Why? Because I grew up on Neil Diamond. My mom would play him all the time, and I mean all the time. And now, my neighbour plays him all the time, and I mean all the time.

A New Phase for the Faith-Based Housing Initiative open.substack.com/pub/fbhi/p/a...

Why Wikipedia works by @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy pluralistic.net/2025/09/05/b...

"In Asian contexts, where rapid development often fragments traditional community structures, libraries serve as nodes of social cohesion and cultural continuity." www.archdaily.com/1033900/libr...

Media Roundup + Statements: “Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors” www.infodocket.com/2025/09/05/m...

"James Heckman and Sadegh Eshaghnia have launched a broadside in the WSJ against the Chetty-Hendren paper The Impacts of Neighborhoods on Intergenerational Mobility I: Childhood Exposure Effects." marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...

Film, community, and the Mother Road. The most storied US highway, also known as America's Main Street, inspired filmmakers to discover New Urbanism. The centennial of Route 66 is an opportunity to celebrate place in the heartland. www.cnu.org/publicsquare...

Experiencing Cape Spear as a parent with disabilities theindependent.ca/news/experie...

Where would you put an outdoor library in Columbia? colatoday.6amcity.com/outdoors/whe... The concept is taking over South Korea’s capital city. We’re thinking about where we’d copy it in Soda City.

Lego pauses part of its 'Pick a Brick' service for U.S. customers after Trump's de minimis change Thousands of pieces are no longer available in North America as of this week. mashable.com/article/lego...

You can’t make a great city, without a great public realm. A focus on the public realm is really what distinguishes new urban design from conventional suburban planning. A good definition and full understanding are important. www.cnu.org/publicsquare...