The Globe and Mail Published April 20, 2021
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Toronto intersections, especially major ones, have personalities. Think about it: King and Bay is confident, yet slightly aloof; Yonge and Dundas is glib, scattered, and show-bizzy; suburban Kennedy and Lawrence is a smooth-talking salesperson wearing off-the-rack clothing; and Yonge and Eglinton – at least how I remember it – is a young, single professional that reeks, slightly, of ale and onion rings.
And then there’s Yonge and St. Clair, an intersection where I spent 17 years of my life – when not writing my Globe column – working at CFRB radio (my other profession is radio producer). As much as I loved that chunk of midtown, it was, in a word, sleepy. In fact, the engineers at the station christened the hardware store down the street “Old Lady Hardware” since when they’d visit for solder or electrical tape, the only other customers inside were elderly widows purchasing birdseed or light bulbs.
Bay Briefing: A police shooting on top of an unresolved police shooting
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Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton has given no indication of where or when she might land on the 2018 death of Laudemer Arboleda.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle
Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Monday, April 19, and one Bay Area county may move into the coveted yellow tier Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know to start your day.
No resolution in sight
In 2018, Danville police officer Andrew Hall shot and killed Laudemer Arboleda. In March, he shot and killed Tyrell Wilson.
Yet, 2½ years later, the former case is still pending, and Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton has not indicated how she will rule in the death of Arboleda.
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The new Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts signature roof – a flowing, folded plate concrete structure, blossoming out to the north and south – is now complete. Pictured here, along with the second floor s cultural living room, the roofline spans the length of the new 133,000-SF building set to open in May 2022. (
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The new Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts will feature the original museum s 1937 art deco facade and an outdoor courtyard. (
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Victoria Ramirez, director of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (second from right) talks about the main gallery spaces. Near Ramirez, from left, are Harriet and Warrens Stephens and at far right is Jeanne Gang with Studio Gang, the architecture firm of record for the project. (
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While you were gone: Downtown S.F.’s 10 new architectural highlights
Construction didn t stop during the pandemic: Central San Francisco has added new towers, plazas and head-turning architecture since March 2020. Here are some of the newcomers worth seeing.
By John King | April 15, 2021 | Updated: April 16, 2021 10:45 AM
If you haven’t visited central San Francisco since March of 2020, be prepared for unfamiliar sights like when you see an old friend and realize that your mental snapshot is out of date. The changes go far beyond social distancing decals on sidewalks outside the stores and cafes that remain open (bless them!). We’re talking re-imagined public spaces and newly opened towers, along with smaller buildings that add a visual jolt to once-busy corners. So if you are heading in, to work or shop or simply wander, these 10 spots are worth a visit destinations conceived before life as we knew it slammed to a halt.
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