Alfred Holden is a former staff reporter and editor for the Toronto Star. His City Building column first appeared in the Annex Gleaner newspaper in 1995, and began appearing in feature form in Taddle Creek in 1997. He contributed to the books Concrete Toronto and uTOpia: Towards a New Toronto. His Christmas, 2000, Taddle Creek feature, “The Streamlined Man,” was nominated for a National Magazine Award, and he was awarded a Heritage Toronto commendation for his work in Taddle Creek and elsewhere. Last updated fall, 2022.
- Return to Zenith Fall, 2022 / No. 50
- Expo-tations Online, June 27, 2020
- A Man and His World Winter, 2017–2018 / No. 40
- Lessons From the Reporters’ Trenches Winter, 2016–2017 / No. 38
- Peeling Back the Layers Summer, 2011 / No. 26
- A Better (Sub)way? Summer, 2008 / No. 20
- Gods and Monsters Christmas, 2006 / No. 17
- The Paper Pompeii Summer, 2006 / No. 16
- Jane Jacobs, 1916–2006 Summer, 2006 / No. 16
- Pillar of Community Christmas, 2004 / No. 13
- The Playground War Summer, 2002 / No. 8
- Are You ‘Modern’ or ‘Borax’? Christmas, 2001 / No. 7
- This Once-Fabulous Place Online, July 12, 2001
- Those Were the Days Online, July 12, 2001
- Plastic Patches and Cat’s Eyes Summer, 2001 / No. 5
- The Streamlined Man Christmas, 2000 / No. 4
- This Fabulous Place Christmas, 1999 / No. 3
- Dupont at Zenith Christmas, 1998 / No. 2
- The Forgotten Stream Christmas, 1997 / No. 1