[URBAN NOTE] Twelve Toronto links

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• Edward Keenan is entirely right to praise the idea of exploring the cherry blossoms of Toronto by foot. The Toronto Star has it.


• Mark Cullen noted last week the struggle to keep what may be the oldest tree in Toronto, a red soak more than three centuries old, alive, over at the Toronto Star.


• John Tory is quite right to note that Toronto needs to prepare for possible surges of refugees. CBC reports.


• A Scarborough mansion that has been abandoned for years has just sold for $C 3.8 million. The Toronto Star reports.


• The infamous Giraffe building on the northwest corner of Dundas West and Bloor may be set to disappear, finally, under a wave of new construction there. Toronto Life reports.


• blogTO makes the case that west-end Rogers Road is becoming the new centre of the Portuguese-Canadian community, here.


• Orfus Road, off Dufferin Street near Yorkdale, is a place to go for outlet stores and discounted merchandise. blogTO notes.


• The TTC has cancelled its weekend closures of parts of different subway routes after disputes with the union. The Toronto Star reports.


• By one metric, Toronto falls behind only New York City in the race for the Amazon HQ2. The Toronto Star reports.


• NOW Toronto tells the story of someone who grew marijuana in their backyard, here.


• An AI Weiwei show will be coming to Toronto in 2019. NOW Toronto reports.


• Peter Knegt profiles Toronto drag queen Sofonda Cox, over at CBC.