[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: Dencan Books, 1 Yonge Street, Beaches, Soulpepper, Bricks & Glitter

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• Edward Keenan bids farewell to the Junction's Dencan Books, a community institution set to close this Saturday, over at the Toronto Star.


• One Yonge Street is set to house a high-rise condo tower 95 stories and over 300 metres in height. The Toronto Star notes.


• One only hopes that the repeal of a tax rebate that had the effect of encouraging owners of commercial properties in the Beaches to keep storefronts empty will increase business along Queen Street East. CBC reports.


• This extended profile in Toronto Life takes a look at the events and accusations leading to the fall of Soulpepper Theatre Company founder Albert Schultz.


• Chris Rattan at NOW Toronto writes about Bricks & Glitter, a new indie queer cultural festival in the west end with events starting today.