[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: Changing neighbourhoods, King West, Parkdale/Vegandale, Faith Goldy

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• Contrary to some stereotypes, the downtown is becoming less diverse in population while the inner suburbs are becoming more so. The Torotno Star reports.


• blogTO shares some pictures of what King West, now a glittering condo district, looked like back in the 1980s.


• Parkdale now has a new, if unsanctioned, safe injection site. CBC reports.


• The people behind the controversial Vegandale branding are now offering a hundred thousand dollars in funding to the community of Parkdale. The Toronto Star reports.


• Justin Ling warns at The Walrus that Torontonians should be prepared for a strong showing by alt-right propagandist Faith Goldy in the upcoming mayoral race.