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Editor’s note: In the following weeks, a series of blog posts will investigate the emerging concept of the Naturally Occurring Cultural District (NOCD). Posts will explore the ways in which the NOCD concept could be applied to specific areas in Toronto to inform more equitable, localized forms of cultural planning. Toronto’s “Cultural Renaissance” that followedContinue readinghttp://spacing.ca/network/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/06/AGO-grange-house-600x450.jpg