LOCAL
• Five basic things you need to know about the Vancouver civic election [The Mainlander]
• Mayors reflect who we are, or aspire to be [Globe and Mail]
• Election issues overshadowed by the Occupy protest [Globe and Mail]
• Occupy Vancouver plans Saturday rally involving homelessness [Vancouver Sun]
INTERNATIONAL
• The diverging diamond [New Urban Network]
• Via Verde’s Time in the Sun [Txchnologist.com]
• Michael Sorkin: Architectural Critic as Scam Scanner and Urban(e) Design Sage [ArchNewsNow]
• How Porches, Towel Warmers, and Floor Tiles Explain Our Changing Society [The Atlantic]