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Supermarket and 'yuppies' aren't really the enemies when you sit down and think about it. This article is filled with sarcasm. When someone cries out "Crack is killing the Market!" isn't "Leave the crackheads alone! It's the Yuppies that are killing the Market." an equal and opposite reaction? It's dangerous to covet what the market used to be, but that doesn't mean it has to stay that way. Get involved in the community and keep it growing in the tradition of its history. That doesn't mean going to community action meetings or anything like that either - not everyone has time for that. A huge help would be to not drive your car in Kensington. If you want to go further maybe campaign to ban limosines from the Kensington streets! Do anything but become a liberal-minded conservative who likes the 'aura', 'mystique' and 'trajedy' of those modern day lost shamans that wander wired in the park. That's more yuppy than anything else, in my opinion.

I have personally witnessed more violence standing on Richmond/John in one evening than I have seen in and around Kensington Market in my 6 years of living in Toronto, and I prefer to live as near as possible to the market.

Where the art goes, 'yuppies' will always follow. Everyone wants to fit in, and as an artist you must make your clients happy. The artist should find a positive roll in the development of their community afterward. Can't just fuck and expect the baby to raise itself, can you? Goddamn thing might grow up to be a crackhead!]]> http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/01/get_the_crackyuppiescondos_outta_the_neighbourhood/#c87578 http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/01/get_the_crackyuppiescondos_outta_the_neighbourhood/#c87578 Toronto, City Sun, 21 Jan 2007 05:33:38 PST http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/01/get_the_crackyuppiescondos_outta_the_neighbourhood/#c87018 http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/01/get_the_crackyuppiescondos_outta_the_neighbourhood/#c87018 Toronto, City Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:08:11 PST http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/01/get_the_crackyuppiescondos_outta_the_neighbourhood/#c85910 http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/01/get_the_crackyuppiescondos_outta_the_neighbourhood/#c85910 Toronto, City Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:39:50 PST http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/01/get_the_crackyuppiescondos_outta_the_neighbourhood/#c85904 http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/01/get_the_crackyuppiescondos_outta_the_neighbourhood/#c85904 Toronto, City Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:02:51 PST
Seriously, who do you think is more likely to buy your shit? Yuppies or Crack heads?

Yes it sucks Xspace had to move. But this is a problem everywhere. I worked on Queen West for 3 years and saw about a hundred business' come and go. But it wasn't because of the influx of Yuppies.

A successful business caters to young professionals, it does not spite them for dressing well and paying too much for coffee. Just because they drive a nice car doesn't mean they are the enemy! ]]> http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/01/get_the_crackyuppiescondos_outta_the_neighbourhood/#c85894 http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/01/get_the_crackyuppiescondos_outta_the_neighbourhood/#c85894 Toronto, City Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:34:30 PST http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/01/get_the_crackyuppiescondos_outta_the_neighbourhood/#c85883 http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/01/get_the_crackyuppiescondos_outta_the_neighbourhood/#c85883 Toronto, City Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:32:03 PST http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/01/get_the_crackyuppiescondos_outta_the_neighbourhood/#c85825 http://www.blogto.com/city/2007/01/get_the_crackyuppiescondos_outta_the_neighbourhood/#c85825 Toronto, City Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:11:39 PST