In my neighborhood, we are growing a strong neighborly scene, with farmers’ markets, cafes, kids activities, arts and crafts fairs, and more — but I can trace most of that back to the brilliant efforts of 1 or 2 people, who catalyzed many others. At the same time, we’re also trying to encourage the neighborly scenius to find its genius. I’ve been helping to organize a neighborhood arts project (The Art of the Danforth) that will have community groups meet with artists for a few months before creating new works that will be displayed in and outside the businesses and residences along our streets, together with commissioned work and pieces from the many galleries and artists in the area. See here for more details: http://www.artsimperative.ca/artofthedanforth/.