Avenue Magazine

Signal Hill Gets Calgary's First Target

With plans to open 125 stores in Canada, the US chain announcing where it is putting its first bullseye in Calgary.

Whisky A Go-Go

Robbie Burns Day without Scotch is like Christmas without Santa. Here are 6 great picks for every budget.

Party Crasher: Fairmont Banff Springs Sports Invitational

The stars were shining bright in Banff on January 12, but they weren't in the sky. The Fairmount Sports Invitational fundraiser for the Waterkeeper Alliance attracted stars all the way from Hollywood to fill the Banff Springs's Mt. Stephen Hall.

Calgary's Best Neighbourhoods

What makes a great 'hood? Avenue's annual Best Neighbourhood Survey asks for your feedback.

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Avenue Dinner Series at Bistro Piq Niq

Avenue's Dinner Series event at Bistro Piq Niq on January 25th more than proved why this intimate French bistro was one of the winners in last year's Best Restaurants coverage.
Community Rallies Behind Bike Centre

The Good Life Community Bike Shop, which learned earlier this month that it was no longer welcome in its Eau Clare Market storefront, is getting a hand up from the community as it searches for a new home.
Review: When Girls Collide

Review of the Vertigo Theatre season opener When Girls Collide.

Rudebaker Vase: Palette Industries Reinvents the Traffic Cone

Palette Industries transforms what is usually considered a roadside nuisance into art.
Theatre Junction Grand's Mark Lawes Selected as Paris Laureate

Theatre Junction Grand's art director Mark Lawes has been awarded a three month international residency program at Recollets in Paris to develop a new play.
Style Stalker: Dressed to Kilt

Just in time for Robbie Burns Day, Samuel Willson shares the art of wearing a kilt.
Meat Loaf: Classic Comfort

6 great meat loaf choices to satisfy your craving for comfort food.
5 Tips for Aspiring Manly Man Chefs

Avenue serves up 5 ways to combine manly activities and cooking in a fun way.
Store Closing: Nood and Naked

We mourn the closing of two Calgary stores by pulling out our credit cards and shopping their blowout sales.
Inlayers Dance Crew Share Their Creative Process Through Webisodes

The Calgary-based dance group Inlayers is currently documenting its creative process and sharing it via weekly webisodes and online dancer diaries. They hope to encourage a greater understanding of contemporary dance.
Events of the Week: January 24 to 26

Troll through WordFest's curated selection of books, savour the truffled beef tartare at Piq Niq's Avenue Dinner Series, taste Scotch in honour of Scotland's national poet and see a panel discussion on ethnicity's role in shaping the local media landscape.

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Sam's Food & Drink

1167 Kensington Cres. N.W. NW
Viet Nam Restaurant

227 12 Ave. S.E. SE
Kensington Riverside Inn and Chef’s Table

1126 Memorial Drive NW
Rouge Restaurant

1240 8 Ave. S.E. SE
The Embarcadero

208 17 Ave. S.E. SE
Communitea Cafe

117, 1001 6 Ave.

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The Belvedere

107 8 Ave. S.W.
La Casa d’Italia Ristorante

2820 Centre Street

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Sheila Kernan: Dare to Dream
Feb 11 (All day) - Feb 25 (All day)p
Exposure 2012 Closing Party
Feb 24p
Exposure 2012: Basic Photo Editing Workshop
Feb 25p
Exposure 2012: Family Day Fun at Lougheed House
Feb 20p
Exposure 2012: An Evening With Diana Thorneycroft
Feb 16p
Exposure 2012 Holga Camera Workshop
Feb 12p

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XO Fine Jewellery Design & Gallery

601 Marsh Rd. N.E.
ivivva athletica

Chinook Centre, 6455 Macleod Tr. S.W.; Market Trail, 3625 Shaganappi Tr. N.W.
Express

Chinook Centre, 6455 MacLeod Tr. S.W.; Market Trail, 3625 Shaganappi Tr. N.W.; Southcentre Mall, 100 Anderson Rd. S.E.
The Naked Leaf

103, 305 10 St. N.W.
Off to Bed

3566 Garrison Gate S.W.
MODA consignment

146 58 Ave. S.W.