Located in what is also the hotel’s breakfast room, this White Elephant serves some of the best Thai food in town.
Knifewear is unveiling a new beer with the help of Brewsters Brewing Company.
Local menswear designer Haithem Elkadiki at Studio 122 Presents: Muse, opening night party.
Best can sometimes be tricky to pin down. What one person loves, another will pay extra to avoid. So we're tapping into the collective minds of Calgarians and asking what they want in their ideal neighbourhood. It's time to unleash your opinions. We know you have them, and we want them for our annual Best Neighbourhoods Survey. Why do you live where you live and, if you're in the market to move, which area do you have your eye on? Do you care about mountain...
The neighbourhood we choose to live in says a lot about us as individuals. Our neighbourhoods and their features reflect our priorities be it groomed outdoor spaces for sports, kid-friendly activities, a happening nightlife or a large backyard for entertaining. It’s not to say that any choice is wrong — just individual. Two years ago, Avenue set out to quantify what it is our readers value when it comes to choosing a ’hood. The Best Neighbourhoods Survey collects data from a wide variety of Calgarians about their current neighbourhoods and what they...
After all these years, you’re most likely aware that preparation is key when it comes to entertaining in the holiday season. But because of some karmic debt you’ve held onto from your past, chances are, you will forget something and only realize it at the last minute. Here’s a list of grocery store hours around the city so you don’t have to set off on a 10-store trek in search of the Holy Grail (otherwise known as cranberry sauce). **Your best bets for each day are in bold** Sobey’s (all 9 locations)...
They asked and the city answered. The Calgary Foundation released the results of its VitalSigns 2011 opinion poll that had 1,059 Calgarians sharing what they want from the city in areas including environmental, social and economic issues. This year's top concerns include limiting urban sprawl, reducing reliance on cars and reducing isolation for seniors — all problems stemming from poor urban planning. We also happen...
One of the biggest issues facing Canada today is the lack of financing available for the repair, replacement and reinvention of our cities' infrastructure. While at first glance this may seem like a funding problem triggered by neglect from the provincial and federal governments, the percentage of GDP being invested in infrastructure is actually at almost the same level as it was in the 1960s and 70s when the foundation of Canada’s modern cities was being constructed. But therein lies the problem: the majority of our cities’ streets, sewers, sidewalks, transit systems,...
One of many Calgary institutions celebrating their centennials this year, Mount Royal University (MRU) is capping off its 100th birthday festivities with a new mosaic mural on its campus. Two years in the making, the mural designed by Lewis Lavoie, depicts MRU’s first principal Rev. Dr. George Kerby, and is composed of some 180 mosaic pieces. The tiles feature notable alumni, popular staff members and major milestones in the history of Alberta’s second oldest post-secondary institution....
With city budget deliberations beginning this week, Mayor Naheed Nenshi did a little over time, with a weekend blog post offering his take on Calgary's spending plan. Congratulating the city's administration on “finding $100 million in efficiencies with minimal impact to front line services,” he states that a five percent budget increase is reasonable and should be maintained. The mayor's analysis draws from a variety of sources, including...
The Calgary Folk Music Festival (CFMF) is celebrating its new status as one of the world’s most environmentally friendly festivals after winning A Greener Festival Award, presented at the UK Festivals Conference and Awards in London, England. Alongside arts and music festivals from 46 countries across Europe, North America and Australia, including big name events like...
Early this afternoon, Calgary Stampede president and CEO Mike Casey revealed the early plans for this summer's Stampede Centennial celebrations to a small group of local media. Casey emphasized that this was just a“sneak a peek” and that more announcements would be coming in the months ahead. Perhaps most notably, the parade marshal has not yet been named. What was revealed included a line of Roots commemorative clothing and hand bags. While...
If you’re looking for a gift that will keep on giving without being re-gifted, then look into buying your loved one a year-long membership to UEnd poverty’s U:Powered program. UEnd Founder and CEO — and 2009 Top 40 Under 40 alumni — Jay Baydala is trying to recruit 5,000 micro-philanthropists willing to dish out $5 a month so UEnd can hire some full-time staff, lease an office space, upgrade their website...
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