30 Years of Avenue Magazine

It has been three decades since our very first issue hit the streets. We catch up with some of the folks who were making waves in the mid-1990s and look at how the city has changed.

Publisher’s Letter: Avenue Turns 30

Käthe Lemon, Publisher. Photo by Jared Sych.

Publisher Käthe Lemon reflects on how both Calgary and Avenue magazine have grown and evolved over the past 30 years.

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30 Years of Avenue: Our First Editor Reflects on the Magazine’s Early Years

Photo by Jared Sych

For Avenue’s 30th anniversary, Valerie Fortney looks back on the early years of the publication and why it was a product of its time and place.

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Jann Arden’s Chart-Topping Album Hits 30

Photo courtesy of Universal Music Canada/Phil Crozier

We caught up with singer-songwriter Jann Arden to find out what it was like making her hit record Living Under June, how it feels to still be performing the songs 30 years later, and why she has remained a hometown gal, even after achieving worldwide success.

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Calgary Then & Now: A Look Back With Al Duerr, the 34th Mayor of Calgary

Photo by Jared Sych

We caught up with former Calgary mayor Al Duerr for a chat about what the city was like in the mid-1990s and how much it has changed.

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Calgary Then & Now: A Look Back With One Yellow Rabbit Co-Founder Blake Brooker

Photo by Jared Sych.

We caught up with Brooker, who graced the cover of Avenue’s inaugural issue, for a chat about making theatre in the mid-1990s and now.

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This article appears in the January 2025 issue of Avenue Calgary.

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