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A love letter to my old apartments – 1989-2000
Renting in Calgary, am I right? Most (illegal) basement suites are renting for over $1000/month, smaller, older single family homes are being torn down and replaced with behemoth infills, and inner...
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How To Eat Alone in a Restaurant
For some reason, there seems to be a lot of judgment when it comes to dining solo in a restaurant. I’ve faced a lot of it as someone who enjoys eating meals alone from time to time, and while it...
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Get Dirty at the Home + Garden Show
Thanks to Blue Grass Garden Centre, I made an awesome mini garden terrarium and you can too at this weekend’s Calgary Home + Garden Show. It’s a fresh breath of air in a world desperate for spring....
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The Joys of Cooking Without a Recipe; Try These Handmade Vegan Gyoza!
Recipes are everywhere. Blogs with pretty pictures, huge sections in book stores, magazines at the checkout counter, and an entire channel are dedicated to instructions on how to cook delicious meals....
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Waste Not, Want Not
As a food blogger, it is my job (albeit my evening and weekend, unpaid job) to search high and low for exciting ingredients, fresh recipes, and innovative takes on the usual weekday meals. These...
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Take a day trip to Canmore and get crazy for Crazyweed
The bar is fully stocked with a huge wine list and unique cocktals. For the past two weeks, I’ve been commuting to Canmore every morning for work. Though I’ve been to the town half a dozen times over...
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Buddha’s Veggie is Calgary’s Hidden Vegetarian Gem
Calgary has a few great vegetarian restaurant options around the city, but I find that Buddha’s Veggie never seems to get the attention it deserves. Located in an unassuming little building at 5802...
View ArticleThrough the Music
With the Calgary Stampede well underway, there have already been tough acts to follow within the first couple of days. The Calgary Stampede is known for bringing the most up to date art, vendors,...
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Explore Calgary as a Tourist by taking a Staycation
Calgary is a busy city filled with busy people. With the constant hustle and bustle, it can be easy to overlook taking some time to relax and treat yourself. While some people are able to jet off to...
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The 5 best comedies in reruns
As autumn approaches and the days start getting chillier, the desire to snuggle up on the couch with a cozy blanket, some good food, and your favourite comedy is all too real. Whether you’re up for...
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Gettin’ ready for spring: The clothing edit
COURTESY/Creative Commons — Torsten Schulz(depentax) I’ve been thinking about my clothes lately. It’s not something I do often, but I recently moved into a new apartment and while packing up my massive...
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Gettin’ ready for spring: the eco-clean
COURTESY/Flickr — davebloggs007 I’m sure, as a Calgarian, you’ve found out about the bylaw that prohibits the dumping of wastewater and other materials into storm drains. And there are many on the list...
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Get Fit with Fido!
If you are one of the hundreds of thousands of athletes, runners, fitness buffs, or active lifers in Calgary who also owns a furry four-legged friend by the name of Fido (or Bailey, or Buddy, or Max,...
View ArticleGet your line dance on, Cadillac Ranch-style
People come from near and far to live in our awesome city. And a rite of passage for all new Calgarians is to take part in their very first Calgary Stampede. When one of my friends first moved here to...
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Kick Off Summer Fundraising!
Calgary, as I’m sure you know, is a fit, vibrant, giving city. Everyone here loves to get out and enjoy the beautiful place they live in, be it by going for a run, joining a club, or supporting a...
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Pretty bubbles in the air … and in the walls!
COURTESY/SAITDavid Silburn, research associate, and Andrew Hewson, chef instructor, at the School of Hospitality and Tourism, at SAIT pose in the bubble greenhouse. Here we go again! It’s coming around...
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The Hawkers Market is Back!
Loud music, great booze and fantastic flavors, Vancouver’s Hawkers Market is back, and this time to stay all summer. Last April, Studio 122 Hosted Hawkers Market, Photo by Studio 122 Last month, a...
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Chop chop: Spicing and Geeking Up the Kitchen!
I have never been a good cook. And, more importantly, I have never really enjoyed cooking. These days, though, I don’t have any problem with it. And why not? The brilliance of fancy knives and geeky...
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Confessions of a Lady Cyclist
When I was the ripe old age of 18, I finally decided to try and learn how to drive. After sitting through the crushingly dull classroom segment of the driving program, it was time to get on the road....
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Dine and Dash
In today’s busy world, it can be incredibly difficult to get everything done in the mere 24 hours we have each day. For most people, fitness is the first thing that falls by the wayside when we get...
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Calgary, From The Outside In
For the past several weeks, my home has been host to a slough of visitors. While some (and even, admittedly, I) may cringe at the thought of their house being taken over by friends and family for...
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The Gentle Art: The Lifestyles of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
What is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? It’s combat based martial art that focuses on grappling and ground fighting where technique, leverage, and control are use to defeat larger and stronger opponents. It...
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Eat local. Live local. Buy local.
COURTESY/Gary Knight — Flickr Buy local. That’s a term we’ve come to get used to, but back in the early 2000s it wasn’t so well-known. “Back in 2006 there were certainly lots of great local businesses,...
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Talking Cuban rum with Candela Lounge’s Darren Fabian
Darren Fabian has been in the spirits game for a long time. A bartender by trade with over twenty years in the industry, he’s seen and made many a drink. Now the general manager for both Alloy and...
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Saturday Sounds: Ship & Anchor Open Stage Jam
Every Saturday afternoon for the past 20 years, the Ship and Anchor Pub reveals a lesser known gem in its already heavily-bejewelled crown. Long known for the legendary patio, punk-rock bingo nights...
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Jump start your game day with free TELUS Wi-Fi
Have you ever forgotten your phone at home and felt like you were completely naked the whole day? It’s happened to me more often than I care for. We live in a world where we are constantly connected...
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Chinook Arc: Using Public Art to Impress Your Friends
Calgary has many fascinating pieces of public art to explore. One of the newest – and least well known – is the Chinook Arc sculpture by Creative Machines at the corner of 12th Avenue and 9th Street SW...
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Four Monthly Subscriptions for Foodies
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, more than a few of us are scrambling for a unique gift idea for that special someone in our lives. Whether you’re looking for something unique to give your...
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Do Not Pack Live Animals – A Guide to Surviving Your First Business Trip
You are a young, ambitious and likely very attractive Calgarian. After years of university, college, apprenticing and grinding your way through your mid-twenties; working late, pushing papers and...
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Top 6 Things That Are Important To Calgarians
Photo Credit: davebloggs007 (Flickr) We Calgarians are lucky enough to live in one of the most beautiful cities in one of the best countries in the world. With its instant access to nature, thriving...
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