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Kombucha on tap flows into Calgary
Photo by Brett Rieger. The latest addition to the local craft beverage scene is not a beer or a cider, but a health drink. True Buch is a local, kombucha brewery (or KomBrewery), that serves up the...
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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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The Three Tattoo Sins
As it is, my birthday, Valentines Day, happens to be the deadline for a few writing projects on the subject of “Jilted Love.” Valentines Day has become a sort of national cynical holiday for writers as...
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Bloodsucker
I have two thoughts: one, where do you even buy a superman onesie? And two: red, white, and bright blue doesn’t look good on anyone, especially on three of the largest, hairiest, and drunkest men I’ve...
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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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My Boss Asked Me
My boss asked me, “Where do you see yourself in ten years?” As someone who smokes a pack-a-day and is still trying to hide his vodka stained breath from the night before, I was kind of just hoping to...
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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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Five Pieces of Public Art that Make for a Better Calgary
River Passage by Lorna Jordan. (2014) Earlier this week, Ward 14 Councillor Peter Demong suggested that a freeze should be put on public art spending, until the economy improves. Currently, one per...
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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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Germaphobia
It’s 2:37 AM, Mountain time, and I’m walking down the middle of the yellow lines of what appears to be a dimly lit, abandoned side street of a residential area in Red Deer. I have no idea how I got...
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Upcoming Food Festivals in Calgary
Calgarians love any excuse to enjoy good food, sunshine, and a party atmosphere. Lucky for us, the spring and summer months are filled with delicious festivals and events, and the ones with a food...
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Three Things I Learned at Seedy Saturday
Levi from Worms at Work shows off some compost. Don’t let the name put you off. Seedy Saturday isn’t an event rife with the kind of seediness that plagued Calgary’s Cecil Hotel before its closure a few...
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Don’t Eat the Mushrooms
Cynicism is what helped the hunter/gatherer survive. How many early humans died from poisonous mushrooms before someone thought, maybe we shouldn’t eat that. And I doubt the person was well-liked among...
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10 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
Today is the 35th anniversary of Earth Day in Canada (45th worldwide). It’s the day in which we celebrate our environment and raise awareness about environmental issues. According to Earth Day Canada,...
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How Calgary Expo is working to transform geek spaces into safe spaces
Gwendoline Christie of Star Wars, Game of Thrones, and The Hunger Games, greets fans at the 2015 Calgary Expo. With photography and additional reporting by Corey Hales and Brett Rieger. The Calgary...
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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...
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Take Yoga Outside This Summer
Summer is a great time to shake things up in your life, and that includes your yoga routine. Whether you are beginner or a life-long yogi, embracing all that summer has to offer is to breathing new...
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