Through 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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Weightless at the Extreme Air Park
I know people who say that they hate exercising. They don’t like running or lifting weights. But I say, have you tried everything? Have you tried trampolining? After watching a video by YouTuber...
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4 Ways to Embrace “Funemployment”
This post is going to give you a little insight into my life. I, like many other Calgarians, fell victim to those pesky plummeting oil prices and lost my marketing and communications job this spring....
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Skipping Tracks
The following is a piece of fictional non-fiction by Ryan Stromquist. Illustrations provided by Brett Rieger. Carpe Diem wasn’t just my motto, it was an ideal to aspire to. Like that rock scream...
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An Alberta Pilgrimige
There is something truly Albertan about loving trips to the BC Rockies. We don’t know why and we recognize that (most of us) wouldn’t want to live there, but they’re tied to some strange longing. I...
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Crackmacs: Living Life Anonymously On The Internet
The Crackmacs profile photo was created by Bad Portraits. If you have spent any time on social media, and have not heard of Crackmacs, its time you did. The husband and wife team behind the social...
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Get A Refill at Hotel Arts
Hotel Arts are performing a little makeover. No, they aren’t pulling out the paintbrushes (although, that doesn’t seem like an unusual thing in a place with “arts” in the title). Instead, the designer...
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Alberta Birds of Prey Centre
One of the best places to experience the majestic beauty of birds of prey first hand is the Alberta Birds of Prey Nature Centre in Coaldale, Alberta. Here you get to see the birds from only a few feet...
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Contest & Review: Hair Extensions 101 with Mizz Cheveux
Mizz Cheveux Salon. Photo by Brett Rieger. Hair extensions have a reputation of being a bit difficult. Whether it’s horror stories of a weave gone wrong, the stereotype that women who get hair...
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Take A Staycation!
As the summer comes to a close, you are sure to be talking with friends or coworkers about all the things you got up to these past few months. Some might have took a camping trip or two out in the...
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Healthy Bites – Communitea Cafe
On a early raining morning in Canmore, I happily exchange the rain-soaked outdoors with the warmth of Communitea Cafe. I had heard about the cafe in Canmore through True Buch’s instagram. I knew as...
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Living Analogue In A Digital World
We live in a digital age. I don’t really need to tell you that, you know. We write emails to our friends, not letters. We write notes on laptops, instead of notebooks, and I doubt there is any boss or...
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Via Ferrata Ridgewalker Route
Tired of indoor climbing? Ever want to feel what it might be like to climb a mountain, but feel too afraid to try? Give Via Ferrata at Mt. Norquay a go! Latin for iron road, Via Ferrata has three...
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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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Get to Know Your Followers at a Twitter Meetup
I love Twitter. It’s a great way to follow what is happening with both my favorite people and around the world as a whole. And recently, it is become the place to make new friends. What is a Twitter...
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Skies Rather than Screens: the Benefits of Unstructured Play with Traci Costa
Climbing trees, walking to school alone, and playing with Lego: these are things that we all experienced as children. But will our children get to experience the same things? Every day it seems like we...
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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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London Drugs: Not Just Another Store
When I was first asked to consider London Drugs’ position in Calgary, all I could think of was film. I have many friends and acquaintances who are photographers, and it seems pretty well known that it...
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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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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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