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Mar. 14, 2012 / 856: FAVA

Hunting and Gathering

Collections are fascinating. The artist behind the blog A Collection A Day, Lisa Congdon said, "I think that ordinary objects become something different when they’re arranged with other… Read more »

Feb. 22, 2012 / 853: Folkways

Lost and Found

The Alley of Light is about turning a lost space into a place for people. The committee is a grassroots initiative that aims to transform an uninviting alley… Read more »

Jan. 04, 2012 / 846: Year in review

Life is a journey, not a destination

Last week I was approached by a CBC journalist on the street sussing out the Vox Populi. Putting a tape recorder up to my face he asked, "If… Read more »

Dec. 23, 2011 / 845: Headstones

Under the big top

If you go to Churchill Square on New Year's Eve, you'll witness the birth of Edmonton's newest festival, METROPOLIS. The ambitious city-within-a-city begins next Saturday and runs over… Read more »

Dec. 07, 2011 / 842: Hroses

Gateway to the North

Edmonton is the northernmost city in North America with a metropolitan population over one million, making it a fitting place to stage an international discussion of how the… Read more »

Nov. 23, 2011 / 840: Battle the world

Edmonton, city of champions

In a ceremony at City Hall, two innovative public art pieces were among the projects recently awarded Edmonton Urban Design Awards. A panel of  prestigious jurors from around… Read more »

Oct. 05, 2011 / 833: Fall Style 2011

Coming soon

Without the small local businesses that made up the urban landscape for the last hundred years, downtown Edmonton would not be what it is today. A striking visual… Read more »

Aug. 24, 2011 / 827: Building revitalization

Community in bloom

Boyle Street's "Peas Be With You" garden

Where needles and garbage once littered an overgrown abandoned lot, a community garden grows. Its purpose is more than just beautification. It restores a connection to the land… Read more »

Jul. 27, 2011 / 823: The Naked Truth

Look up, look way up

I am among a handful of people walking along Jasper Avenue on a rainy day when I look up and see a piece of art hanging from a… Read more »

Jul. 21, 2011 / 822: CASH IN!

PARK(ing) Day

Who does the city belong to?

Who does the city belong to? Ownership of the commons is a recurring question that is constantly negotiated at the ground level by property owners, artists, city bureaucrats… Read more »