It seems a lot of us are in a mood to make things these days. Lucky for me, lots of you write about your making, which creates an opportunity for me to make this:
- Miranda Post cleverly upcycles a door into a breakfast table inspired by Palm Springs for the Edmonton Renovation Show.
- Katryna Rae gets her sew-jo back with by making a sequin skirt.
- Erin Wallace learns to whittle something good with the Northern Alberta Woodcarvers’ Association.
- The music makers featured on Northern Sessions continue to impress. This time it’s indie-folk trio Post Script.
- Michael Senchuk previews Royal Tusk’s first full-length album, Dealbreaker.
- On Nostalgic Kitchen, Miranda shares a recipe for perogy nachos, which sounds awful darn good.
- YEG People chats with John Ahn, the marketer-turned-restaurateur behind NongBu.
- Justina Smith paints a real spring day in Vancouver on a fake spring day in Edmonton.
- “Ferocious in the Service of Love” — what a heartstopping expression from poet Anna Marie Sewell.
- Stacey Knopp previews Local Love, a popup shop for wedding vendors on Feb. 27.
- I’m so glad Paper Leaf resumed making its monthly desktop calendar wallpaper. Automatic download for me, every time.
Challenges and adventures
- On Copper and Blue, sdh0809 writes powerfully about her own mental illness and how depression and anxiety lurk in the shadows of hockey.
- Robin Mazumder has moved away, but he left some light behind in Edmonton, in more ways than one.
- Nicole Winski has a new puppy. So cute! Also so much work!
- Amanda reveals a struggle she’s going to start chronicling on Life’s Too Short… Buy the Shoes.
- Kelsey Jones challenges herself to eat breakfast every day in February.
- Phil Wilson embarks on a brunch odyssey.
- The Local Good launches #28DaysofYEG, a challenge to make the most of the city in February.
- Are you a FranzenFriend or a FranzenFoe? Either way, book blogger Laura Frey is going to entertain you with Franzen in February.
- Adina J is starting a book club at Blue Collar, Red Lipstick.
- Stephen Robinson recruits a zombie survival dream team to conclude his zombie apocalypse series on 52Skillz.
- Lori Godin offers great advice on what 15 minutes of undivided attention can do for your child. A good thing to remember on days like this.
- Sometimes, writes Kelly-Dawn Aulenbach, the best thing you can do is decide to be yourself.
- Marie a la Mode is getting closer to welcoming her baby into the world.
- Matt Dance is making progress on his Naming Edmonton open data project.
Travels
- Linda Hoang shares the secrets of Jasper in January.
- Glenn Kubish captures a kiss in his travels.
- Donna McKinnon looks at Rutherford the Time-Travelling Moose, a children’s book set in Edmonton by Thomas Wharton and Amanda Schutz.
- Jane Gibson tells the story of the Kinnaird Bridge, the only bridge that spans what’s left of Rat Creek.
- Mack Male analyzes the meaning of city council’s decision to legalize and regulate Uber, while Michael Ross crunches some numbers in the Uber vs taxis debate.
- Mack also breaks down the City of Edmonton’s reorganization to get rid of the transportation silo, among others.
- Ana Pejkanovic remembers warm, sunny days in Cuba.
Reviews
- Jenna Marynowski has the same “oh, now I get it” response to Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as I had after seeing the Citadel’s stellar production.
- John Richardson gives a rave review to Cliff Cardinal’s one-man show, Huff.
- Dave Cournoyer weighs in on the royalty review and the NDP government’s response to it. He gathers up other reactions, too.
- Dave Von Bieker reviews Sketch Party TV, a Pictionary-like app for the Apple TV.
- Tom Sedens is not so impressed with the luxury hybrid he recently test-drove.
- Nerd culture has taken over pop culture, and the evidence is everywhere in Edmonton, writes Mike Ross.
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