Seen and Heard in Edmonton

I came across a lot of thoughtful pieces this week about where this city is going, where’s it’s been, and what we need to think about as we continue on. So let’s start there:

• Mack Male dives deep into the city’s growth monitoring report, and finds it “continues to grow out much more quickly than up or in.”
• Zoe Todd raises “unaddressed and uncomfortable issues around race and colonialism” when we talk about a safe and revitalized downtown.
• Janelle Aker says more has to be done to address LGBTQ youth homelessness, and now there’s an organization dedicated to doing so.
• Jason Lee Norman says Wunderbar’s near-death reveals a deeper problem with the sustainability of music venues.
• Christina Hardie explores the history of the spruce trees that stand where Mill Creek School once was.
• Jaron Williams wonders about extending the High Level Streetcar’s route via the Valley Line.
• Kendyl Lauzon says a final goodbye to Edmonton, with Breakfast Jones in tow, and heads west.

Speaking of growth…

• Margaret Bose Johnson shares a prairies take on a posh recipe, featuring saskatoons and rhubarb.
• Lyndsey at Over My Styled Body credits her grandma for her successful garden.
• Nicole Winski and friends got a kick out of the Journey to Middle Earth display at the Muttart Conservatory.

Miscellaneous likes

• The Northern Sessions shares a video with musician Erin Kay.
• Bruce Clarke shares beautiful shots from a superhero-themed wedding.
• Nicole Rowan lets us in on her latest Splurge Sorority gathering, a fun way to treat yo’ self.
• Marie Zydek shines a spotlight on designer Jessilyn Poole of Eve + Enoch.
• Lowetide really likes Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Like, a lot.

Some audio of note

• Rev Recluse’s podcast revels in the glory of a 1973 recording by students at Avalon Junior High School.
• Danica LeBlanc interviews Sam Maggs, author of The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy.
• Taylor Chadwick has a great talk with The Movie Jerks and Theatre Mari on the latest What It Is podcast.

Shameless self-promotion

• Andrea Beça recorded a ukulele-year video with me! We sang All of Me. I look very serious, but it was so fun.
• My latest Seen and Heard in Edmonton podcast features constant creator Adam Rozenhart.

That’s a tiny glimpse of what has been written, recorded and published this week. There’s tons more on ShareEdmonton.

I collect what I can in a Flipboard magazine. Ask me anything on Twitter: @seenandheardyeg or@karenunland.

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