We’re on a family mini-vacation, just a few days away to reset before school starts. But I got some reading and listening done before we left, and in the car, and here we are: Sightseeing Alyssa Lau artfully documents her recent trip to Singapore, Hong Kong and Phuket. Julie’s Kitchen Adventures travels to Yellowstone National Park, and … More Edmonton blog roundup: Aug. 31, 2015
Meet Andy Grabia, the blogger behind Yegball, a look at baseball in Edmonton, and a veteran of the original Oilogosphere, the community of hardcore hockey bloggers who helped change the way the game was written about in the early 2000s. Andy explores his blogging history, all the way back to a personal blog called The Cosby … More Episode 8: Andy Grabia
August in Edmonton has many delights, and I’ve been able to partake in a few, including a couple of Fringe shows (Valentine’s Train and Edgar Allan, both held over), and a good meal at the What the Truck?! food-truck festival. Speaking of which: What the Truck?! co-founder and food blogger extraordinaire Sharon Yeo recaps the … More Edmonton blog roundup: Aug. 24, 2015
Meet Sharon Yeo, the woman behind Only Here for the Food, one of Edmonton’s great food blogs, and the co-founder of What the Truck?!, the food-truck festival that has had a huge impact on the food scene and on the city’s sense of community. Like many bloggers, Sharon started because she liked to write and … More Episode 7: Sharon Yeo
This week’s roundup hits some grand themes. Love. Death. Smoothies. The important things. Let’s begin. Spectacle This wedding, written up by Stacey K and photographed by FO Photography, is just so beautiful. The dress reveal made me cry. Jody Bailey captured a ton of great shots of the FIBA Americas basketball tournament. Matt Henderson has high … More Edmonton blog roundup: Aug. 17, 2015
Meet Jay Runham, the YouTuber, movie geek and basketball fan behind The Jay Runham Show. Jay is one of several independent media producers who got his start at The Edmontonian, the news and events site founded by Jeff Samsonow and Sally Poulsen that spawned a diaspora of talent. He went on to do an entertainment podcast … More Episode 6: Jay Runham
I’m writing this on our new deck, in the sunshine, trying to soak up all of this summer and keep it in my heart till winter. I’m also marvelling at all of the interesting things I read and listened to this week: Special occasions Turning a year older causes Mike Ross to perform a statistical … More Edmonton blog roundup: Aug. 10, 2015
A conversation with Laura Frey, the book blogger behind Reading in Bed, who offers solid advice on blogging and suggests many other blogs, podcasts and YouTubers to follow. Check out her wonderful list in the show notes. Music credits: Beethoven’s Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, played by Daniel Veesey, from … More Episode 5: Laura Frey
Meet Laura Frey, the woman behind Reading in Bed, a delightful blog about books and the reading life. Reading in Bed started as part of Laura’s challenge to herself to make a bigger dent in a list of “1,001 books you must read before you die,” but it has since transformed into something more. Book blogging gave … More Seen and Heard in Edmonton podcast: Episode 5
Edmonton AM on CBC Radio One did a show on hidden gems last week, and with the help of a clever intervention by Jay Runham, I got to burble on about my favourite subject — blogs and podcasts. I only had time to recommend three, though I squeezed in a few other mentions. Good thing … More Edmonton blog roundup: Aug. 3, 2015
Seen and Heard in Edmonton 