Seen and Heard in Edmonton

My own making has been taking shape lately (you’re soaking in it), which may be why I’m drawn to other manifestations of the creative spirit this week. So let’s begin there:

• Justina Smith finds artistic inspiration on the drive home from Lacombe.
• Brenley Charkow has a great discussion with Andrew Kushnir of The Gay Heritage Project, a play I had the privilege of seeing.
• The Northern Sessions continues to introduce us to wonderful local music. Here’s Kevla with a song called Disclosure.
• If you wanted to convert a doorbell into a push-button starter for a hotwired car, Stephen Robinson of 52Skillz can show you how.
• Karlynn Johnston’s recipe for chewy chocolate puffed wheat squares looks like the perfect mix of simplicity, nostalgia and decadence.
• Sally Neal throws a Good and Cheap dinner party.
• The bean-bag toss set that Maegan Lukian made out of a used door for the Edmonton Renovation Show’s upcycle challenge is pretty darn neat.
• Kendyl Lauzon makes a path towards positivity.

The season

• Kie Shiroma checks in with a couple of winter cyclists on The Local Good.
• Glenn Kubish deconstructs the way TV news talks about winter in Edmonton.
• Randall Talbot captures some February blues with his camera.
• Dave Cournoyer proclaims his love for winter.
• Kelsey at Lovely Littlest Life chats about winter in Alberta with her friend Jeannine.

Family ties

• Dajana Fabjanovich gave birth to twin boys, and while there are challenges ahead, there is joy now.
• Kelly-Dawn Aulenbach welcomes a nephew into the world amid a flood of memories.
• Lori Godin gives her daughter a taste of independence. She also learns something about parenting from watching teachers in action.
• Trent Wilkie girds his loins for a long flight with a toddler.
• Elizabeth Wilkie learns to let go of perfectly white laundry.
• Cassie Paige gets engaged!
• At last, the photos from Vickie Laliotis’s wedding. Squee!
• David Climenhaga salutes Don Getty for creating the Family Day holiday.
• YEG Date Night determines whether surfing at West Edmonton Mall would be fun for a couple.

Communicating

• Laura Frey recalls the thrill of back-and-forthing with novelist Nell Zink on Twitter.
• Andrea Beça tortures one friend with trivia, and another with Face Swap Live.
• Beverley Theresa has some straight advice on how to tell if a social media workshop is solid or snake oil.
• If you’re wondering how Snapchat can help your blog, Vickie Laliotis knows.
• Ellie McFarlane of Adster Creative explains why and how to deal with 404 errors on your website.
• I love the ad advertising a future ad in this 1900 edition of Vintage Edmonton.
• Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail has moved to Texas, but she’s still making an connections in Edmonton history circles.
• Lauren Markewicz tells the story of Jemmy Jock Bird, a multilingual interpreter in 19th century Fort Edmonton.

Decisions

• Mack Male updates the crowded byelection in Ward 12.
• You can find even more coverage of Ward 12 on Troy Pavlek’s YEGVOTES.
• Dave Cournoyer takes issue with the idea that municipal politics should be (or has been) free of partisanship.
• Ryan Batty makes the case for the Oilers to trade Jordan Eberle to get a top defenceman.
• Phil Wilson pits a couple of Oliver restaurants against each other in his brunch odyssey.
• YEG People asks a couple of local chefs where they like to eat on their day off.

Kudos

• Maria K. salutes the Alberta Council for Global Cooperation’s Top 30 Under 30 (including her own daughter).
• The Edmonton Arts Council’s blog pays tribute to Douglas Haynes, whose large, striking paintings grace City Hall.
• Scott Tougas joins the chorus of praise for Connor McDavid.
• Lowetide wishes the Oilers could love Nail Yakupov as much as he does.
• Little Miss Andrea gives Love Pizza a thorough taste test.
• Life Preloved reviews Plato’s Closet, a clothing resale boutique for teens and twentysomethings.

Even more can be found at ShareEdmonton. You can find these picks and previous ones on my Flipboard magazine.

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