Seen and Heard in Edmonton

Food inspires so many interesting blog posts in this city, whether people are cooking at home or eating out. It’s enough to make a round-upper very hungry if she’s not careful. Let’s begin with the noshing:

• Stephen Robinson from 52Skillz gets together with Alexis Hillyard of Stump Kitchen to learn how to make vegan, gluten-free tomato aspic.
• The thing to do is to get invited to Rachael’s family brunch, as you can see on Breakfast Club YEG.
• Relish’s time on 124th Street is over, reports Phil Wilson.
• Phil also compares prices at the new Duchess Provisions with Safeway’s, and finds the local independent surprisingly economical
• Always a good idea to stop for a treat at Duchess Bake Shop, as Dani Hubenig attests on Family Fun Edmonton.
• What does Lindsay from The Edible Woman do on her Saturday off from Duchess? Bake a red currant and cherry pie!
• Kevin Schenk chronicles a day in the life of the Kim Fat Market’s butcher shop.
• Evonne Li tries out Wendy’s Gourmet Perogies.

Thrift

• Christine Bruckmann has tips for saving money on groceries.
• Sally Neal goes a little over on her very tight food budget, but for good reasons.
• Katie Kelly sets some goals for the next quarter after reviewing previous results on Frugal Can Be Fab.
• Nicole Rowan of The Spirited Thrifter and Adina J of Blue Collar, Red Lipstick did a thrifting exchange.

Style

• Kira Paran dresses for upcoming festivals with the help of Manulife Place.
• Ana Pejkanovic reflects on the importance of loving your body instead of hiding it (and that off-shoulder dress is a knockout).
• Lyndsey Forest of Over My Styled Body marks her 27th year with 27 facts about herself.
• Joelle of Clothes But Not Quite incorporates her super-cute little boy in her outfit-of-the-day.
• Vickie Laliotis offers specific and smart advice on building relationships with brands if you’re looking at blogging as a business.

Arts and entertainment

• John Richardson reviews the Freewill Players’ love-laden offerings from Shakespeare in Hawrelak Park.
• Jenna Marynowski has already started previewing Fringe shows — get your press releases to her stat.
• Anna Marie Sewell is in the middle of a breathtaking series of autobiographical poems.
• The Edmonton Arts Council checks in with poet laureate Pierrette Requier halfway through her term.
• Podcaster and video editor Chris Sikkenga takes us on his comic book noob journey on the Variant Edition blog.
• Jay Runham has news of the new movie-watching technology hitting Edmonton theatres this month.
• Brother Octopus brings its music to the Northern Sessions. Spot the Marlena Wyman sculpture featured in a previous roundup.

Sports and recreation

• Avry Lewis-McDougall is excited about the prospects of Canadian athletes in Rio after watching the track and field qualifying trials at Foote Field.
• OilersNation adds a writer, Zach Laing, to cover Oilers-related news.
• If you’re looking for more reasons to worry about the Oilers next season, Sunil Agnihotri says goaltending might fit the bill.
• Pokemon Go has already been life-changing for Linda Hoang and her husband Mike.
• Raising Edmonton hails a new open data map of kids’ activities in Edmonton.
• There’s still time to explore the city with the help of The Local Good’s 31 Days of YEG.

Family

• Amy Butterfield takes her family on a getaway to Abraham Lake.
• Marty Forbes is thrilled to be a grandpa!
• Rachel Jones lists the Edmonton mom blogs she adores.
• Hannah Hamilton finds it hard to be sexy after spending her day mothering small children.

Legacies

• Ashley Janssen kicks off a three-part series on assembling a mentorship network.
• YEGpeople visits with Ralph Young, former chancellor of the University of Alberta and former CEO of Melcor Developments.
• Lawrence Herzog pays tribute to the disappearing corner store on Edmonton City as Museum.

Politics

• Radical Citizen Media covers the Black Lives Matter rally in Edmonton on July 8, including MLA David Shepherd’s remarks.
• David Climenhaga salutes NDP MLA Marie Renaud for taking on PC leadership candidate Jason Kenney over abortion rights.
• Dave Cournoyer has thoughts on Kenney’s candidacy and the advantages he has taken by declaring his intentions so early.
• Dave also does some mythbusting around the idea of the “Alberta Advantage.”
• As a Jasper-born girl, I couldn’t resist Vintage Edmonton’s story about the Kennedys in Jasper in 1966 (a few years before my birth, I must add).

That’s what I picked up this week, but it’s a tiny taste of what you could find at ShareEdmonton. You can also find these picks and previous ones on my Flipboard magazine and in past roundups.

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