I am filing this roundup from New York City, which still sounds crazy to me. Wherever I go, though, I’m still thinking about Edmonton, so here are some things I noticed that you might want to notice, too: John Richardson recounts the life, death and resurrection of Kristin Ashmore’s Jerome the Gnome. It’s epic. (Photos … More Edmonton blog roundup: June 22, 2015
June is half over already? What?! There must be some mistake. However, onward. Cindy Nguyen was pretty thrilled to learn how to make ramen from Chef Chris Tom-Kee at Get Cooking. Her recap is a blast. (Photo from Let’s Om Nom, used with permission.) Some posts related to place-making: Breanne Fisher talks to community connector … More Edmonton blog roundup: June 15, 2015
Well, that was a jam-packed week. So much to do, see and read, so let’s get to it: The Edmonton Pride Festival kicked off this weekend. I borrowed this photo from the Edmonton Arts Council’s Tumblr, and there’s plenty more on the Edmonton Pride Festival’s Twitter. Find more Pride events here. Speaking of which: On I … More Edmonton blog roundup: June 8, 2015
I read Jeff Jarvis’s Twitter feed semi-religiously, which led me one day to a glorious opportunity that I almost didn’t take. He linked to an invitation to apply to the beat business training program at the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at City University of New York. It called to me: Apply NOW for The … More Some news about me
We were relocating perennials from a flowerbed on Saturday. Every time we thought we’d found all of the bulbs, we’d dig again, and voila, there were more. Digging into Edmonton’s blogosphere is like that. The more you look, the more you find, and it keeps being a pleasant surprise. Andy Grabia has a delightful post … More Edmonton blog roundup: June 1, 2015
This week has been the answer to that question sometimes uttered in the cold, dark days of winter: “Why do we live here?” It has been just so beautiful. Remember it. Look at all the people who turned out for the season’s first What the Truck?! festival on Sunday. I was not among them, but I salute … More Edmonton blog roundup: May 25, 2015
It’s Victoria Day, and maybe you’re not even looking at a screen — I support you in that, if that’s your choice. These worthy posts will be waiting for you when you return. My friend Owen Brlerley celebrated a birthday this week, which is a good reason to draw attention to the interesting things he … More Edmonton blog roundup: May 18, 2015
The Yeggies were held this weekend, and that’s where we’ll start, before veering off in various other directions. Dave Cournoyer of Daveberta fame received a lifetime achievement award and the best in politics medal at the Yeggies (Edmonton New Media Awards) on May 9. That’s him on the right, with Yeggies co-founder and co-host Adam … More Edmonton blog roundup: May 11, 2015
Tomorrow is the provincial election, and we certainly will get into that, but first, proof I’m raising delightful nerds: Edmonton’s newest comics store, Variant Edition, was our destination for Free Comic Book Day. And it was all over the online places I frequent. Check out the Unknown Studio podcast’s interview with co-owners Brandon Schatz and Danica … More Edmonton blog roundup: May 4, 2015
There’s a lot of serious stuff going on, but I’m writing this in a hammock under a pure blue sky, so let’s start light and then get into the heavier bits. Dajana Fabjanovich got a new bike, and it looks grand. (Photo collage used with permission from All Kinds of Lovely.) What else did I … More Edmonton blog roundup: April 27, 2015
Seen and Heard in Edmonton 