This was the week that Edmonton went out to play with Spider-Mable, so let’s start there. If you missed the phenomenon, or just want to relive it, Wanye Gretz has a passionate recap. Sonic’s Layne Mitchell has more on Jason Blower’s T-shirt project to raise money for the Children’s Wish Foundation, which made Mable’s epic superhero … More Edmonton blog roundup: Oct. 5, 2015

Last week was a hurly-burly happening that tumbled into the weekend and somehow tripled in hurly-burliness. Lots going on, in other words. Here’s some of what was captured. True love Randall Talbot took two posts’ worth of photos at Nuit Blanche (here’s I and here’s II), the all-night contemporary art event that made a lot of … More Edmonton blog roundup: Sept. 28, 2015

This week sees the official start of fall, though we’ve been in that frame of mind for quite some time now, haven’t we? Here are some good things to read, listen to or watch as you cozy up. Going places The Northern Sessions crew shoots a couple of songs by Owls by Nature before the band heads … More Edmonton blog roundup: Sept. 21, 2015

I scroll through a week’s worth of blog posts and podcasts, choose the ingredients that strike my fancy, throw them into this bowl, and watch them coalesce into unexpected themes. And this is what you get: Valerie Lugonja finds a delicious use for her end-of-the-season tomatoes. Kevin Kossowan is gearing up for cider season. Karlynn … More Edmonton blog roundup: Sept. 14, 2015

It’s Labour Day, and the weather has thoughtfully turned drizzly and cold (at least as I write this) so we don’t feel so bad about the unofficial end of summer. I still feel a little bit bad, but I am greatly cheered up by all of the interesting things I found to read and listen to: … More Edmonton blog roundup: Sept. 7, 2015

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

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

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

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