It’s the Janus time, when we look back and forward. There’s quite a lot of that in this week’s crop of posts as we straddle the old year and the new. Randall Talbot took some lovely shots of our city on a “cold and gloriously sunny day.” Find more like the one above in his … More Edmonton blog roundup: Jan. 5, 2015

It’s the last roundup of 2014! Here’s some end-of-the-year reading for you that isn’t a best-of or year-in-review list (though it may contain some): My Montréalaise sister-in-law got me this for Christmas. She gets me, no? Merci, Emilie, and nice work, Far Sky Map Works. First, let’s get Christmas out of our system: Sally Scott … More Edmonton blog roundup: Dec. 29, 2014

I am not ready for Christmas. But I’d rather do this. Christmas comes anyway, as the Grinch learned. So, onward. I just love Andrea Beca’s ukulele year experiment. Every week, she records a song, sometimes alone, sometimes with friends. It’s adorable and good. Whimsy! Now let’s crunch some numbers: Michael Ross breaks down when you should put … More Edmonton blog roundup: Dec. 22, 2014

I haven’t been sick much this year, so my body decided to fulfill its quota with back-to-back colds and/or flu for the past month or so. Imagine this roundup delivered with the huskiest of voices, but the warmest of hearts. Robin Mazumder shares what happened when a Twitter conversation with Jeff Chase turned into #yegsnowfight, … More Edmonton blog roundup: Dec. 15, 2014

I don’t like to think about Christmas until after the Grey Cup, at least, which makes me bah-humbuggish in some circles. There’s no avoiding it now, however, so let’s begin by giving in.  Christmas is so commercial nowadays, you say? Well, Vintage Edmonton has a collection that shows it’s been like that for a century, … More Edmonton blog roundup: Dec. 8, 2014

This week included some in-real-life encounters with people I more often see online, which is always nice. So this will be a mix of traditional roundup and “what I was up to.” I chatted with Mayor Don Iveson about the city budget on Nov. 24, along with Andrew Leach, Dave Cournoyer, Alex Abboud, Blue Knox, … More Edmonton blog roundup: Dec. 1, 2014

Interesting side effect of paying attention to Edmonton blogs: The more you look, the more you find. Same thing happens to when I start cleaning up messes in my house. This is way more fun. A sampling: Trent Wilkie has launched a delightful new blog called The Undad, chronicling his paternity leave. It’s already on … More Edmonton blog roundup: Nov. 24, 2014

Maybe the cold is making me hungry, but I decided to highlight a whole lot of food posts this week. Other things, too, but this one is unusually foodish: Maegan Lukian’s spicy hot chocolate looks stunningly delicious. (Photo by Maegan on hand-meyd.com, used with permission) Cindy Nguyen took a sumptuous class on Indian vegetarian cuisine … More Edmonton blog roundup: Nov. 17, 2014

It finally snowed enough to shovel, which is more like what we’re used to at this time of year. Here’s some reading for when you come in to get warm: On the Kick Point blog, Chris Mikulin is analyzing social media use in the CFL. I like football and data, so that’s a win. (I … More Edmonton blog roundup: Nov. 10, 2014

Here’s a sample of the reading I found between working, Halloweening, and ferrying a certain someone to ringette: Glenn Kubish shares three scenes from an eventful walk back to work through downtown Edmonton. More on urban affairs: Mack Male reports on what’s going on with the wayfinding project. Jodine Chase examines the policing of private … More Edmonton blog roundup: Nov. 3, 2014