You can find lots of worthy summer reading on Edmonton blogs. Here are a few posts of note: These rocks figure in Donloree Hoffman’s tale about saying the wrong thing at the airport. Read on to find out how — your reward will be laughter (and cringing). (Photo by Donloree, used with permission.) Jenna Marynowski … More Edmonton blog roundup: Aug. 11, 2014

I’m still away, but I’ve been keeping in touch with Edmonton via blogs (and a little bit of Twitter). Some finds: Vickie Laliotis shares a recipe from her mom that even I could make (probably). Photo of the delicacy above, used with permission.  Also on the theme of mothers and dessert, Valerie Lugonja goes Saskatoon … More Edmonton blog roundup: Aug. 3, 2014

I am on vacation, but reading Edmonton blog posts is one of my favourite things to do, so the roundup continues: Vintage Edmonton takes a harrowing look at a 1913 accident on the North Saskatchewan River that killed six. I strongly suggest you read Vintage Edmonton regularly — there are new treasures every day. On City … More Edmonton blog roundup: July 28, 2014

It may be summer, but vacation season hasn’t stopped Edmonton bloggers from writing up a storm. Here are a few for your reading pleasure: Salma Kaida is justifiably excited about the green onion cake donair she discovered at the East Meets West festival.  Natasha Chiam will probably make you cry, especially if you’re a parent. What … More Edmonton blog roundup: July 21, 2014

Here are some Edmonton blog posts that caught my fancy this week: Andy Grabia explores what has been lost and what remains in Edmonton’s playgrounds. (Photo courtesy of Andy Grabia — full set here.) Jeff Samsonow celebrates some Seattle phenomena he’d love to see in Edmonton. Jeff Archibald reveals what he learned about motivating people from the bosses … More Edmonton blog roundup: July 14, 2014

Quite the mix of Edmonton blogs I’m glad I read this week. Hope you enjoy, too: John Harry Kim has been blogging up a storm on the Edmonton Table Tennis Club site, including video highlights of local play. The Local Good launches the #31DaysofYeg challenge, a kind of scavenger hunt for living and loving local.  … More Edmonton blog roundup: July 7, 2014

Behold some Edmonton blog posts I enjoyed this week: The Edmonton Arts Council blog had a few posts this week on new public art in our city: Willow by Marc Fornes & THEVERYMANY in Borden Park (pictured above), as well as France Dubois’s The Ballroom and Konstantin Dimpoulos’s Wheatfield with Crows, both at the Meadows Community … More Edmonton blog roundup: June 30, 2014

Here are some Edmonton blog posts that caught my attention this week: In the midst of disaster, the Bissell Centre is doing an admirable job of keeping a community eager to help updated on what happens next after the fire that destroyed its temporary thrift shop over the weekend. (Photo courtesy of the Bissell Centre)  … More Edmonton blog roundup: June 23, 2014

Some Edmonton blog posts I thought deserved your attention: Several people had something to say about the scaling back of the plans for the Blatchford development on the site of the former City Centre Airport (Photo courtesy of the City of Edmonton): The comments on Mayor Don Iveson’s followup post on the decision are thoughtful … More Edmonton blog roundup: June 16, 2014

A lot of Edmonton blog posts struck me this week. Here’s a few: How can you not want to read Lisa A. Zieminek’s Button Soup guest post on vermicomposting after seeing this? Seriously, do it.   Poet laureate Mary Pinkoski’s Genius Loci, shared on the Edmonton Arts Council blog, rings with truth and beauty.   On … More Edmonton blog roundup: June 9, 2014