December 2011
1 post
“Calgary has a certain survive-the-weather-of-alien-megaplanet edge to its...”
– William Gibson via Twitter
July 2011
2 posts
“We’re also going to be serving fries. They’ll be fried in duck fat and hand cut...”
– Connie deSouza on Charcut Roast House’s plan to roll out their own gourmet burger food truck.
Via CBC News
Fuck yeah, duck fat.
I had a visitor, I showed her everything Calgary … →
“My sweet friend sacredlotus (Nicolle) from Portland came to visit me in Calgary this past week. My goal was to show her as much of the best things as I could about the city in our short time together. I loaned her a cruiser bike and together we rode the city.”
— Via Lori Andrews (aka the 10 Cent Designer)
2 tags
June 2011
2 posts
“NWS reports summer begins June 21 everywhere except Lake Tahoe and maybe...”
– Ron Parker via Twitter
It’s funny because it’s so fucking true.
May 2011
4 posts
“One of the only video stores in Calgary specializing in art house films is...”
– Unique Calgary video store closes - Calgary - CBC News
“I asked him what the hell he was doing. He can’t be shooting birds. He said...”
– Suspect Sought After Allegedly Shooting at Nesting Goose
March 2011
1 post
“Late Saturday morning, a crowd of dozens, perhaps hundreds, will converge along...”
– Calgary’s in-your-face neo-Nazis take to the streets - The Globe and Mail
Insanity.
February 2011
5 posts
“Sure, our giant concrete phallus isn’t as big as some other cities, but that...”
– The Calgary Sutra by Anthony Charron
“Calgary is not a place to stay. A cultural wasteland with a boom-bust oil...”
– This Magazine
“Two of the three companies that were charged for safety violations after a piece...”
– CBC News
Is it just me, or does that feel more than a touch light?
“Seldom has a Canadian mayor come to office with such a deep understanding of...”
– Naheed Nenshi’s challenge: making Calgary a livable city
“Running into random naked guy actually sparked my day.”
– Hanan Chebib, Banker’s Hall Patron
Via Metro Calgary
January 2011
3 posts
Frozen Peas →
These are some of the interesting things Stephen Peasley finds on his walk to work.
Fuck yeah, stuff in the street!
“The new rink on the lagoon at Prince’s Island Park opened on New...”
– CBC News
December 2010
4 posts
“Former Alderman Sue Higgins, has argued forcefully for keeping the title. The...”
– The “Alderman” Debate
The vote passed.
“I have a one and six-year-old who call me papa, and we wanted to have a...”
– Bernard Callebaut, explaining the name of his brand new venture, Papa Chocolat.
Via CTV News
Footloose Flash Mob at SAIT Campus Yesterday!
Hi guys!
On behalf of the SAIT Students’ Association I want to share a video with you of a flash mob we did on the SAIT Campus yesterday. In cooperation with the incredible musical theatre students from William Aberhart High School, we staged this ‘Footloose’ flash mob in SAIT’s Senator Burns building during the busy lunch hour to surprise unsuspecting SAIT students. It was a huge hit and we were...
“So four months ago, she launched what she calls a “high-five...”
– CBC News
Fuck yeah, high fives!
November 2010
7 posts
“Mayor Naheed Nenshi says he has a plan to get this year’s property tax...”
– CBC News
“Finally having dinner in #yeg after a long day of conferencing … Yes, it’s Funky...”
– Our illustrious mayor, kicking back in the city of mushrooms.
Via Twitter
“A Calgary dance troupe says the province is unfairly censoring their...”
– CBC News
“Got to hang out with @kyleshew, @rickmercer, my secret girlfriend @jannarden and...”
– Hizzoner Naheed Nenshi via Twitter
Film at eleven.
“After coming to blows on a Victoria, B.C., stage last week, Calgary indie...”
– CBC News
Tell me there is a YouTube video of this somewhere?
October 2010
15 posts
“The vague, rotting stench reportedly hanging over Calgary is a mystery.”
– CBC News
“That thermal inversion that’s making the entire city smell like the inside of a...”
– D’Arcy Norman (via Twitter)
How come David Spence never includes aroma as part of his reports and prognostications on Twitter?
“Bernard Callebaut’s bid to keep his company has failed.”
– CBC News
Kind of sad.
“Naheed Nenshi, a 38-year-old business professor, has defeated his two main...”
– CBC News
Fuck yeah, democracy!
4 tags
Dear Toronto, Calgary wants its personality back. →
“Dear Calgary,
You used to be cool. You were the conservative rebel without a cause. You welcomed George Bush and Sarah Palin with open arms. You could always be counted on for a good pro-Iraq war rally. Ann Coulter called you “the good Canadians”.”
Personally, I’m glad our personality seems to be shifting.
Read...
Cowtownmancer. →
William Gibson describes Stephen Avenue Mall.
Calgary mayoral candidates, university students... →
“I haven’t gone on too many dates with 45-year-old men, but my first one was really interesting … ”
— Sadiq Valliani, Mount Royal University
(Source: Calgary Herald)
“The Barb Higgins robot phoned me. I think I may be convinced, perhaps a robot...”
– @ludwigz
Fuck yeah, robots.
And ‘robot mayor’ sounds way cooler than ‘automatonic alderman’.
Fuck Yeah! Finnish Metal Comes to YYC. →
I’m no Finnish Metal fan, but I’d be fucking stoked right now if I was.
September 2010
20 posts
China's Terracotta Army marches home early →
They aren’t coming to the Glenbow next summer. Which sucks. Speaking of the Glenbow, guess who’s the mayor?
Next Stop →
The people at Medium Rare are showing off their soon-to-be-released Calgary Transit iPhone app.
This will make busses run on time and trains not be down EVERY. SINGLE. LONG WEEKEND. Right?
“Apparently Alberta Fashion Week = Jailbait Convention at Eau Claire.”
– @myownbiggestfan
It is that time of the year, I suppose.
Got Disloyalty? →
Organized by a pair of former baristas, the aim of the YYC Coffee Disloyalty Program is to “… support local, independent cafes and the Calgary coffee scene by encouraging regulars to be be disloyal customers and try out some of the best coffee the city has to offer.”
Brilliant … and fucking tasty.
(Via @superblue)
