POLITICS
- Laura Lynn Johnston turns Peter MacKay’s ‘Albertastan’ comment into T-shirt [CBC]
- Staples: Edmonton expects better deal under Notley [Edmonton Journal]
- Omar Mouallem: READY OR NOTLEY [Now Toronto]
- Staples: Will NDP help with heavy lifting to build this city? [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton, NDP government should work well together, Iveson says [Edmonton Journal]
#YEG IN TORONTO
- Video: Don Iveson in Conversation with Richard Florida [Martin Prosperity]
- Mayor Don Iveson in Toronto and Ottawa to promote Edmonton [Global News]
- Alberta’s big city mayors bring capacity crowd to their feet at national summit on poverty [Leaders and Legacies]
HERITAGE/CULTURE
- If you missed Walrus Talk Aboriginal City in Edmonton, you can watch all of the speakers’ videos here [The Walrus]
- Simons: Rusted, faded, and grey, our Low Level Bridge is due for a makeover [Edmonton Journal]
- Historian unearths dark part of St. Albert’s history [St Albert Gazette]
- Can an inspirational man inspire Edmonton to embrace Aboriginal restaurants? [Metro News]
- Herzog on Heritage: Mike’s News Stand [ECAMP]
- Hingston: Vivek Shraya’s zine takes a nostalgia trip through the Magnificent Malls of Edmonton [Edmonton Journal]
- Exploring Edmonton’s beer history with Brew Curious [Vue Weekly]
- Digging into history – The NorQuest site before NorQuest [NorQuest]
TRANSPORT
- MacEwan University students looking to get Spruce Grove part of U-Pass [Metro News]
- Consider charging Edmonton residents to park in busy neighbourhoods, councillor says [Edmonton Journal]
- No opening date for Metro Line LRT yet as training on system begins [Metro News]
- Students want to be testers of Edmonton Transit’s smart fare technology [Metro News]
- Seattle to Buildings: Give Tenants Transit Passes, Not Parking Spots [City Lab]
DEVELOPMENT
- Simons: Arena funding gap puts us all on the hook [Edmonton Journal]
- Downtown construction boom like ‘Christmas Eve’ [Edmonton Journal]
- Edmonton Galleria Project moving ahead with cultural trust despite lack of funding [Metro News]
- Demolition, repurposing all on table for future of Edmonton’s Rexall Place [Metro News]
- Infill the Blank: What We’re Not Talking About When We Talk about Infill [Curb Magazine]
LOCAL NEWS
- Remaining elms on Whyte Avenue boulevard face the axe, city says [Edmonton Journal]
- YEGtrees Map: Edmonton’s favourite unique, historic, and delicious plants [Dustin Bajer]
- Councillor calls for update to city’s public information policy [CBC]
- Make Something Edmonton movement grabs Oliver community league [Metro News]
- Culina to serve beer and coffee in River Valley golf courses [Edmonton Journal]
- Farmer Markets open up this upcoming week! Check out the 2015 Edmonton & Area Farmers’ Market Guide [Made Urban]
MISCELLANY
- Toronto: Is the new public art at Union Station depressing? [Toronto Star]
- Pembina Institute and Ontario Home Builders’ Association say clearing development hurdles for mid-rises could help solve housing affordability crunch [Toronto Star]
- The Surprisingly Short History of the Rooftop Happy Hour [City Lab]
- In the shadows of booming cities, a tension between sunlight and prosperity [Washington Post]
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