EDMONTON CHARACTER
- Edmonton had to lose Gretzky in order to find itself [Metro Edmonton]
- Heritage Festival smashes attendance record [Edmonton Journal]
- Mystery mural pays tribute to late Folk Fest manager [CBC Edmonton]
- Ghost tour shows spooky side of University of Alberta [Metro Edmonton]
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
- Politics with your Folk [Daveberta.ca]
- No frontrunner in Edmonton’s mayoral election race, says political prof [Edmonton Sun]
- Staples: Mayoral candidates want regional cooperation, not warfare [Edmonton Journal]
- Staples: Time to end industrial tax ripoff in Edmonton region [Edmonton Journal]
- Mayoral SWOT: Kerry Diotte [Ryan Hastman]
- Mayoral SWOT: Don Iveson [Ryan Hastman]
- Mayoral SWOT: Karen Leibovici [Ryan Hastman]
SUSTENANCE: FOOD AND NATURE
- City clarifies policies for Edmonton food trucks [Global Edmonton]
- The Ministic Project: Edmonton and area land trust carves out protected space in Camrose County [Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development]
- Food for thought: What is local anyway? [Edmonton Journal]
- Guided tour of food growing projects in Edmonton [The Edible Garden Tour]
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
- Photographer’s eco-house may be torn down, City says [Edmonton Journal]
- Arena lands rezoning plan vague, say area residents [CBC Edmonton]
- Simons: Greyhound prepares to pull out of its downtown Edmonton station. Destination? TBA. [Edmonton Journal]
- Development around the arena district gets going [Global Edmonton]
- Terwillegar residents speak out about proposed housing project [CBC Edmonton]
- Terwillegar Towne project planners hope open houses allay fears of proposed housing complex [Edmonton Journal]
YEG DESIGN
- Sit’N Chill 3.0: A bench for Edmonton [Make Something Edmonton]
- Barricade redesign competition finalists revealed [Make Something Edmonton]
- Edmonton 50 years from now LEGO competition [M.A.D.E. in Edmonton]
- Local designer wins 2013 Coldscapes competition [Kent University]
DEFYING CATEGORIZATION
- Boyle Street buys its building for “fair” price [Edmonton Journal]
- Pearl re-write: now with more parachutists! [Post-Awersome: A Prairie Movement]
- Development-minded Ft. McMurray awash with questions [Edmonton Journal]
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