Habitat for Humanity will have four new homes to add to its inventory. On the third annual Habitat Day, Edmonton Habitat for Humanity board chair Carolyn Graham announced that the charity would be partnering with four local developers, Sterling Homes, Landmark Homes, Christenson Developments and Tristate Signature Homes to build residences for needy families in...
Edmonton’s own Malorie Urbanovitch beat out four other emerging Canadian fashion designers at last night’s Mercedes-Benz StartUp competition. “I have no words,” said Urbanovitch, bouquet in arms, just moments after her victory was announced. “I’m absolutely overwhelmed, I gave it my all.” A Canada-wide program helping young fashion designers understand the business side of the industry, Mercedes-Benz StartUp selected five...
Edmonton received a sparkling grade for economic growth, but it came with a warning that there could be consequences for the future if we don’t do more to diversify our business community. At its annual luncheon Tuesday at the Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Ron Gilbertson praised Edmonton for its overall economic health, giving the city an overall A- grade. The major reasons for the good grade? Over the last 25 years, Edmonton’s real personal income...
Linkin Park will come to Edmonton for the very first time Sept. 2, to headline this year’s instalment of the Sonic Boom festival. The announcement was made Monday morning at the southside studios of Sonic 102.9, with morning man Garner Andrews and Dave Johnston of Union Events announcing the roster for Edmonton’s largest annual rock festival, held on the Northlands grounds. Unlike last year's festival, which was moved indoors into the Edmonton EXPO Centre, this year's...
It's been more than four years since Edmonton's most well-known rapper (and former poet laureate) released his last album, 2008's Afterparty Babies, an original mélange of hip hop and electronic music. A lot has changed since then. For one, Cadence Weapon doesn't live here anymore. Since moving to Montreal, though, he's found new ways of expressing his music, both instrumentally and lyrically. ...
Last February, Joe Gurba, a.k.a. rapper The Joe, was sipping coffee at Transcend on Jasper when a staff member asked him if he was interested in helping them. Gurba is already a talent booker for Wunderbar, bringing alternative indie rock and rap acts to the popular beer emporium, but this award-winning cafe was looking for something more intimate and mellower. He was introduced to general manager Michael Harvey, also co-owner of Café Haven. Harvey asked him what...
Miranda Wulf is one of ArtsScene Edmonton’s two fresh-faced co-chairs. Together with visual artist Erin Ross, the 30-year-old image consultant and owner of LoullouDi Image & Style heads the volunteer organization aiming to mix arts and business in the city through networking events and parties. After founding co-chairs...
At the height of her career, Danielle “Doc” Peers was considered the best wheelchair basketball player in the world. In 2003, she was named Most Valuable Player at the Canadian Women’s Championships, where her Edmonton club team, the Inferno, began a streak of six straight championships. That year, she also made the Canadian Women’s team and won a bronze medal in Athens at the 2004 Paralympic Games. She later led Team Canada Women to a gold medal at the World Championships, where...
Through 21 years of Garlic Festivals, Sorrentino’s restaurants have managed to put garlic in any kind of Italian meat or pasta dish you can think of. But ice cream? Sunday night’s kickoff at the downtown location saw executive chef Sonny Sung create a dessert that infused gelato and bread pudding with garlic grown in Claresholm, Alta. Using locally grown garlic is a major theme of this year’s festival, and it’s prevalent in one of the most unusual desserts I’ve tried. Alone, the...
The inside of Cask and Barrel looks like a lavish Prairie barn. Rest your drink on black and polished wood stumps; pull up a stool made from Montana wine barrels (you can still see the stamp on some seats); watch the game under a skirt made from scrap bulkhead palettes. Chris Smith, of the once beloved Hothouse Design Studio, designed the room, and he also wrangled other former Hothouse designers, including Donna Nygren...
