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  • Edmonton’s Town Crier

    Lawrence Herzog

    Note: at the time depicted in this story as well as when it was written, Edmonton’s CFL team was known…

  • The Father of Edmonton’s Traffic Circles

    Lawrence Herzog

    He established the practice of “neighbourhood unit” planning. And, borrowing a popular urban design feature from his native land, he…

  • Friday Nights: Love & Music at the Rainbow Ballroom

    Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail

    Every Friday a thousand teenagers would line up under the red neon sign to hear local bands like The Lords…

  • End of an era: Goodbye, Avenue Theatre

    Mike Ross

    The word was given by general manager and talent buyer Steve Derpack, who explained on Facebook that it’s “primarily a…

  • Edmonton's Old City Hall

    Edmonton’s 1957 City Hall

    Lawrence Herzog

    Edmonton’s second City Hall was a news-making building right from the beginning. Completed in 1957 as one of Canada’s first…