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  • History of Edmonton’s Gay Bars, Part 4: The Expanding Scene

    Ron Byers and Rob Browatzke

    Read Part 1: The Beginning, Part 2: A Flashback to Flashback & Part 3: The Long-Running here. A Kaleidoscope of…

  • History of Edmonton’s Gay Bars, Part 3: The Long-Running

    Ron Byers and Rob Browatzke

    Read Part 1: The Beginning & Part 2: A Flashback to Flashback. The Roost Another important venue in Edmonton’s gay…

  • Edmonton’s Gospel Music Scene

    Anmarie Bailey

    Picture this: frenzied hand clapping, foot stomping, finger tapping, rhythmic call and response-type songs, passionate Amens, Hallelujahs and killer vocals all led by…

  • The History of Filipino Businesses in Edmonton

    Giselle General

    “Anak, siksikan nating yung bagahe mo nitong mga produktong Pinoy na ma-eenjoy ng mga kamag-anak natin. Alam kong wala ito…

  • “It’s in our veins,” Part 2: Edmonton Dance Schools and Latin American Identity

    Miguel A. Priolo Marín & Nieva W. Srayko

    Read “It’s in our veins,” Part 1 Immigration to a new community involves a dramatic change that can affect nearly…

  • “It’s in our veins,” Part 1: Edmonton Dance Schools and Latin American Identity

    Miguel A. Priolo Marín & Nieva W. Srayko

    Alejandro (Alex) Rojas, the founder of ETOWN SALSA Latin Dance Studios, moved from Chile to Edmonton with his parents in…

  • Candy Cane Lane

    Bruce Cinnamon

    Before Esther and Ron Matcham moved to Edmonton, the stretch of 148th Street between 92nd and 100th Avenue wasn’t much…

  • Fringe-tastic!

    Shannon Kernaghan

    If you can choose when you relocate, make your move in the warm glow of summer. And if you’re moving…

  • The Haven Social Club: Buy Lots, Tip Well

    Jamie Ausmus

    The walk up to 15120 Stony Plain Road was a gritty one. Dimly-lit advertisements for adult parlours, pawn shops and…

  • Dead Venues – Fall Update

    Eden Munro and Mike Siek

    Six two-minute talking-head style interviews viewable on the internet, along with links to associated content such as posters, images and…

  • Edmonton Folk Fest: How Did We Get Here?

    Bryan Birtles

    In 1980, with the province celebrating its 75th anniversary, an idea was hatched by Don Whalen and Mitch Podolak to…

  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Parish

    Andres Lalama

    The story of Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish does not fit the conventional standards of history or historical places by…