History of Edmonton’s Gay Bars, Part 4: The Expanding Scene
Read Part 1: The Beginning, Part 2: A Flashback to Flashback & Part 3: The Long-Running here. A Kaleidoscope of…
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History of Edmonton’s Gay Bars, Part 3: The Long-Running
Read Part 1: The Beginning & Part 2: A Flashback to Flashback. The Roost Another important venue in Edmonton’s gay…
History of Edmonton’s Gay Bars, Part 2: A Flashback to Flashback
Read Part 1: The Beginning In the summer of 1975, Pat F., Johnny K., Harvey J., Paul Chisholm (more popularly…
History of Edmonton’s Gay Bars, Part 1: The Beginning
Same-sex relations have been a part of life on the expansive prairies since time immemorial. Some Indigenous Nations have long…
Edmonton’s Gospel Music Scene
Picture this: frenzied hand clapping, foot stomping, finger tapping, rhythmic call and response-type songs, passionate Amens, Hallelujahs and killer vocals all led by…
Womonspace: Creating Space for Edmonton’s Lesbian Community in the 1980s
Womonspace was a social and recreational group for lesbians founded in 1981. Part of Edmonton’s LGBTQ landscape for over thirty…
The History of Filipino Businesses in Edmonton
“Anak, siksikan nating yung bagahe mo nitong mga produktong Pinoy na ma-eenjoy ng mga kamag-anak natin. Alam kong wala ito…
The Haven Social Club: Buy Lots, Tip Well
The walk up to 15120 Stony Plain Road was a gritty one. Dimly-lit advertisements for adult parlours, pawn shops and…
Edmonton Folk Fest: How Did We Get Here?
In 1980, with the province celebrating its 75th anniversary, an idea was hatched by Don Whalen and Mitch Podolak to…