Sporting a trademark purple bandana, Bruce Springsteen’s guitarist Steven Van Zandt showed up at the historic King Eddy on Friday afternoon to talk about arts in education, one day before Springsteen and his iconic E Street Band were set to rock the Saddledome for the first time since 2003. He was joined by longtime E Street Band...
Near the end of Chris Smith’s new documentary, the co-founders of Devo are asked a pointed question during a television interview in the 1980s: Are you guys serious? At this point in their career, the band had already scaled the charts with the misunderstood pop song Whip It, had become pioneering video stars on MTV...
It was during the pandemic when Calgary singer-songwriter Maclayne decided she needed less direction in her life. With most of the world locked down, it was perhaps counter-intuitive to what many were looking for at the time. But Maclayne was feeling burned out before COVID-19 hit. In December 2020, she decided to quit her job,...
UK-based px Group is expanding its specialist sustainability services across the Americas to help industry meet their decarbonization targets. Geoff Holmes, CEO of px Group, said: “We are excited to be bringing px Group’s international knowledge of the energy sector to the North American market and supporting industry to transition towards a more sustainable future.”...
For many small/local Calgary businesses, the thought of Amazon, Walmart, or Costco carrying the same products as you can be a stressful event. A Calgary resident highlighted his struggles with trying to buy local ended up wasting his time and did nothing but create frustration. Instead of being silent about this common small business problem,...
While hunting for the latest business story in Calgary, I ran across a Reddit article from a Calgary-based business providing “The Ultimate Guide to … Tires.” I don’t know a lot about tires but, the Consumer Reports article was more “ultimate” and I did see a lot of gaps about specific temperature ratings to know...
Fashion-conscious Joyce Okunusi strictly abides by her own rule that when she brings a new piece of clothing into her home, another piece must go out. And she has 20 or more consistent clients that do the same, which is why her luxury consignment store has a continual stock of unique, contemporary fashions. Joyce’s Closet:...
A group of five Canadian airport authorities fighting to receive unpaid fees from bankrupt Lynx Air have won a partial victory from Alberta’s top court. The claimants, including the Calgary Airport Authority and Edmonton Regional Airports, are seeking immediate return of more than $4 million in unremitted airport improvement fees from Lynx, which filed for...
Triple One is the vision of the late Shiraz (Sam) Mawji, as a family company whose inspiration was to have a vertically integrated real estate company with a goal to delivering high-quality hospitality-based assets with acute focus on leading customer service programs, partnered with the best brands in the Canadian prairies, Article content Article content...
The cold comes as no surprise to those who have lived in Calgary for any length of time. However, we do tend to go through an adjustment period where the outdoor wear gets rotated into the closet and our free-time plans adjust from picnics to playing in the snow. Resist the urge to hibernate by...