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Interventions letter of the day – May 5
I’ve received hundreds of e-mails from readers with ideas to beautify the city. Thank you for that, and keep them coming. The address is interventions@edmontonjournal.com. Some of the e-mails are what...
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72 tap craft beer bar The Underground finally opens
After some trials and tribulations including air conditioning issues The Underground Tap & Grill has opened in downtown Edmonton amidst the construction at the corner of Jasper and 100th St. under...
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Guest post: Remembering ComFORT
This post is a chance to learn from a really creative, if temporary, attempt at bringing warmth and human contact to Edmonton’s downtown. Architecture students Safira Lakhani and Tara McCashin created...
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Edmonton sees 7th high risk smog day this winter (online links)
By my count, Edmonton has already had six high risk smog days this winter, days with a rating above seven on a scale of one to 10. (Update: we hit seven on Friday) On those days, children and seniors...
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Archives: Getting the nitty-gritty on street-level smog
The province measures air quality for the City of Edmonton at three spots around the city. But does that reflect the air quality you’re exposed to everyday? Edmonton had seven high risk smog days this...
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City takes next step toward “transformational” civic tower
Edmonton city staff started evaluating 13 proposals this week for new office space, a project that could see a “transformational” new office tower built in the core. The city has said it’s open to...
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Construction of Edmonton artists' building pegged for late 2016
Construction of a unique downtown highrise that would provide both living and working space to local artists is still at least a year away from starting, project organizers say. The price tag for the...
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Edmonton chef serves free lunch to give back to community
It wasn’t the typical lunchtime rush that had hungry Edmontonians lining up outside a downtown Vietnamese restaurant on Wednesday afternoon. Instead, Cecilia Hoang, owner and chef of Hoang Long Fresh...
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Relaxing Edmonton parking requirements could bring more businesses to major...
Edmonton’s current parking requirements are preventing new businesses from setting up on Edmonton’s main retail streets, says a new city report released Thursday. The report proposes dramatically lower...
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Manhattan-style 'High Line' park promised for The Quarters urban balcony
Developers say a Manhattan-style High Line park is already in the works for the contentious plot of land Edmonton wants to turn into a urban balcony. After confidential legal advice, councillors voted...
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High hopes for the giant hole off Edmonton's Jasper Avenue
City staff say three developers have submitted competing bids to buy the property at Jasper Avenue and 95 Street, left with a giant hole after contractors dug out contamination 10 metres down then...
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New downtown buildings should help Edmonton attract younger workers, seminar...
Edmonton’s downtown building boom should make it easier for companies to attract young skilled employees to the city, a real estate investment specialist says. Many millennials — generally considered...
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Downtown Edmonton rises while economy falls flat
One of North America’s biggest downtown building booms continues to push Edmonton skyward despite the sag in oil prices that has walloped Alberta’s economy. Projects worth more than $3 billion are...
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Edmonton city planners oppose 45-storey Oliver tower
City officials are for the second time this year saying no to a massive residential tower. The Emerald Tower, planned for Jasper Avenue and 114 Street, would soar 45 storeys and cast a thin shadow all...
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New solar-powered benches in Edmonton charge your phone on the go
Edmonton kicked off Environment Week on Tuesday with the installation of two new solar-powered benches in Churchill Square and at the Muttart Conservatory. The benches allow passersby to charge a phone...
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Several Edmonton councillors show strong support for Oliver's 45-storey condo...
Council refused to vote yes or no Monday on a proposed 45-storey tower for Oliver, but several had strong words in the support for the project. Coun. Dave Loken said it fit with the “big, bold vision”...
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New Edmonton jaywalking signs anger victim's friends
Edmonton’s new anti-jaywalking signs — set up metres from an intersection where two pedestrians were killed in a marked crosswalk — miss the point, say friends of one victim and safety advocates. “It...
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Katz Group seeks 800-car gravel parking lot north of Edmonton downtown arena
The Katz Group has applied to rezone an area the size of two city blocks to accommodate a gravel parking lot north of the downtown arena. The zoning would be temporary – expiring after 10 years – but...
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Calgary developer's Edmonton land purchases raise hopes of more attractive...
Calgary developer Cidex Group bought up two key Edmonton sites this week, feeding hopes an increase in outside competition will raise the bar for building design here. “I’ve been watching the Edmonton...
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Playful frames create sense of movement, illusions on Edmonton's new CNIB tower
The playful series of frames running at slight angles around balconies of a proposed new Oliver-area tower give an illusion the tower grows as it rises into the skyline. The frames weave back and...
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