September in Style, Calgary

Whether you squandered your summer or soaked up every last ray of sunshine, it’s probably time to get back down to business. No need to stress: A few stops at a couple choice shops in Calgary will have you looking and feeling ready to face the fall (and the disheartening … Read More

Live Music Venues in Calgary

Calgary sometimes gets saddled with specious rep for not having enough music culture. DailyXY protests — and has already done so. The live music scene in particular is thriving in Cowtown; if you know the venues to frequent, then more often than not you’ll return home smiling from your entertainment … Read More

Calgary’s Range Brew

The dry, desert-like summer air in Calgary is best suppressed with a few pints of frosty brew, and nearly every pub in the city is equipped with at least a couple draught taps; but, when you really want to give this unfamiliar, arid heat a good beat-down — you need … Read More

Neighbourhood Guide, Calgary: Kensington

It’s possibly the hippest neighbourhood in Calgary. Kensington (most Calgarians forgo calling the area by its full title: The Kensington Village) connects two of Calgary’s oldest communities (Hillhurst and Sunnyside) to the downtown core. For more than a century, Kensington has maintained a Euro-style urban village identity, very different from … Read More

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