Driving Distance, Calgary: Winter Escapes

Two weeks in Bora Bora might not be realistic for you this winter, but fun in the sun can be overrated. There are many world-class accommodation options within a two-hour drive of Calgary; any of them make celebrating the seasonal frost cooler than cruising on a catamaran. Here, five quick … Read More

Review: Telus Spark Science Centre

Canada’s first “purpose-built” science centre in the last 25 years, Telus Spark opened last October, a $160 million project in development for more than a decade. Already one of this city’s most lauded cultural achievements, the science centre is sure to inspire many future Newtons, Teslas, maybe even a Rockefeller … Read More

Places to Tie the Knot in Calgary

Whether you got down on one knee at McMahon Stadium in front of 37,000 Stamps fans or snuck the ring into your partner’s Diet Pepsi last night at the drive-thru — for you the hard part is over. With the potentially soul-crushing response working out in your favour, now all … Read More

Review, Burger Inn

One should never underestimate the savoury satisfaction of a good burger. Finding the right meat-to-bun-to-condiments ratio is tricky, and can often yield messy or awful results. Enter the Burger Inn, an institutional staple in Calgary’s resto scene since 1988 — and, not to get all hipster, but it’s worth noting … Read More

Great Sandwiches in Calgary

Maybe it’s the near-impossibility of making a bad sandwich at home — all you really need is fresh ingredients and a bread knife — that in turn makes is so hard, when dining out, to distinguish a remarkable sammi from a good or even average one. When done right and … Read More

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