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Dubbed Calgary’s “Village in the City” by the area’s website, find Kensington nestled along the Bow River in the N.W. With three or four main streets lined with all manner of shops, you can easily stroll around the “village” in an afternoon – we suggest a sunny Saturday with a cup … Read More
Let’s call a spade a spade. You’ll be smoking by January 15, among other things. Because of that, XYYC has decided to substitute the usual New Year’s resolutions with a new tradition: Resolve to indulge. Examples: swap tobacco for cigars, daily Big Macs for premium red meat, women on the … Read More
Christmas shopping for her? We consulted a woman for help (hey, it’s not we’re asking for directions). To prevent as much last-minute grief as possible, here are a few gift ideas for the XX in your life. Smoking Lily Here you’ll find specialty items that pop: emblazoned silk scarves and … Read More
Buying a bottle of wine can be a little unnerving. Choosing what goes with white and what goes with red is only the beginning. There’s the money and learning curve. Calgary’s perpetual labour shortage does not exactly attract budding sommeliers to work the local liquor store registers. So whom do … Read More
November is prize time for Canadian literature: the winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize is being announced this week, the Governor General’s Award in two weeks. These are the playoffs, the national championships of books. Everybody in the publishing industry is downing Ativans waiting for the big announcements, which will … Read More
