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Creative Spotlight: ARDN

Edmonton-based singer-songwriter ARDN always felt a natural inclination toward music. As a teen, he picked up several instruments, from the drums to the guitar, but neither really stuck for him.  It wasn’t until he began writing songs at the age of 16 that...

It’s getting DARK out

It was a crisp evening as I stumbled into Fort Edmonton Park, the moon brushing the treetops as the sun faded away into the abyss. A perfect night for chaos. In other words, perfect for the first night of DARK, a twelve-night event featuring Mr. Dark’s – the main...

Five Halloween events in Deadmonton this fall

It’s finally October which means spooky season! For the fear-chasing, thrill-seeking, and horror-loving individuals among us, you’re in luck because Edmonton is set to surprise you with a ton of terrifying and exciting events! Here is a short list to get you...

Midterm Madness

The smell of midterms has graced the halls of MacEwan University, but for many, that also brings the impending fear of failure. For some, midterms are a bad fever dream that occurs two to three times per year; for others, mainly first-year students, they are a...

Creative Spotlight: Audrey Ochoa

Audrey Ochoa grew up surrounded by music. Her parents were both professional musicians, and with instruments scattered all around the house, it wasalmost inevitable that Ochoa would pick one up and fall in love with it. “Performing is the most genuine way of...

How to: Grow your own garden

As a long and particularly stubborn winter comes to an end, it’s the perfect time to start pulling out the gardening gloves and get planting. Don’t let a lack of space stop you from taking up gardening. You can start a little patch of green paradise almost...

Creative Spotlight: AJA Louden

Edmonton artist AJA Louden started his artistic journey with just a stack of papers. As the first-born child to busy, entrepreneur parents, he would keep himself occupied by drawing. “That was kind of my first introduction to making things,” he says. Today, Louden...

Day trip: Alberta Camping

Spring is here, and with warmer weather and the winter semester coming to an end, some individuals might want to get away to the great outdoors. For those who are looking to get away with friends, make campfires, and soak up all the goodness nature has to offer,...

Run into spring

The weather is warming up, and many people are itching to get outdoors. A great way to get outdoors and get active is by running.  Running is free, only requires shoes, and can be done solo or with a group.  Spring running, however, can be somewhat...

Extension, exaggeration, and extravaganza

It's been a long year. Exams, projects, deadlines, balancing classes while alternating in person and online, the ever changing restrictions, a seemingly impossible landscape of challenges that has made our day to day so exhausting. With the the constant minutia of...

Turning reality TV into real success

Two brothers from Sherwood Park, Dawson and Jagger Glowatsky pitched their RV part business on season 16 of Dragons’ Den in December of 2021. In 2019, the duo decided to apply for Dragons’ Den, a reality show where ambitious entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas...

Always a bridesmaid, finally the bride

He’s always been behind the bench and in on the action in the NHL, but finally, for Jay Woodcroft, he’s seeing the National League from a head coach perspective. Don’t get me wrong, Woodcroft has had a lengthy run on the bench with the Oilers, but on Feb. 10, 2022...