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What is a blog anyway?

We felt it was important to write a post like this, as we are trying to encourage a lot of folks to participate in this site who are relatively new to the blogging phenomenon. So, here it is. 

What is a blog?  Well, the truth is that no one really agrees on a single answer.

A Summer of Events

Here's a great summary of the events taking place, mostly downtown, over the summer.

June

July

August

September

Access for All

What exactly does 'access for all' mean?

City services meant for all and planned for all. Flower planters look beautiful and bicycle racks are the way of future in downtown Calgary, but we need to watch where we put them. Audible signals guide people with visual disabilities safely along Stephen Avenue Mall, but the Pedestrian Criss-Cross Pilot project at Eau Claire confuses these same people.

The Arts at the Heart

Last night at the annual Mayor’s Evening for Business and the Arts, Mayor Dave hosted quite a party to celebrate Calgary’s blossoming Arts scene. The event was a tribute to all the artists currently performing their craft on stages and in galleries throughout the city and to the patrons in the business community who continue to support them.

Another Great Year for C2C!

Hi folks,

The second annual Clean to the Core (C2C) Report is now available.  The goals of the program were to improve cleanliness; ensure safety and quality of life; develop a graffiti abatement program; enhance the aesthetic appeal of downtown; and expand communications and programming.

Downtown Calgary: A Home for 3000+ years

I thought readers of this blog would find some of CMLC's more recent archaeological findings in East Village interesting.  We have been working on documenting archaeological sites throughout East Village for several months now in preparation for development, and recently we have been working within the parking lot across from the Orange Lofts on the NW corner of 8th Avenue and 4 Street SE.

Great Week for Public Art

This week has certainly been great for public art in Calgary.

On Monday, it was announced that artist Dennis Oppenheim’s “Device to Root out Evil” (the upside down church) will be coming to the Glenbow.  The piece was originally in Vancouver, but after some controversy and complaints about it blocking the ocean view, it is now on its way to Calgary.