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The Calgary Expo is happening this weekend at the BMO centre, the downtown streets are flooding with characters and creatures! If you haven’t had a chance to hit up the Expo before, I highly encourage it. The comic expo has something for everyone, whether you’re admiring the cosplay, scrounging for top tier collectables, or meeting […]

While listening to the new album from our friend and Calgary-based singer JJ Shiplett, we noticed that 2:10 into the song “Oleander” he takes an unprovoked pop at the Toronto Maple Leafs and their Stanley Cup drought Well, the NHL Playoffs are in full swing and we’re fully invested, Seanna as an aforementioned Leafs fan […]

Many people will make a career change (or several) at some point in their lives. But few people make a leap like the one made by our Career Day guest this week. Lindsey Dietz was a stay-at-home mom who found herself with time on her hands once her kids were in school. Now, she’s working […]

I’ve ocassionally experienced the weird “whishing” sound that often accompanies sleep paralysis but I’ve been able to kind of shake myself out of it. Last night however, it escalated a little more. I heard that sound and then fell into a paralysis, unable to move, and dreamt that a man was breaking into my old […]

I was a teenager in the PRIME wave of metal/hardcore music I’m talking walls of death, picking up pennies and blowing your neck out at breakdowns while someone in the band would flip their guitar over and it would say like “have hope” on it Heavy music has always been something I’ve enjoyed and one […]

What happens when you have a REALLY big mess? The kind that perhaps involves *ahem* gross, dangerous, or biohazardous materials? The kind of mess where you don’t even know where to begin cleaning? That’s when you call in the pros, like our Career Day guests this week. Dean and Jeanette May are a husband & […]

No word of a lie – apparently April is coined as Speed Awareness month in Alberta. This campaign has prompted increased photo radar for high speed traffic areas around Calgary. Drivers are trying to make others aware, be on the lookout and drive a little more cautiously. One Calgary reddit user has confirmed suspicions.

This time of year is always bittersweet for me. We’re saying goodbye to the ski season for yet another year. Luckily we’re spoiled in this neck of the woods and we get to ski right up until May Long weekend at Sunshine, and well into April at Lake Louise, however in BC – this weekend […]

This week I’m featuring a song by my ALL TIME FAVOURITE BAND… Manchester Orchestra This tune was released as a single in 2023 and quickly became my ALL TIME favourite tune from the band. The song this week is…. Emotional lyrics, great musicianship and the way the song slowly builds throughout the duration gets me […]

My boycotting of Netflix is officially ending…. I’ve been counting down the days of the return of the long awaited Bridgerton season 3! Here’s a look at what to expect for the upcoming season – this trailer is juiced!