Summer!
Mikey Maybe raps faster than my shutter speed.
Oh, man, have we been waiting for this. We had that long winter (though not really the coldest or the snowiest) which included a tease of spring taken away so rudely in late May with snow (snow!). But Mother Nature can’t touch us now.
Sure, she could pour rain on us like she is southern Alberta, and it could get way too hot and dry for too long and that would be uncomfortable, or it could be humid, but this is not a time to complain.
We had a fantastic weekend, weather-wise, festival season is rolling along, and we are now officially entering summer. Enjoy it, Edmonton, we know how short and sweet it is.
No stage can contain the awesomeness of an Old Ugly show.
Oh, and speaking of fantastic weekend, we checked out the Old Ugly show, Saturday night at The Hydeaway. (I feel like I’ve mentioned this before…) You can see photos of Mikey Maybe killing it on the mic in these here Headlines. I’m not usually a hip hop fan but Old Ugly, via The Joe, Mikey Maybe, et al., is really opening my ears.
By the way, wish our buddies, Scott and Adam, a happy first birthday, over at The Unknown Studio. We think they’re swell, and really add something to the Edmonton media, and non-media, landscape. Happy Birthday, Unknown Studio!
Tears, smiles bid Edmonton’s Parkdale school adieu (Enjoy the suburbs, Edmonton Public School Board.)
These young, bright minds are the shape of Edmonton to come
Harbinger of truth sees hope for future (It’s National Aboriginal Day.)
Is province liable for foster mom’s live-in partner?
Lucy lonely in zoo, let her, Edmonton protesters urge (Isn’t Lucy the elephant part of the Valley Zoo’s new arctic exhibit?)
‘Alberta driving the heart of the economy,’ Ignatieff says
When legislature ThunderDome crumbles, election may loom (The dome is being fixed. Do the governing Tories feel their chances getting a facelift too?)
The Syncrude death duck trial is expecting to have a verdict Friday. The Journal has a three-day series looking at what happened up there to kill all the ducks. But are tailings ponds just the cheap and easy way out?
Mother of bus-driver stomper apologizes to victim
Edmonton police chief remains in hospital
A little blunt honesty might be a good thing (Still talking about Canadian TV shows that are awful. And you helped fund.)
Adding some life to LRT station (We need retail space at LRT stations.)
Victoria Stafford’s dad kicks off fundraising bike journey on Father’s Day (Victoria Stafford is the Woodstock, Ontario girl abducted and killed last year. Rodney Stafford rode from Ontario to Jasper – a favourite holiday of Victoria’s – last year. This year he’s starting here.)
Green festivals take over downtown Edmonton (I took in Bikeology and Park(ed) too, they were fun.)
Homeless for the Night sets a new fundraising record for YESS
Northern Alberta wheat farmers optimistic
Bikers take noise test before fines kick in
Deadly explosion rocks north Edmonton (Sunday afternoon was nothing normal for residents of one north Edmonton neighbourhood. And some jumped into action.)
And while we’re enjoying sunny, hot weather in Edmonton the southern portions of Alberta are being drenched in rain and floods are a real threat to people.
I’ve been spending the last week in Quebec and the CBC here is quite good. It’s the English part of CBC that just plain sucks unfortunately. But look who we have to compete with…
Interesting thought, since I’ve actually been leaving the CBC out of my argument for better, more, Canadian TV.