Memories from Skid Row: McDino’s
On the edge of a scarred Main Street strip, one of Winnipeg's last real diners lived, thrived, and finally died. Read More
What we can learn from Winnipeg’s walkability score
Last week, Walk Score released a list of Canada’s most walkable major cities. Walk Score bases their ratings on the number of different services (schools,… Read More
How to beat the winter blues
But rather than just resigning ourselves to hiding away with Netflix and a pile of blankets until March, here are some ideas on how to survive these cold days. Read More
Portage Place: Too little; too much
If the troglodytes in the comment sections of local news sites are correct, the Imax Theatre at Portage Place is closing its doors because roving bands of knife-wielding panhandlers are routinely mugging potential customers in the streets below. Read More
A wish list for Winnipeg in 2013
As we look ahead to 2013, here is a list of what is hoped for Winnipeg in what will be the 140th anniversary of its incorporation. Read More
Top 10 Tweets by Tim Hoover (AKA: DJ Co-op)
All the best about doing sex and jumping to conclusions. Read More
Top 10 of 2012: What went on in Winnipeg this year
Here are ten of the more notable places, trends, and events that shaped the world of eating, drinking, and shopping in this fair town. Read More
The accidental beauty of Winnipeg’s street system
Though Winnipeg is not much older than most towns in the Prairies, its street system is anything but regular. Read More
Kelekis and the future of Winnipeg’s North End
Whatever happens, the North End can no longer remain islands of institutional remnants and greasy-spoons amidst a sea of violence and abandonment. Read More
Nine ways to experience Winnipeg
For anyone new to Winnipeg, these are all essential places to visit. (In the case of Keleckis, you'd better hurry -- this longtime North End institution just announced that they will close for good next month). Read More
Why isn’t Manitoba the hipster capital of the planet?
The more I look at publications like Kinfolk magazine, or its masculine blogging counterparts A Continuous Lean, A Restless Transplant, and The Standard Edition, the more I think that hipsters would love it in Manitoba Read More
Two Centuries on Point Douglas, Part Two: 1912-2012
This is a brief and selective timeline of the people, places, and events that helped shape the Point Douglas neighbourhood of today. Read More
Grand Forks to Winnipeg, via the Great Lakes
This may be a sad, absurd indication of the state of inter-urban travel in this part of North America. Read More
Two Centuries on Point Douglas, Part One: 1812-1911
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the arrival the Scottish settlers who first established an agricultural colony on Point Douglas in 1812. Read More
Winning the war on the car – by losing it
Somewhere between blue-sky idealism and pragmatic realism are more practical ways to improve streets. Read More
Five business ideas that could replace Papa George’s
After more than 30 years at the corner of River and Osborne in the heart of Osborne Village, Papa George’s restaurant will close its doors this month Read More