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Honouring Our Heroes: A Tribute This Remembrance Day

Honouring Our Heroes: A Tribute This Remembrance Day Every November 11th, Canadians pause to remember, not out of obligation, but out of gratitude. From the smallest towns to the busiest cities, we...

The Architecture of the World’s Spookiest Building. A Halloween Special from Barson Construction

The Architecture of the World’s Spookiest Building A Halloween Special from Barson Construction It’s that time of year again when pumpkins take over porches, skeletons hang out on lawns, and even the...

When the Creepy Began: From Haunted Fields to Handy Homes

When the Creepy Began: From Haunted Fields to Handy Homes Picture this: it’s ancient Ireland, the harvest is done, the nights are long, the weather’s getting nippy, and you’re a Celtic farmer...

Welcome to Deadmonton Haunted HouseEdmonton’s Premier Spooktacular

Welcome to Deadmonton Haunted House Edmonton’s Premier Spooktacular Gather round, dear thrill-seekers and goosebump-collectors if you’ve ever wondered what it might be like to stroll into an abandoned...

Things to Do in Edmonton This Fall (Besides Complain About the Weather)

Things to Do in Edmonton This Fall (Besides Complain About the Weather) Ah, fall in Edmonton. The leaves turn beautiful shades of gold, the air gets crisp, and you realize you still haven’t found that...

Butterdome: The Big Yellow Beast That Edmonton Learned to Love (Seriously, It’s Complex)

Butterdome: The Big Yellow Beast That Edmonton Learned to Love (Seriously, It’s Complex) Edmonton has many icons. The river valley, cold winters, craft sales… and one yellow hulking structure...

If Your Basement Could Talk: The Secret Coversation of Hidden Corners

If Your Basement Could Talk: The Secret Conversations of Hidden Corners Picture this: you’re walking down into your basement, mug of coffee in hand, ready to grab the Christmas decorations or that box...

Top 5 “Weird” (and Wonderful) Building Designs in Edmonton

Top 5 “Weird” (and Wonderful) Building Designs in Edmonton Edmonton does practical. It also does peculiar, and we mean that as a love letter. Below are five gloriously oddball designs that make YEG’s...

12 Extremely Edmonton Things Your Home Wants This Summer

12 Extremely Edmonton Things Your Home Wants This Summer Edmonton in summer is a glorious paradox: sunlight until “why is it still bright out?”, festivals every weekend, and a light dusting of...

9 Hilariously Obvious Signs Your Edmonton Home Wants a Renovation

9 Hilariously Obvious Signs Your Edmonton Home Wants a Renovation Look, homes can’t talk. But if yours could, it would be sending you passive-aggressive texts like, “Hey tiny question why am I still...

Top 5 Do’s and Don’ts of Kitchen Renovation

Top 5 Do’s and Don’ts of Kitchen Renovation Welcome, brave soul! If you’ve decided to tackle a kitchen renovation in Edmonton, congratulations. You’re about to embark on a journey filled with drywall...

The Top 5 Construction Sites in Edmonton (That’ll Make Your Inner Builder Say “Heck Yeah!”)

The Top 5 Construction Sites in Edmonton (That’ll Make Your Inner Builder Say “Heck Yeah!”) Here in Edmonton, we don’t just build, we BUILD. From gravity-defying towers to artsy...

The Unofficial, Slightly Sarcastic Guide to Edmonton’s Must-See Sights

The Unofficial, Slightly Sarcastic Guide to Edmonton’s Must-See Sights So, you’ve found yourself in Edmonton. Maybe you’re new here, maybe you were born in a snowbank in Mill Woods, or maybe you just...