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Double Lunch's 'band hotel' among resources for the music industry
Emily Bachynski was sick of uncomfortable touring life after 10 years with her band Bad Buddy, so she decided to open a "band hotel."
On the agenda: Day spaces, economic development, parking
This week, Edmonton city councillors will discuss day spaces for vulnerable Edmontonians, a review of economic development agencies, and potential changes to city-owned parking.
A moment in history: June 5, 1964
On this day in 1964, the Glendale Golf and Country Club was showing off its brand-new clubhouse.
Your turn: Climate, leisure access, and pipeline route
This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes Edmonton's annual climate change and energy perception survey, feedback on the leisure access pass program, and open houses about the proposed Yellowhead Pipeline.
In this edition: Double Lunch's 'band hotel' among resources for the music industry; Edmonton city councillors considering $6.5M plan to address homelessness; and more headlines and happenings
With news from Explore Edmonton, The Heart & Plate, EMRLD, Khazana, Bae Food Group, Sunrise Bakery, Patricia Street Deli, Upper Crust, and more.
With news from Amii, CarePros, Dr. Phone Fix, AltaML, Space Copy, Areto Labs, U of A, NorQuest, Shawn Kanungo, and more.
We've got a little update on Bridgegate, and we talk about the impact of major construction projects on businesses. Plus, we go on a bit of a deep dive into a southeast neighbourhood that was designed with only one way in or out. What could go wrong?
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Bike Bus expands to two more schools, explores other municipalities
An organization that facilitates group rides for cycling students has expanded to two more schools in Edmonton and may be on its way to other Alberta cities, too.
Labo Coffee's bulletin board connects adventurers with side quests
A Whyte Avenue coffee shop has launched a quest board to help young people connect with each other while avoiding pressure to monetize their skills.
As founders exit, new owners seek to keep food faves growing
What does it take to keep an Edmonton food institution not only alive but thriving? The owners of Brio Bakery seem to have found the recipe, and the founders of Jack's Burger Shack hope their successors do, too.
Proposed BRT on Whyte Ave would remove parking, travel lanes
The City of Edmonton has released two configuration options for one of its bus rapid transit routes down Whyte Avenue and in the University of Alberta area, both of which would remove street parking from most of the corridor, reduce vehicle travel lanes to one in each direction, and allow emergency vehicles to use the BRT lanes.
Explore Edmonton tests reusable dishware at basketball event
Explore Edmonton is testing a partnership with a reusable-dishware provider to further reduce waste at events.
Amii gets share of federal funding in AI strategy
The federal government's new artificial intelligence strategy, called AI for All, contains $2.3 billion in spending, some of which the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute will share with its sister research institutes, Mila and the Vector Institute.
Mayors seek federal funding for downtowns at Edmonton conference
Mayors of Canada's largest cities are calling for the federal government to focus on infrastructure, homelessness, and organized crime and extortion in its next budget to support stronger downtowns and economic growth.
Author launches book on gender activism
This week, we're highlighting an event pick by Taproot community coordinator Debbi Serafinchon.
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With news from Explore Edmonton, The Heart & Plate, EMRLD, Khazana, Bae Food Group, Sunrise Bakery, Patricia Street Deli, Upper Crust, and more.
With news from Amii, CarePros, Dr. Phone Fix, AltaML, Space Copy, Areto Labs, U of A, NorQuest, Shawn Kanungo, and more.
Business Roundup: June 5, 2026
With news from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Amii, API, Explore Edmonton, Swift Charge, Averton, ECF, The Nation Network, and more.
Featuring an event pick from Taproot community coordinator Debbi Serafinchon and a listing of music events that you can add to your calendar.
With news from Nextfest, Folk Fest, Absurd Collective, Speplól Tanya Zilinski, Fringe, Saraswoti Lamichhane, vrCAVE, Labo Coffee, and others.
Regional Roundup: June 3, 2026
With news from Gibbons, Edmonton Global, ATCO, Start Alberta, YEG, University of Alberta, Pinnacorp Investments, Chipotle, Amplify, and more.
Health Innovation Roundup: June 3, 2026
With news from the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Northernmost, RWI, Quickcard, Alberta Innovates, the Social Impact Innovation Hub, ECF, and more.
Stop trying to make a tree bylaw happen, it's not going to happen
Edmonton city council has approved what has been described as an alternative to a private tree protection bylaw. Plus, we take a look at proposed changes to Jasper Avenue and Whyte Avenue. But don't worry, they're not funded yet.
The City of Edmonton announced plans to decommission and replace three iconic bridges: the High Level Bridge and the Low Level Bridges. Plus, we talk with Coun. Erin Rutherford about unfunded service packages and how the budget process is changing this year.
Return to office! But not on your bike
Business organizations have called once again for municipal employees to return to the office full time, but the mayor isn't budging. Plus, the province is planning legislation that would let it review or remove bike lanes.
Edmonton city council has approved a rezoning that will allow a 25-storey tower in Windsor Park. Plus, Stephanie took a trip to a budget engagement session to learn what the mayor's been hearing from Edmontonians.
Taproot at 10: Celebrating the beginning
Ten years ago this week, we took our first step toward finding out whether Taproot was worth building.
Accessibility and design improvements across Taproot
Delivering reliable intelligence to our community means thinking about how to serve the entire community. With the help of our readers, we identified accessibility and design as key areas for improvement.
Taproot Survey earns more award nominations
Taproot's 2025 municipal election project has earned two new award nominations, from the Canadian Journalism Foundation and the National Media Awards Foundation.