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RGE RD first in Edmonton to require deposits for reservations
In October, RGE RD became the first restaurant in Edmonton to require deposits for some reservations. No-shows and last-minute cancellations have been increasingly problematic for local restaurants.
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Zipstall app aims to make parking easier in downtown Edmonton
"Parking is like the grease for the wheel — the piece that keeps everything moving," says Kevin Petterson. Zipstall, the app he developed, is tackling the downtown parking experience in Edmonton by suggesting the best available parking stall at any given time.
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City kept in the dark ahead of provincial changes to photo radar
Alberta introduced new guidelines to govern photo radar enforcement in the province last week, but the City of Edmonton didn't know some of them were coming.
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Coming up at council: Dec. 6-10, 2021
Some of the items that city council will consider this week, including operating and capital financial updates, BIA budgets and membership, and 2022 utility rates for Blatchford.
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Coming up this week: Dec. 6-10, 2021
Coming up this week in Edmonton, Alberta Women Entrepreneurs will facilitate a content marketing workshop, NAIT hosts a session about national travel during COVID-19, and more.
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B.C. flooding highlights Edmonton's advantage as shipping hub
Disastrous flooding in British Columbia that has blocked rail and road shipments has also highlighted Edmonton's potential as a transportation and distribution hub, with its 1,100-kilometre rail link to Canada's fastest-growing port in Prince Rupert, B.C.
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Podcast pick: Rhizome Podcast
This week's recommended listen comes from Roots4Change, the youth initiative arising from the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights.
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Royal Bison returns in person, just in time for the holidays
A mainstay in Edmonton's craft fair scene is back for the holiday season, and it's happening in person for the first time since before the pandemic began. Royal Bison kicked off its online sale last week and will return to the Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre on Dec. 3-5 and Dec. 10-12.
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A moment in history: Dec. 2, 1946
On this day 75 years ago, a convoy of trucks from Seattle passed through Edmonton on their way to the Alaska Highway, a road whose development forever changed our city.
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The Pulse
A weekday news briefing that informs you about what's going on in Edmonton.
Tuesday, Dec. 7
In this edition: Zipstall app aims to make parking easier in downtown Edmonton; RGE RD is the first in Edmonton to require deposits for reservations; and council approves $2.7M for temporary washroom strategy.
Monday, Dec. 6
In this edition: the city was kept in the dark ahead of provincial changes to photo radar, DATS is now the Dedicated Accessible Transit Service, and our look at what's ahead for city council and around Edmonton.
Friday, Dec. 3
In this edition: B.C. flooding highlights Edmonton's advantage as a shipping hub; the Valley Line Southeast LRT has been delayed for a third time, to summer 2022; and our latest podcast pick.
Roundups
Weekly newsletters that go deeper on topics of interest.
Food Roundup: Dec. 7, 2021
The latest headlines & happenings in Edmonton food. In October, RGE RD became the first restaurant in Edmonton to require deposits for some reservations. No-shows and last-minute cancellations have been increasingly problematic for local restaurants. But restaurants around the world were grappling with the issue long before the pandemic began, leading fine dining establishments in particular to begin taking deposits or upfront payments for reservations.
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Tech Roundup: Dec. 7, 2021
The latest headlines & happenings in Edmonton's tech community. "Parking is like the grease for the wheel — the piece that keeps everything moving," says Kevin Petterson. Zipstall, the app he developed, is tackling the downtown parking experience in Edmonton by suggesting the best available parking stall at any given time.
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Business Roundup: Dec. 3, 2021
The latest headlines & happenings in local business. Disastrous flooding in British Columbia that has blocked rail and road shipments has also highlighted Edmonton's potential as a transportation and distribution hub, with its 1,100-kilometre rail link to Canada's fastest-growing port in Prince Rupert, B.C.
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Arts Roundup: Dec. 2, 2021
The latest on local arts from Taproot Edmonton. A mainstay in Edmonton's craft fair scene is back for the holiday season, and it's happening in person for the first time since before the pandemic began. Royal Bison kicked off its online sale last week and will return to the Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre on Dec. 3-5 and Dec. 10-12.
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Regional Roundup: Dec. 1, 2021
The latest headlines & happenings from across the Edmonton region. While many producers have harvested the majority of their crops and are preparing to look ahead to the next growing season, Bon Accord's Prairie Gardens will soon be boxing up fresh and stored vegetables as part of its winter CSA program.
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Health Innovation Roundup: Dec. 1, 2021
A partnership between precision health-care technology company PROTXX and Edmonton-based AltaML has resulted in a new benchmark in concussion diagnostics, the results of which were recently published in the journal Sensors.
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Blog Posts
Updates on what Taproot Edmonton has been up to recently.
That’s a wrap on our People’s Agenda project
The votes are counted, the new city council is about to get to work, and we're putting a bow on our People's Agenda project.
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A cascade of interest greets Taproot’s election matching engine
We are buoyed and blown away by the response to the Taproot Survey, our matching engine to help Edmonton voters discover how well they align with the candidates running for mayor and city council.
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The People’s Agenda project enters its next phase
We're getting ready to ask candidates where they stand on issues that matter to the hundreds of people we heard from.
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