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Atadel's latest app expands delivery services and is capable of rideshare
The tech-enabled delivery service Atadel is expanding from food and grocery delivery to packages, retail, and eventually to rideshare services, with what its co-founders call the "Super App."
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Developers urge Edmonton to follow B.C. on single-egress buildings
As British Columbia legalizes the construction of new multi-family buildings with a single staircase, a developer is pushing for Edmonton to adopt the same rules.
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Why one shop owner traded a storefront for a shipping container
Gayle Martin took a chance when she switched her Whyte Avenue storefront for a shipping container at Station Park, and, so far, the owner of The Wish List Gifts says she sees both pros and cons to the move.
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A moment in history: Sept. 25, 1953
On this day in 1953, one of Edmonton's best-known restaurants was showing off a new look.
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Support to address hoarding in Edmonton is running out
The co-founder of the Hoarding Disorder Foundation of Alberta says her organization will run out of funding by the end of the year, even though an estimated 20,000 to 59,000 people in Edmonton struggle with hoarding disorder or behaviours.
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Fare gate pilot could fail, podcast hosts suggest
A two-year pilot project that will cost more than $7 million to install and staff 30 fare gates at two stations on the Capital Line LRT system to increase perceptions of safety could be a waste of money, the co-hosts of Episode 277 of Speaking Municipally suggested.
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ChargeStop builds Canada's first dedicated EV station in Strathcona
The CEO of ChargeStop Technologies, which opened a new electric vehicle charging station at Whyte Avenue and 99 Street, said it's "a gas station without gas," and the first of its kind in Canada.
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Calls for public engagement: Proactive rezoning, urban agriculture
Here are open opportunities to help inform municipal planning on proactive rezoning, agriculture, and a community park. Please only answer surveys from municipalities where you are a resident.
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As community leagues prepare to celebrate, more people are volunteering
As Edmonton prepares to celebrate Community League Day on Sept. 21, the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues hopes new volunteers will come forward to join the 700 that started in 2023, a number that has risen steadily each year since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Pulse
A weekday news briefing that informs you about what's going on in Edmonton.
Friday, Sept. 27
In this edition: Atadel's latest app expands delivery services and is capable of rideshare; Edmonton on track for record number of housing starts this year; and more headlines and happenings
Thursday, Sept. 26
In this edition: Developers urge Edmonton to follow B.C. on single-egress buildings; Edmonton fall yard waste collection starts next week; and more headlines and happenings
Wednesday, Sept. 25
In this edition: Why one shop owner traded a storefront for a shipping container; a moment in history: Sept. 25, 1953; and more headlines and happenings
Events
Check out the beta version of the Taproot Edmonton Calendar. This is our latest effort to inform and connect our community, building on the attention Taproot already pays to what's going on in the Edmonton region.
Roundups
Weekly newsletters that go deeper on topics of interest.
Business Roundup: September 27, 2024
With news from Entos Pharmaceuticals, EMRB, NAIT, Canadian Western Bank, Nanostics, ATB Financial, ChargeStop Technologies, UpRow, API, and more.
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Events Roundup: September 26, 2024
Featuring an event pick from Taproot publisher Mack Male, and ways to engage on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
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Arts Roundup: September 26, 2024
With news from Edmonton International Film Festival, CKUA, Tanjeryne, W.E.C.A.N. Society, Citadel Theatre, Arts on the Ave, Halie Finney, and more.
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Regional Roundup: September 25, 2024
With news from Edmonton International Airport, EMRB, NAIT, Entos Pharmaceuticals, Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association, Ciba Health, and more.
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Health Innovation Roundup: September 25, 2024
With news from PulseMedica, Wound3, Nanostics, Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation, Health Cities, Future Fields, Action Lab, Autism Edmonton, and more.
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Food Roundup: September 24, 2024
With news from Earth's General Store, JINYA Ramen Bar, Rachael King Bakery, Eating Edmonton, Little Wolf, Earthware Reusables, Field Notes, and more.
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Tech Roundup: September 24, 2024
With news from NeurAlbertaTech, ChargeStop Technologies, Punchcard Systems, UpRow, Ciba Health, Good Game YEG, TrustBIX, Alberta Innovates, and more.
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Blog Posts
Updates on what Taproot Edmonton has been up to recently.
Taproot members speak: ‘Keep it up but also go deep’
We convened some of Taproot's most committed supporters for the first in a series of listening sessions to understand why they value Taproot, where we can grow, shift, or improve, and how we might organize more community conversations focused on Edmo...
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Readers offer guidance on how to grow membership
"Don't ask, don't get." We often cite those four words from Amanda Wagner, delivered during an accelerator that Taproot co-founder Mack Male and I attended in 2019. This month, that mantra led us to ask for information from the people who read Taproo...
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Taproot launches an Events Roundup
The new Events Roundup kicks off with a recommendation, followed by upcoming events on a certain theme, some listings for the week ahead, and a few suggestions that are further ahead in the calendar.
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