Here's the latest from Taproot Edmonton
Grab your glitter — in-person drag shows are coming back to Edmonton in full force. While many drag queens were able to perform online during the pandemic, they say returning to venues will help them better connect with audiences and also ensure they're paid for their craft.
The Edmonton company that started out washing the dirty diapers of young baby boomers and grew into Canada's largest laundry and linen processor now has a long-sought but bitterly opposed deal with Alberta Health Services to provide laundry services province-wide.
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As gatherings go, the Edmonton Heritage Festival is one of the largest to happen each summer, with typically more than 350,000 patrons busily commingling in Hawrelak Park over the August long weekend.
Villeneuve Airport is set to be equipped with a new $2.2 million waterline that will bring water from the hamlet to the neighbouring airport.
Three separate mental health programs have been launched with the goal of supporting Albertans through the remainder of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
Intent Coffee, the cafe that hoped to empower marginalized people in coffee, has closed permanently as of July 23 due to "a financial crisis."
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QuoteToMe has raised $2.5 million in a fully-subscribed series seed round, which is in addition to the $1 million it raised a year ago.
Edmonton's economic restart is bringing treats to downtown, workers back to offices, and reconnecting the city to the world, but supply shortages remain a problem.
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Outdoor music series are cropping up on every corner, some at cozy neighbourhood venues, others at bigger downtown spaces such as Churchill Square or the Downtown Farmers Market.
