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People sit at picnic tables with a music stage in the background.
business downtown

Pedestrian-only Rice Howard Way continues into fall

After reporting a successful first year, Edmonton hopes to continue making Rice Howard Way pedestrian-only for both stand-alone events and regular programming.

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NongBu founder John Ahn
food business

NongBu is closed but continues to shape city's food scene

Korean restaurant NongBu is now permanently closed, but its legacy of introducing Edmontonians to a broader array of Korean dishes will live on.

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Two people stand at the edge of Edmonton's River Valley wearing shirts that read "Atadel."
technology business

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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A row of shops in shipping containers sit beneath a sign that reads "Station Park".
business development

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 group of people poses in front of a green car
technology business

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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A person walking along a sidewalk looks at houses.
housing infill

IDEA's new leader targets barriers that can limit housing

The new executive director for the Infill Development in Edmonton Association (IDEA) says he already sees a city policy that could be changed to get more housing built — and it's a waste bylaw.

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Three people wearing matching toques stand in front of a restaurant's front window. A sign behind them reads "Come in, we're OPEN."
food arts

Docuseries explores Edmonton communities through food

The three creators of the new docuseries Eating Edmonton used food, the people who make it, and their experiences as second-generation immigrants to tell richer stories about Edmonton communities.

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A family poses at the Kaleido Family Arts Festival.
arts business

Pay-What-You-Can removes barriers to bring audiences back

More Edmonton arts organizations are allowing their patrons to choose what they want to pay for admission in a bid to make art more accessible and convince audiences to return after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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An aerial photo of Leduc Business Park.
region business

Vancouver and Toronto companies relocating to Edmonton region

Several industrial companies from Canada's biggest cities are relocating to the Edmonton region.

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