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People gathered in a café and boutique space, surrounded by colourful products.
food business

Zenari family legacy blooms again in Little Italy

Zenari's Little Italy has opened within Zocalo as the next chapter for the Zenari family, whose roots in restaurants in Edmonton stretch back into the 1980s.

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A newspaper clipping with a headline that reads, "Gainers' debt repayment on hold"
history business

A moment in history: Nov. 7, 1989

On this day in 1989, the Gainers meatpacking plant was restructuring — just years after it played host to one of the longest and most heated strikes in Alberta's history.

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A pedway crossing a downtown street that reads "Edmonton City Centre."
downtown business

Architect proposes a 'tic-tac-toe' redevelopment at Edmonton City Centre

A Stantec architect with experience redeveloping aging malls in Canada said Edmonton City Centre could be repurposed in phases.

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A cinema full of empty red seats.
downtown business

A night at the movies inside downtown's failing mall

It's Halloween, and five 7pm-ish screenings at Landmark Cinemas inside Edmonton City Centre have mostly sold a quantity of tickets that can be counted on two hands. The only proper horror movie on this day of days for horror movies is Shelby Oaks, and it has just one paying viewer: Me.

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A bus covered in plant growth at a downtown movie shoot.
arts business

Program launches aimed at training locals to work on film and TV projects

Edmonton Screen is mobilizing its new Greenlight Alberta program to train and accredit more professionals to work in so-called below-the-line roles in the film and television industry.

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A group of seven people wearing blue-and-yellow safety vests pose in front of a colour mural in Old Strathcona.
business health

Business associations receive close to $1M in city grants to manage social disorder

The Old Strathcona Business Association has launched Old Strathcona On-Call, a 10-person team from Hiregood that responds to calls and maintains a proactive presence on the area's streets from Tuesdays to Sundays.

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A screenshot of the Google Earth view of 420 Parsons Road SW.
yegvote city council

Controversial casino licence changes hands in $5.8M deal

The licence for a casino set to be moved from Camrose to south Edmonton, while still sending charity proceeds to rural Alberta, has been sold in a $5.8-million deal.

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The downtown Edmonton skyline, including Rogers Place.
yegvote business

Voters are split on how the city should support business

The responses to Taproot's listening work in the lead up to the municipal election on Oct. 20 reveal that voters care about how the city supports businesses and economic development.

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A newspaper clipping of an ad for Heritage Mall.
history business

A moment in history: Oct. 10, 1985

On this day in 1985, Edmonton's Heritage Mall was celebrating its fourth anniversary.

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