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A before-and-after comparison of a lawn that was once just grass and now has a wide variety of plant life.
food climate change

Campaign aims to see Edmonton cut the lawn and replace with gardens, native plants

Waste Free Edmonton is hoping to convince Edmontonians to begin replacing their lawns with food gardens and native plants.

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Dozens of people mill about at the Downtown Farmers' Market.
city council downtown

City proposes adding second downtown entertainment district on 104 Street

Patrons of the Downtown Farmers' Market could enjoy an alcoholic beverage on 104 Street NW this summer if council approves a new downtown entertainment district at a meeting on May 20.

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Four chefs pose behind a table with a banner that reads Flavour Agency on the front of it.
food business

Filistix owners see catering as next chapter after recent restaurant closure

Filistix closed its downtown location in January but sees The Flavour Agency catering business as a way to stay in the game after years of bad luck.

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Three plates and a ramekin holding a meal prepared by a competitor of the High School Culinary Challenge.
food business

High School Culinary Challenge fundraiser heads to Royal Glenora Club

The High School Culinary Challenge season culminates with its marquee fundraiser on April 30 at the Royal Glenora Club.

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Santiago Lopez and Kristin Panylyk de Lopez in one of their coffee shops
food business

The Colombian brews plans for rapid expansion

On the heels of opening two new cafés in six months in the Edmonton region, the founders of The Colombian are on a mission to grow their business exponentially.

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Two smiling women in winter clothes pose in front of a vacant storefront.
business food

Violets moving west of Mill Creek Ravine as area heats up with business activity

The owners of the Violets boutique say their upcoming move from McCauley to a spot on Whyte Avenue directly west of the Mill Creek Ravine fulfills a long-held desire to be part of the charm of the surrounding small business community.

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Shelves behind a bar hold decorative items and bottles of alcohol.
food business

Next of Kin part of potential Brewery District evolution

Ben Staley, the former chef at Yarrow and the Alder Room, says Next of Kin, his first concept as Hoot Company's creative director, is a neighbourhood bar in the Brewery District.

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A bicycle hooked up to an apple press at a playground.
food affordability

Fruit rescue crew seeks funds to teach rather than harvest

Operation Fruit Rescue Edmonton is raising money to allow it to shift from saving the fruit that falls to the ground across the city to teaching people what to do with that fruit once rescued.

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A Dave's Hot Chicken restaurant emblazoned with mural graphics.
business food

Why Dave's Hot Chicken chose downtown while other chains chose the 'burbs

Dave's Hot Chicken, a Nashville-style chicken chain that started in California, is opening on March 21 near MacEwan University and NorQuest College — despite other quick-serve American joints picking outlying areas of the city to test the market in Edmonton.

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