Interviews with awesome people about what makes Calgary awesome.


Jian Ghomeshi

Dan Mangan

John Jackson & Connie DeSousa

Danny Vacon of The Dudes

The Kid Belo's David Brunning

George Stroumbouloupoulos

Jeremy Ho

Michael Bernard Fitzgerald

Mayor Naheed Nenshi

Kyle Shewfelt

Bad Portraits' Mandy Stobo

The Market Collective

Chad VanGaalen

Guest features from notable Calgarians about why they love this city.










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HISTORY Blaine Wiseman Link

FILM Sarah Pynoo Link

NERD LIFE Nicholas Taylor Link

CULTURE Andrea Grant Link

OUTDOORS Marc Affeld

THE SCENE Jennifer Thompson Goldberg Link

LOCAL LIT Angelo Tembreza Link

BREAKING BREAD Amanda Berjian Link

OUTDOORS Skiles Hornig Link

MUSIC Alyssa Athanasopoulos Link

CYCLING Brendan Baines Link

STORIES FROM OUR STREETS Terry Lo Link

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