Jes spends approximately 25% of her income on brunch, really likes to laugh and is certain if Regina George punched her in the face she would not think it was awesome.
Tim Hortons has released an app with some Canadian EHmojis just in time for Canada Day! O Canada! The emojis are called Ehmojis and can be downloaded for iPhones as of now on iTunes and will be available for android phones on Monday. There is a pretty cute beaver, of course the beautiful maple leaf,…
Public transit. Do those two words make your skin crawl? If it’s because you think transit is for poor people – you’re a dick. If it’s because you know that people who ride transit can unexpectedly ruin your day, then I fully agree. Cities around the world should really put together some public education campaigns…
What to do in Calgary? Well there are many things to do in this fine city, but I’m more of an urban explorer myself…so while most guides about Calgary include a trip to the mountains or some sort of hiking adventure, we’re going to keep it pretty close to the concrete jungle. Ollia’s Macaron Classes…
In 2008, Alberta journalist Amanda Lindhout and her entourage were kidnapped in Somalia. Fifteen months later she was released. It was a horrific experience and you can read about it in her moving memoir House in the Sky which was released in 2013. On June 11, 2015 one of the men responsible for her abduction, Ali…
When I first looked into her beautiful blue eyes I knew my life would be changed forever, I was hooked. I could no longer put my own needs first. I was a mother now, a dog mother. A year and a half later my fur family has grown. I am a full-fledged crazy dog lady,…
The Calgary Folk Fest is a staple event for many Calgarians, young and old. Over the years, and as other Festivals have gained popularity, there have been complaints launched at the Festival for the allowance given to people placing tarps at the mainstage and the size of the beer gardens. With the Festival just over…
Gallery walls are all the rage – photos of your friends, family and travel. Sometimes it can be great to mix it up a bit. Etsy is a great place to find fun pieces for your wall that can diversify your space. Lexiconograph: Dictionary Art Prints There are many different stores on Etsy with these…
The final show of the season for Vertigo Theatre in Calgary opened tonight, Shear Madness (the longest running non-musical in North America). The interactive murder-mystery comedy was such a hit the first time around, that Artistic Director Craig Hall had to bring it back. “I can honestly say that in my first two seasons at…
Jurassic World is coming to theatres next weekend. In it they have created a new genetically modified dinosaur…which seems like such a great idea. So there is a new dinosaur. Wicked. But actually there is! In Drumheller, Alberta they have discovered a new dinosaur called Regaliceratops peterhewsi aka “Hellboy”…well, he isn’t new. He’s actually 68…
On Thursday June 4, 2015 Tim Hortons responded to a couple of tweets made by people who had signed a petition requesting that the company remove the Life Takes Energy ads that were running on the Tims TVs in Ontario and BC for the pipeline company Enbridge. Tims confirmed to these people that they value…