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Editorial: Save Expo Centre whatever happens to rest of Northlands
Overshadowed in the debate about the future of the Northlands site is the Edmonton Expo Centre. It shouldn’t be. Of all the facilities at Northlands, losing it would sting the most. With 522,000...
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10 things to do in Edmonton this week: Tegan and Sara, Angry Birds and...
Bittergirl — The Musical It was a play, then a book, and now Bittergirl has been turned into a hit musical. The soundtrack to this comedy about three women moving from romance to breakup and beyond is...
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Our Lady Peace and I Mother Earth bring back the '90s at Shaw Conference Centre
In 1994, I Mother Earth took a relatively unknown band, Our Lady Peace, on tour across Canada. Twenty-two years later, the two are in the middle of another trek — headlined by Our Lady Peace and...
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Homeless event helps hundreds of Edmontonians with basic services
Hundreds of Edmonton’s most vulnerable residents were pampered from head to toe Sunday with basic services. More than 350 community volunteers and 70 service providers set up shop at the Shaw...
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Upcoming gigs in Edmonton: Billy Talent, The Tea Party, Get Together Alberta...
Afraid of missing Billy Talent’s next Edmonton show? Mark this date in your calendar: Feb. 21 at the Shaw Conference Centre. The Toronto rockers will be joined by Monster Truck and The Dirty Nil....
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Social Seen: Cat Café and Fashion With Compassion
Codie McLachlan hits some of our city’s best bashes to snap photos for our weekly Social Seen column. He is an Edmonton photojournalist. Email your event suggestions to arts@edmontonjournal.com or...
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Nick Lees: Gala raises almost $300,000 in support of Type 1 diabetes research
An announcement from Global reporter and news anchor Quinn Ohler caught everyone’s attention Saturday night at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s (JDRF) 25th annual Denim and Diamonds gala. “I...
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Shaw Conference Centre announces new executive chef
Serge Belair has been named the new top chef at the Shaw Conference Centre. Belair takes over from longtime executive chef Simon Smotkowicz, assuming the role on Feb. 1. Named 2012 Chef of the Year by...
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Social Seen: Festival of Trees, Holly Ball
Codie McLachlan hits some of our city’s best bashes to snap photos for our weekly Social Seen column. He is an Edmonton photojournalist. Email your event suggestions to arts@edmontonjournal.com or...
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Special Edmonton ceremony to honour excellence, courage and dedication to...
A Cold Lake fighter detachment commander is one of more than 70 Canadians receiving honours during a special ceremony at the Shaw Conference Centre on Thursday. Lieutenant-Colonel David Charles Moar...
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I Love the '90s concert in March features Salt-N-Pepa, Vanilla Ice
It Takes Two. Bust a Move. Ice, Ice Baby. I Wanna Sex You Up. No, you’re not having a flashback from the Purple Onion. The dance floor ’90s are returning to Edmonton in the flesh in March in a...
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Edmonton a winter city but tourist information centre closed until spring
A shift to online services from in-person hospitality may seem like winter visitors to Edmonton are getting the cold shoulder, but tourism promoters say there are other ways to ensure a warm welcome....
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Saturday's letters: Keep tourist centre open in winter
I was shocked to find our main walk-in visitor centre at the Shaw Conference Centre is closed until April. If you want to speak to someone by phone they are only available between 1 and 4 p.m....
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Edmonton planners back new plan to sell marginal parkland for 80-storey tower
Edmonton city planners came out Thursday in support of a new 80-storey tower on the edge of the river bank, arguing it’s a unique opportunity to create a beautiful public space on a marginal site. The...
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Paula Simons: Real risks, costs make Quarters castle in the air questionable...
The plans for a slim, dramatic 80-storey tower next to the Shaw Conference Centre, on the lip of the river valley, look so enticing. The hypothetical tower, proposed by Alldritt Land Corp., would be a...
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Nick Lees: Edmonton Opera's Valentine's Gala a pitch perfect night
Edmonton Opera’s Valentine’s Gala at the Shaw Conference Centre was so good that in future people who weren’t there will say they were. “Our opera company represents our city nationally and...
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Pierce the Veil's slowburn turns white hot as new effort tops alternative,...
It’s been a slow, steady rise for San Diego metalcore band Pierce the Veil. And that’s A-OK by Jaime Preciado. “I think that was always our intention,” the 30-year-old bassist says during a phone...
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Social Seen: Valentine's Day Gala and Pecha Kucha Night 27
Codie McLachlan hits some of our city’s best bashes to snap photos for our weekly Social Seen column. He is an Edmonton photojournalist. Email your event suggestions to arts@edmontonjournal.com or...
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Students wow Shaw Conference Centre crowd with creative flair at Science...
It looks like a submarine. But it’s really a personality test. That’s because in order to win top marks at the 2017 Science Olympics, a yearly challenge for students from Grades 1 to 12 in Edmonton...
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Some yummy information for food lovers in Edmonton
Jason Wang is the new executive pastry chef at the Shaw Conference Centre (9797 Jasper Ave.) A certified red and blue seal pastry chef, chef Wang has developed his culinary talent at the Italian Bakery...
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