by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 52 | December 26, 2002

It doesnt take long to realize that Murray Sweet isnt like many of the other men who play Santa Claus in neighbourhood malls.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 27 | July 04, 2002

They're the characters behind the characters.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 13 | April 01, 2004

The urban renewal underway on the former Canadian Forces Base Griesbach

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 30 | July 25, 2002

At more than 25,000 square metres (226,000 square feet), the TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre is nearly the size of three big box stores.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 36 | September 05, 2002

Out in a field of dreams on Westlocks western flank, an Alberta first is in the making.

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Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 41 | October 10, 2002

A year ago this January the Salvation Army opened a new state of the art seniors facility in Edmontons north end.

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Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 41 | October 10, 2002

A year ago this January the Salvation Army opened a new state of the art seniors facility in Edmontons north end.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 17 | April 29, 2004

Canada is a country built on immigrants and yet, too frequently, we fail to celebrate our proud history of immigration.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 3 | January 23, 2003

Hot on the heels of record-setting growth in 2002, Edmonton's real estate market is poised for another year of exceptional performance.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 5 | February 06, 2003

Theyre brimming with character and charm -- and outdated mechanical and electrical systems.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 8 | February 27, 2003

With the 1919 Armistice that signalled the end of the First World War,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 36 | September 11, 2003

On a summer day 65 years ago, Thomas Ferrier, superintendent of the Edmonton Radial Railway

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 15 | April 14, 2005

With vibrant streets and shops, indoor venues and outdoor spaces as its canvas, Old Strathcona is where the art of celebration comes alive.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 37 | September 18, 2003

The striking City Centre Campus of Grant MacEwan Community College has helped impel the rejuvenation of Edmontons downtown.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 27 | July 10, 2003

One hundred years ago, the Loyal Orange Lodge No. 1654 opens its brand new hall in the heart of what was then the Town of Strathcona.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 30 | July 27, 2006

Something very small is becoming something very big at the University of Alberta.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 29 | July 24, 2003

The Historic Edmonton Week Festival has gotten to be popular that it cannot be contained within the city limits any longer.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 30 | July 31, 2003

Named to commemorate the 1978 Commonwealth Games for which it was built,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 33 | August 21, 2003

Anyone owning a dog knows all about the therapeutic value of the relationship.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 6 | February 12, 2004

We dont often think about the building envelope until it fails. And in our part of the world with the rigours of climate, that failure can mean a big repair bill.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 41 | October 16, 2003

From a buffalo jump interpretive centre to an Olympic Park,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 46 | November 20, 2003

Next week, the avenue that runs in front of the City of Edmonton Archives will be named in honour of one of the citys greatest historical storytellers

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 3 | January 22, 2004

Hot on the heels of record-setting growth in 2003, Edmonton's real estate market is poised for another year of exceptional and perhaps record breaking performance.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 19 | May 13, 2004

If a plan to twin the High Level Bridge hatched in the early 1960s had come to fruition, the century old houses along the west side of 112th Street south of 100th Avenue would now be a busy thoroughfare.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 25 | June 24, 2004

If youve driven Rossdale Road, youve passed over human history. Literally.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 29 | July 22, 2004

It began, as do most great festivals in Edmonton, as the hopeful idea of some like minded people who wanted to spread the word and share their enthusiasm for something special and distinctive.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 37 | September 16, 2004

The best birthday gifts are ones you can play with all year round

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 42 | October 21, 2004

The City of Edmontons 100th birthday gift to itself, the redevelopment of Sir Winston Churchill Square,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 13 | March 30, 2006

Dennis French is a mould buster. As president of DF Technical & Consulting Services, he has helped thousands of clients with mould problems in their homes and businesses.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 5 | February 03, 2005

Precast concrete is a building block of the future.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 28 | July 14, 2005

Boarded up for eight years starting in 1983, mired in a concession wrangle and facing an uncertain future,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 18 | May 04, 2006

The trail meanders along the creek and through the mixed wood boreal forest of the Whitemud Nature Reserve, birdsong tumbles from the canopy

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 8 | February 24, 2005

While most prairie towns grew up around railway lines, Devon sprang to existence from a lifeline of a different sort.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 39 | September 29, 2005

"There is more to life than increasing its speed," Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi once said.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 3 | January 19, 2006

Despite upward pressure on interest rates, Edmonton Realtors and home builders expect another strong year for the citys housing market.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 7 | February 16, 2006

Its amazing to think its been nearly 40 years since a group of community-minded citizens got together and decided to build the Kinsmen Fieldhouse as a 1967 project to mark Canadas Centennial.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 14 | April 06, 2006

When the northwest Edmonton community of Sherbrooke was devised in the early 1950s under the direction of Edmontons first town planner Noel Dant

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 25 | June 22, 2006

An auditor’s report says the skyrocketing cost to build and operate transit in Edmonton means it is time to re-evaluate how much the city wants to spend on the system.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 26 | June 29, 2006

The Wagner Natural Area, a 216-hectare nature preserve on Edmonton’s western outskirts, is expanding by 32 hectares.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 37 | September 14, 2006

From fertile roots has grown an affordable, modern place to call home.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 46 | November 16, 2006

They go to work everyday in some perilous places. Emergency, roadside assistance and construction workers can tell harrowing stories

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 47 | November 23, 2006

Alberta is in the midst of the strongest period of economic growth ever recorded by any province in Canadian history,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 8 | February 22, 2007

After more than 100 years of making fine tailored suits and uniforms in Edmonton, LaFlèche Brothers is preparing to close its local manufacturing plant in April.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 13 | March 29, 2007

The River Valley Alliance has unveiled an ambitious $605-million plan to create a continuous river valley park from Fort Saskatchewan to Devon.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 15 | April 12, 2007

The motto, “the warm hearted community,” says it all. Bon Accord has been a place of warm hearts for more than 115 years.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 28 | July 12, 2007

The boom that began with the 1947 discovery of oil near Leduc powered its way through Alberta well into the 1960s, and the result was a dramatic change

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 2 | January 17, 2008

Edmonton Realtors, home builders and financial analysts are forecasting another strong year for the city’s housing market, hopefully without the rollercoaster ride of 2007.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 3 | January 24, 2008

Designed in collaboration with architects and cardiovascular specialists and based on thoughtful input from the best heart institutes in the world,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 21 | May 29, 2008

Heinrich (Heiko) Schlieper’s panel icons can be found in museums, churches and private collections all over the world. When he died April 13 at the age of 76,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 34 | August 26, 2004

For years, locals have called it the Wagner Bog, even though it isnt a bog.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 26 | July 03, 2008

Edmonton Transit is aiming to boost ridership by almost 50 per cent in five years by improving service.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 6 | February 09, 2006

His given name was Cecil, but everybody called him Tiger.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 21 | May 28, 2009

When Edmonton’s 2.3-kilometre south LRT extension opened last month, it marked the end of a long journey that began nearly 20 years ago.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 24 | June 18, 2009

My father Wilfred and my uncle Louis made an art of going to the dump and returning with more than they took. “Perfectly good binder twine,” my father the packrat would explain.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 25 | June 25, 2009

One hundred years ago, humans took flight under power for the first time in Canada, and this summer the Reynolds-Alberta Museum is marking the milestone. The museum is “Celebrating 100 Years of Powered Flight in Canada”

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 34 | August 27, 2009

The 2009 Edmonton Urban Design Awards are getting some serious star power. Internationally-renowned architect Douglas Cardinal headlines this year’s jury

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 38 | September 24, 2009

With 47 of them, there are more churches per capita in Lamont County than anywhere else in North America. But it isn't only the tally that is worthy of worship;

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 43 | October 29, 2009

There’s now a lot more green available for community groups who want to develop more Edmonton green space. The city has doubled the funding available for community groups to

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 8 | February 25, 2010

This Edmonton home produces as much energy as it uses.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 24 | June 17, 2010

A proposal by an Edmonton developer to demolish most of the Kelly-Ramsey Block and re-attach the east and south facades onto a new building

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 30 | July 29, 2010

Just in time for its peak season of school’s out summer holidays, the Grand Trunk Fitness and Leisure Centre re-opened in May, much to the delight of its legions of loyal users.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 31 | August 05, 2010

It took more than 17 years and 35,000 volunteer hours to do it, but at last Edmonton Streetcar No. 33 has been returned to its near-original 1912 operating condition.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 36 | September 09, 2010

What was once a gravel pit in Hermitage Park has been transformed into Edmonton’s first wetland built expressly to cleanse stormwater and

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 41 | October 14, 2010

Alberta may not always get an A-grade when it comes to the environment

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 46 | November 18, 2010

The Christmas Bureau of Edmonton kicked off its annual campaign this week in its pursuit to provide a festive meal to more than 70,000 less fortunate Edmontonians.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 4 | January 27, 2011

Planners looking for inspiration about what to do with the City Centre Airport lands

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 22 | May 30, 2002

Help treat a kid to lunch.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 32 | August 08, 2002

It doesn't have to be cyclists vs. motorists.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 36 | September 05, 2002

What Bob Angeli is proposing is a real laughing matter.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 49 | December 09, 2004

Edmontons Royal Alexandra Hospital is Building for the Future, as its slogan goes,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 38 | September 19, 2002

Edmonton began the 1990s with hopeful optimism as the city continued its determined rebound

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 40 | October 03, 2002

Its remarkable that a guy who made his fortune on sheet metal opted to build a car from compressed papier-mache.

by: George Dalgleish
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 4 | January 30, 2003

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 16 | April 24, 2003

When the venerable 97th Street Army & Navy store closes its doors for good in the next couple of months,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 26 | July 03, 2003

What we sell is between the ears of our employees.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 42 | October 23, 2003

As days shorten and leaves fall, my thoughts turn to tweety-birds and puddy-tats.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 44 | November 06, 2003

If Edmontons School Lunch Program was a certain fast food restaurant, it could proclaim More than One Million Served.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 49 | December 11, 2003

Operation Red Nose is one of those brilliant ideas

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 5 | February 05, 2004

New products and materials, retrofits to increase energy efficiency and determination to learn

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 30 | July 29, 2004

Over the last 30 years, Old Strathcona's theatres have been the proving grounds for some of Canadas most talented and successful artists,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 36 | September 09, 2004

As Archbishop Oscar Romero Catholic High School welcomes its first students this month,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 44 | November 02, 2006

In the tradition of Edmonton’s exceptional network of community halls built starting in the mid-20th century, multipurpose recreation centres

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 45 | November 09, 2006

Renowned University of Alberta water ecologist David Schindler is warning of a dire water shortage for Alberta and the Canadian prairies,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 2 | January 11, 2007

The new Edmonton Islamic Academy building is the culmination of a remarkable journey for the city’s vibrant and growing Muslim community.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 9 | March 01, 2007

The next time you drive around an Edmonton traffic circle, you can thank – or curse!– Noel Dant, Edmonton’s first full-time urban planner.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 2 | January 15, 2009

The 2008 Edmonton Historical Board Recognition Awards, the 34th annual, saluted four citizens for their contribution to building the city and

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 3 | January 22, 2009

Fewer homes are expected to be sold this year, and prices are anticipated to remain about the same comparing last December to December 2009

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 4 | January 29, 2009

Every place has a story and, in Edmonton, some of the most diverse and fascinating tales are to be found in the neighbourhoods that we call home.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 28 | July 16, 2009

The 2009 Edmonton & Northern Alberta Historic Festival runs from July 24th through August 2nd with an array of interesting and excellent events,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 1 | January 07, 2010

Work has commenced on a $22 million rehabilitation of the historic Dawson Bridge that will see the crossing closed to motorists, buses, pedestrians and cyclists until November.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 51 | December 24, 2009

Most of us take for granted the freedom to go where we please and the independence to do it. But when you’re living with a disability, it’s never so easy.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 50 | December 17, 2009

As 2009 winds down, Edmonton is on the cusp of a paradigm shift. If the city’s new Transportation Master Plan (TMP) becomes more than a document of fanciful thinking,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 2 | January 14, 2010

The design for the Ukrainian Canadian Archives and Museum of Alberta in the historic Pendennis Hotel at 9660 Jasper Avenue is one of 10

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 4 | January 28, 2010

Vern Davis and three friends co-founded Edmonton Minor Hockey Week in 1963, and he has worked tirelessly ever since to make it a success.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 5 | February 04, 2010

The movement to reduce vehicle idling isn’t just sitting idle. Across the country, an increasing number of municipalities are launching awareness campaigns

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 6 | February 11, 2010

Over the next three months, the City of Edmonton is again hosting its popular public seminar series for owners of historic homes. “This Old Edmonton House” sessions begin February 24th

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 9 | March 04, 2010

Beneath the new 30-storey Epcor tower that’s being built at 101st Street north of the CN Tower, work is underway completing an underground tunnel.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 35 | September 02, 2010

A new plan for downtown Edmonton, approved by city council this summer, is aimed at bringing more people and economic growth to the heart of the city.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 45 | November 11, 2010

The city has partnered with businesses, residents and the Edmonton Police Service to clean up and prevent graffiti vandalism along the northeast LRT corridor.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 47 | November 25, 2010

The Christmas Bureau of Edmonton kicked off its annual campaign last week, continuing a long and proud tradition that began 70 years ago.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 48 | December 02, 2010

Artist Kris Friesen didn’t have to go far to find inspiration for the city’s latest Giants of Edmonton mural.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 49 | December 09, 2010

During the month of November, the city of Edmonton ran its Heads Up campaign, designed to raise awareness of pedestrians and drivers about safety at crosswalks and intersections.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 50 | December 16, 2010

Edmonton is a city forged by immigration, the hope of newcomers, and a collective determination to build a better life.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 51 | December 23, 2010

A new plan for the West Rossdale area calls for nearly 2,000 new housing units in a sustainable and pedestrian-friendly mixed-use neighbourhood,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 2 | January 13, 2011

This month, Edmonton is celebrating its first new recreation centre in nearly 30 years. The Terwillegar Community Recreation Centre opened the doors to its four ice rinks in the arena on January 2nd,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 3 | January 20, 2011

After years of talk and no real action, construction is beginning on a project aimed at breathing new life into a blighted part of Edmonton’s downtown east end.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 1 | January 06, 2011

Across the march of a century, the bridge connecting Walterdale and Rossdale along 105th Street has served Edmontonians.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 6 | February 10, 2011

The masterpiece pool structure designed by renowned architect Peter Hemingway in 1967 has always been a place full of surprises and quirks,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 7 | February 17, 2011

It wasn’t until 1987 that a plan was launched to fix up some of its oldest communities, and now the Neighbourhood Renewal Program is taking the effort to the streets – literally.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 8 | February 24, 2011

The conceptual designs for the transformation of the City Centre Airport lands, released earlier this month, tantalize with visions of parks, lakes, a tram line, apartments with roofs covered with grass and solar panels.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 10 | March 10, 2011

Twenty years after the Friends of the Queen Elizabeth Pool Society was formed, its dedicated members are about to enjoy the harvest of their hard work.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 11 | March 17, 2011

Just six years after it began, Edmonton’s Cornerstones Affordable Housing Program has helped breathe life into 2,542 homes, helping to alleviate a housing crunch for some of the most vulnerable citizens.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 12 | March 24, 2011

The City of Edmonton is asking the public to nominate their favourite historical buildings and citizens and organizations that have played a role in preserving and promoting the city’s heritage.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 13 | March 31, 2011

There’s an old saying that if your dog is fat, you’re not getting enough exercise. It turns out where we live also contributes to how much we weigh,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 14 | April 07, 2011

When Edmonton announced a $200,000 solar-electric pilot program for residences and businesses last fall, the residential component was fully booked in a matter of days.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 16 | April 21, 2011

This year, the first of Canada’s baby boomers are reaching retirement age. They began arriving in record numbers in 1946,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 15 | April 14, 2011

As part of the provincial government’s 10-year plan to end homelessness, eight new subsidized housing projects are going to be built in Edmonton.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 17 | April 28, 2011

“We had to do it in the alley” was a slogan used in the 1970s by a clothing boutique called The Jean Joint. The diminutive store was tucked away in the lane that ran parallel to the north side of Jasper Avenue

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 18 | May 05, 2011

Edmonton’s 154 community leagues were seeded and nurtured from the grassroots – the citizens who call them home.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 19 | May 12, 2011

There are more than 23,000 postcards in the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library at the University of Alberta, and they’re significant for more than just greetings of “Wish you were here.”

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 20 | May 19, 2011

Edmonton began digging tunnels for drainage purposes 100 years ago, and today it is a leader in trenchless technology.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 21 | May 26, 2011

It was more than 20 years ago, yet I vividly recall the first time I visited Edmonton’s Artifact Centre. The experience was like discovering Grandma’s attic that you didn’t know even existed,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 12 | March 25, 2004

Some of the most notorious criminals have been caught by police while driving or during routine traffic checks.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 13 | March 28, 2002

Whenever I visit one of Edmontons ubiquitous dollar stores, I cant help thinking that everything

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 16 | April 18, 2002

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 23 | June 06, 2002

This weekend, thousands of Albertans will take a trip down history road.

by: George Dalgleish
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 8 | February 27, 2003

My mother is a widow & needs more attention now & I am going to have her move into my home.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 23 | June 12, 2003

The Alberta Avenue Business Association has really hit a home run

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 37 | September 15, 2005

Sitting atop vast reserves of crude oil and right in the middle of one the most petroleum rich areas in North America,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 1 | January 05, 2006

Mintra marvels at the difference in her six-year-old daughter Krysta after Krysta started swimming lessons. She was always excited about her swimming; she talked about it all the time.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 4 | January 26, 2006

Continuing economic expansion, strong construction activity, outstanding job prospects, substantial investment in the oil and gas sector, strong inward migration and high consumer confidence are having a profound effect

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 49 | December 07, 2006

It was a bright idea right from the beginning. Forty years ago, a small group of families along 148th Street in Crestwood launched

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 50 | December 14, 2006

It began, as do most acts of generosity, in response to a desperate need in the community. In 1940, during the dark days of the Second World War,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 5 | February 01, 2007

As part of a new diabetes management program that health officials are calling unique to Canada — and possibly the world

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 51 | December 21, 2006

What does home mean to you? Is it a place of drywall and carpet, framed by wood, supported by concrete? Or does home go much deeper than a physical manifestation,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 1 | January 04, 2007

Following the lead of more than three dozen other municipal transit systems across North America, Edmonton Transit (ETS)

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 4 | January 25, 2007

The Health Research Innovation Facility (HRIF) is the University of Alberta’s latest link connecting innovation with technology

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 3 | January 18, 2007

If you make New Year’s resolutions, chances are you didn’t include a pledge to reduce the amount of salt you ingest. It’s likely we all should.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 6 | February 08, 2007

Every year, thousands of Canadians fall asleep at the wheel. Research indicates drowsiness and fatigue are contributing factors

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 11 | March 15, 2007

For a place once known as “Dog Rump Creek,” Stony Plain has come a long way. A prosperous, rapidly growing community of more than 10,600 residents

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 14 | April 05, 2007

Nearly 100 years ago, the Edmonton Incline Railway began operating on McDougall Hill, right where the Chateau Lacombe is situated now.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 16 | April 19, 2007

“Saving Lives on Alberta’s Roads,” a new made-in-Alberta traffic safety plan, is taking aim at reducing traffic-related death

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 17 | April 26, 2007

When I was a kid growing up in Edmonton in the 1960s, we used to drive past the A & W Restaurant on 109th Street and 102nd Avenue. It had a grand neon sign

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 23 | June 07, 2007

The economy is in overdrive, yet Alberta’s roads are stuck in a rut. With 10,000 new residents pouring into the province every month and traffic volumes soaring,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 29 | July 19, 2007

What began as the Historic Edmonton Week Festival a decade ago has gotten so big that is just doesn’t fit in one city anymore.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 38 | September 20, 2007

Edmonton is a hot topic in cyberspace. With more than 58,000 posts by what has now topped 2,000 members in 27 member countries,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 39 | September 27, 2007

“Water is essential to life,” says a new report from the City of Edmonton, urging the Alberta government to order the oilsands upgraders

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 41 | October 11, 2007

When about 250 delegates from across Canada assemble in Edmonton this week for the Heritage Canada Foundation’s annual conference,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 47 | November 22, 2007

Earlier this month, city council voted 7-5 to require a developer to provide five per cent of its new housing units to the city,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 1 | January 10, 2008

Statistics Canada figures released in November show that Albertans are digging deep and giving big. In 2006, Albertans gave $177 million more than they did in 2005.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 2 | January 17, 2008

Green is the new gold standard for outfitting a home, according to a Royal LePage Eco Home Survey.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 3 | January 24, 2008

Continuing economic expansion, strong construction activity, outstanding job prospects, substantial investment in the oil, gas and oilsands sector,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 5 | February 07, 2008

Over the last half century, Edmonton has been one of the fastest expanding municipalities in the country.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 8 | February 28, 2008

City leaders pondering trenching Gateway Boulevard right through the heart of Old Strathcona should learn from history. Edmonton would be a much different place today

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 9 | March 06, 2008

There’s nothing like historic homes. Bursting with character and charm, they’re a seductive treasure trove of fine workmanship and vintage design features.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 10 | March 13, 2008

Like its community leagues, Edmonton’s public school system was built of foresight and determination. From the city’s earliest pioneer days,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 13 | April 03, 2008

Seniors are the fastest-growing segment of the driving population, yet nearly all of Alberta’s road-testing and driver-training systems

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 22 | June 05, 2008

In the shadow of the Rockies on the open ridges of southwestern Alberta, change is in the wind. Massive wind turbines turn moving air into electricity

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 23 | June 12, 2008

For the longest time, Terwillegar Park was Edmonton’s poor forgotten natural area. But it was a natural area that really wasn’t natural anymore.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 24 | June 19, 2008

Let’s get this out of the way right off the top: I was not actually at the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Festival.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 25 | June 26, 2008

Like most North American cities, Edmonton has been putting the cart before the horse for the last half century and ten.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 27 | July 10, 2008

After years of neglect and operational sabotage, city bean counters and Edmonton Transit administrators have finally succeeded

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 31 | August 07, 2008

It’s been 100 years since Stony Plain, the aptly nicknamed “town with the painted past,” took its first steps.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 39 | October 02, 2008

On the road to a cleaner, lower emission future, coal gasifier technology may well be part of the solution.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 42 | October 23, 2008

A new taskforce appointed by the Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel is pushing forward on a quest to reduce crime and make the city safer for Edmontonians.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 47 | November 27, 2008

You might not notice it when you’re stuck in gridlock on the Whitemud Freeway, but Edmontonians are changing how they get around.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 49 | December 11, 2008

When Michael Phair stepped down last year after five terms as city councillor, it marked the end of 15-years of exceptional public service at city hall.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 50 | December 18, 2008

There’s been a lot of vision coming out of City Hall the last few months.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 51 | December 25, 2008

When Edmonton’s New Downtown Plan goes before city council for approval February 18th, it may well mark a turning point for the city.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 1 | January 08, 2009

Mayor Stephen Mandel and members of city council paid tribute to some of Edmonton's most outstanding individuals at the annual

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 5 | February 05, 2009

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, all-terrain vehicles are a big part of recreation and getting around for many people who live, work and play in Alberta’s big outdoors.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 6 | February 12, 2009

Recovery is a big word at Our House. The 70-bed residential facility for men addicted to alcohol, drugs and gambling

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 8 | February 26, 2009

As part of its plan to create 2,600 new affordable housing units by next year, the City of Edmonton is now allowing secondary suites.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 9 | March 05, 2009

A new report from Statistics Canada reveals that Canadian households are gradually going green. The survey shows environmental issues

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 11 | March 19, 2009

Alberta is gobbling up more water than ever before from rivers, lakes and streams and a new report from the Pembina Institute warns

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 12 | March 26, 2009

For years, residents of neighbourhoods on the northern fringe of downtown have been lobbying their city councillors and municipal leaders for better recreation facilities.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 13 | April 02, 2009

The provincial government has unveiled an ambitious plan to end homelessness over the next ten years by spending $3.3 billion to develop

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 14 | April 09, 2009

The Alberta Energy Efficiency Alliance (AEEA), a group of industry, municipal and non-profit organizations and associations, is calling on the province

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 15 | April 16, 2009

Ivor Dent was a driving force in bringing the 1978 Commonwealth Games to Edmonton and he was the father of the city’s LRT system.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 16 | April 23, 2009

A new atlas of Alberta’s last great intact boreal forests shows how quickly industrial development is reducing their size, and paints a stark picture of the impact on air, water, land and wildlife.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 17 | April 30, 2009

Completed in 1915, the Prince of Wales Armoury has been a part of Edmonton for nearly a century. Since 1991, the venerable structure has been home to the City of Edmonton Archives

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 18 | May 07, 2009

The city’s new Walkable Edmonton Toolkit offers a wealth of tips, strategies and information on making life more walkable, interesting and fun.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 19 | May 14, 2009

Started in France more than 20 years ago, the Doors Open concept showcases historical and culturally significant spaces and places. The second annual Doors Open Edmonton Festival May 23rd and 24th

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 20 | May 21, 2009

The second annual Doors Open Edmonton Festival this weekend celebrates the city’s built heritage of old and new structures.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 22 | June 04, 2009

Touch-screen kiosks, archival images and video footage tell the story of Edmonton’s civic history in a new permanent display at City Hall.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 23 | June 11, 2009

Unlike many other museums, the collection at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin isn’t just for show. The exceptionally dedicated staff keeps most of the pieces of automotive history in working order,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 26 | July 02, 2009

Opened in 1931 as a place of welcome for newcomers, Edmonton’s Immigration Hall has long languished as a forsaken and increasingly imperilled chunk of Edmonton’s fascinating past.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 27 | July 09, 2009

Evoking the spirit of flowing water with playful geometry, Douglas J. Cardinal’s design for St. Albert Place is inspired and wondrous.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 29 | July 23, 2009

With more than 6,000 kilometres of high-speed rail now in service, China is the world leader at moving people and goods faster than 200 kilometres an hour.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 30 | July 30, 2009

I don’t pass by it much anymore, but when I do, the giant neon sign atop Western Cycle calls to me from the past. It reminds me of the excitement I felt when I was ten-years-old

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 31 | August 06, 2009

An endearing memory of growing up in Edmonton was the annual pilgrimage my family made to the Storyland Valley Zoo.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 36 | September 10, 2009

Edmonton’s new Ten Year Active Transportation Strategy proposes that the city spend nearly $200 million over the next decade to improve its multi-use trails,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 39 | October 01, 2009

The city is asking residents for their input into “The Way We Live: Edmonton’s People Plan,” part of its ten-year strategic approach

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 44 | November 05, 2009

We Canadians like to think of ourselves as environmentally aware. But an Ipsos Reid online survey found that Canadian homeowners are more likely to be motivated

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 45 | November 12, 2009

Chad Moss of Edmonton’s Transcend Coffee served up a third place finish at the Canadian Barista Championships in Vancouver last month,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 46 | November 19, 2009

Earlier this month, the Edmonton Historical Board presented its 2009 Recognition Awards. The awards paid tribute to two citizens and three organizations for their contribution

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 47 | November 26, 2009

The Christmas Bureau of Edmonton kicked off its annual campaign on November 16th, aiming to provide a festive meal to 65,000 less fortunate Edmontonians.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 48 | December 03, 2009

Ted Harrison is one of Canada’s greatest and yet most unappreciated artists who has been, in the words of Edmonton-raised biographer Katherine Gibson, “loved and snubbed.”

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 49 | December 10, 2009

Mayor Stephen Mandel and members of city council paid tribute to some of Edmonton's most outstanding individuals at the annual Salute to Excellence Citation and Performance Awards,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 3 | January 21, 2010

More than 35 years after it opened as an historical attraction, Fort Edmonton Park is at a crossroads. The city-owned facility,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 11 | March 18, 2010

Alberta consumers are embracing home energy efficiency like never before. A poll commissioned by the Pembina Institute, NAIMA Canada and the

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 13 | April 01, 2010

Over the last six months, nearly 3,000 Edmontonians took the time to participate in the public consultation process to draft the city’s first people plan.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 14 | April 08, 2010

When the provincial government announced its new pharmaceutical strategy in December 2008, it was sold as a way to make government-sponsored prescription drug coverage more affordable and accessible, especially for seniors.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 15 | April 15, 2010

This month, the Edmonton Petroleum Club celebrates 60 years of operation as a favourite place for the city’s executives to relax, entertain, and greet colleagues.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 18 | May 06, 2010

“Put one foot in front of the other,” my grandmother used to say when offering advice about conquering adversity. Turns out grandma’s words of wisdom

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 20 | May 20, 2010

With its bid to host Expo 2017, Edmonton is thinking big and thinking bold. The proposed theme, Harmony of Energy and Our Future Planet, was developed behind closed doors for more than a year.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 19 | May 13, 2010

Edmonton made some history of its own April 14th when it officially named Ken Tingley as the first municipal historian laureate in Canada.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 21 | May 27, 2010

Just one year after the launch of Edmonton’s 10-year plan to end homelessness, more than 500 people who were formerly without a place to live are now in a home of their own.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 22 | June 03, 2010

Historian Kathryn Ivany has taken dozens of groups on walking tours through three of Edmonton’s municipal cemeteries.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 23 | June 10, 2010

Construction has started on the world’s first commercial plant that will convert municipal waste to biofuels at Edmonton’s Waste Management Centre.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 25 | June 24, 2010

After a 37-year career at City Hall, and 28 of them running the Citizen Action Centre, Betty Loree is calling it a day.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 27 | July 08, 2010

This year, the 14th annual, the theme “Celebrate our Heritage ... Open Our Doors,” recognizes the significance of our built heritage and its influence on our past, present and future

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 29 | July 22, 2010

An effort is underway to save one of the historic places of worship on Edmonton’s “Church Street,” but it may be too late. The Anglican diocese is planning to demolish St. Stephen’s the Martyr Church,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 32 | August 12, 2010

When the Alberta-based Pembina Institute looked at Canada’s six largest cities to see what they’re doing to encourage lower-carbon choices for personal transportation,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 33 | August 19, 2010

For more than 30 years, Hope Hunter has stood tall in Edmonton to support those left behind by poverty and racism.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 34 | August 26, 2010

By encouraging active transportation choices, Edmonton can get more people out of their automobiles and onto their feet, their bikes and public transit.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 37 | September 16, 2010

The Royal Alberta Museum is planning a new exhibit where the province’s Chinese-operated restaurants will be the main course, and it wants to hear from people who have stories or objects they’re willing to bring to the table.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 38 | September 23, 2010

For 100 years, it’s been a place of worship. The little wooden framed building at 10155 89th Street was constructed in 1910 as the Rundle Methodist Church. Now it faces an uncertain future.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 39 | September 30, 2010

For 35 years, it was an Edmonton landmark. When the 18-foot high Thunderbird totem pole at the front door of CFRN’s Sunwapta Broadcast House at 18520 Stony Plain Road

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 40 | October 07, 2010

When the Fort Edmonton Footbridge and Trails are completed by the end of the year, they’ll open up a whole new part of the river valley for cycling and walking.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 42 | October 21, 2010

Just imagine a library without books. That’s what the architects designing the new Jasper Place library branch are doing,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 43 | October 28, 2010

Nine new schools opened in Edmonton’s suburbs this September, answering a critical need for places of learning in some of the city’s fastest growing neighbourhoods.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 44 | November 04, 2010

The Edmonton Historical Board presents its 2010 Recognition Awards this week, paying tribute to three citizens, two organizations and one project.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 29 No. 9 | March 03, 2011

Today Ross Stanley Sheppard is best known as the namesake for the composite high school at 13546 111th Avenue.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 26 | June 27, 2002

As a place dedicated to the delivery of services for injured workers, the Millard Centre is designed to be one of Alberta's

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 33 | August 15, 2002

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Edmonton Real Estate Board.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 48 | December 02, 2004

Funny the difference that some damaged walls and a little ingenuity can make.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 34 | August 22, 2002

There are many different reasons people choose to renovate their home.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 35 | August 29, 2002

The new NAIT hp Centre for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is about much more than keeping up with the pace of change.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 44 | October 31, 2002

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 46 | November 14, 2002

The revitalized Northgate Centre shows what can happen when you take a bold approach

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 47 | November 21, 2002

You don't know what you've got till it's gone, sang Joni Mitchell in her 1966 song Big Yellow Taxi.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 48 | November 28, 2002

In the place between the oil driven boom of the 1950s through the 1970s

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 49 | December 05, 2002

A recent report by Edmontons Community Services Department says

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 29 | July 21, 2005

In just nine years, Historic Edmonton Week Festival has grown from an eager little celebration of the past into one of our city's most beloved summer events.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 4 | January 30, 2003

Over the previous 12 months ending October 2002, average apartment rents in Edmonton jumped 8.5 per cent,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 10 | March 13, 2003

Whenever I travel anywhere with my aging father, I insist on driving.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 11 | March 20, 2003

For many aging motorists, it is one of their biggest fears.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 15 | April 17, 2003

Side-impact air bags, designed to cushion the heads and chests of driver and occupants

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 14 | April 10, 2003

The Edmonton Task Force on Affordable Housing wants all levels of government

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 18 | May 08, 2003

The striking new Retail Bridge which now spans Edmontons busy 101st Street north of 102nd Avenue

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 21 | May 29, 2003

A new study reveals that men can more readily identify a vintage car

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 38 | September 25, 2003

My favourite Edmonton restaurants dont blast me out the door with the Screaming Meemies.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 32 | August 14, 2003

Im dating myself when I say this, but although it was 35 years ago, I can close my eyes and it tastes like yesterday.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 13 | March 31, 2005

The first sign that something was wrong came when the 32-year-old Edmonton woman applied for a department store credit card.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 12 | March 24, 2005

Right from its beginnings more than 20 years ago, the Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre has been a place at the pace of change.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 43 | October 30, 2003

When I was a kid growing up in Edmonton, my grandmother had a dear old friend named Mrs. Campbell.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 35 | September 01, 2005

When Westmount Shoppers' Park opened in August 1955, it was Edmonton's first shopping mall and it created quite a stir in the growing city.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 47 | November 27, 2003

Edmonton has measured the age of most of its buildings in hours, years,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 51 | December 25, 2003

It was the kind of fire that could easily have been prevented.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 50 | December 18, 2003

Twenty-five years ago, Light Rail Transit (LRT) came to Edmonton

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 1 | January 07, 2004

Tiger Goldstick, Edmontons grand old man of sports, had it right 40 years ago

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 2 | January 15, 2004

Its a new front door that welcomes the world. Central Hall, the third phase of a $265 million Air Terminal Redevelopment (ATR)

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 10 | March 11, 2004

After years of requiring a minimum five per cent down payment to obtain a mortgage to purchase a home,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 23 | June 10, 2004

When Edmonton architect Gene Dub moved this spring to buy the City Market,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 27 | July 08, 2004

Edmonton City Council is to vote as early as next week on whether to abandon the citys electric trolley bus system

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 31 | August 05, 2004

A decision last week by Edmonton City Council to save the citys endangered trolleybus network

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 34 | August 25, 2005

To mark the province's Golden Jubilee fifty years ago, the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium was dedicated and construction began

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 25 | June 23, 2005

Constructed in three phases spanning the 1960s, Jasper Place High School was built to meet the surging demand in Edmontons boom days,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 27 | July 07, 2005

In April 2004, a 26-year-old motorist was convicted of dangerous driving causing death on a downtown Montreal street. He also made history.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 24 | June 16, 2005

It's a problem nearly as old as old buildings themselves. Gregory Paxton, the executive director of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, summed it up

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 22 | June 02, 2005

Park a vintage automobile and watch the curious flock to it. Or surround it with the sprit of its time with live music, skits and costumes

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 20 | May 19, 2005

Sound is one of the primary senses yet, next to sight, it has long been a lesser consideration in building design.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 16 | April 21, 2005

From wood stoves to coal stoves, gravity-fed oil burners to natural gas furnaces that squeeze 97 per cent of the available heat energy out of fuel,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 12 | March 23, 2006

While cities around the world are expanding their trolley bus network, Edmonton continues to dither and dally with its trolleys, and now a city councillor

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 9 | March 03, 2005

Martin Garber-Conrad, named last year as one of the 100 Edmontonians of the Century, says he was pleased to be chosen,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 30 | July 28, 2005

Edmonton City Council is moving ahead with a $25-million commitment to low-income housing over the next five years.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 40 | October 06, 2005

We're fortunate to live in this part of the world. Edmonton has some of the cleanest air, safest water and most green space of any city on the planet.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 44 | November 03, 2005

The newly launched 2005 Edmonton Urban Design Awards were handed out last week. They recognize some interesting, innovative and inspirational parts of the city for their concept, civic design, urban architecture and community improvement.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 47 | November 24, 2005

Brock Silversides has told the unvarnished story of Fort Edmonton as it should be. While most of the 20th century histories of the very birthplace of Edmonton purposely avoided the warts and wrinkles,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 48 | December 01, 2005

With demand for a Science degree from the University of Alberta the highest in the province and unprecedented growth in student numbers, the Faculty of Science is bursting at the seams.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 50 | December 15, 2005

The Edmonton Real Estate Board is a proud sponsor of the Bright Nights Winter Family Festival, as it has been since the first year in 1998.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 5 | February 02, 2006

Kenneth Chau lives in a world of oscillating electromagnetic waves and terahertz wavelength light. Its a place of curiosity-driven science

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 11 | March 16, 2006

Only $59, Edmonton to Vancouver, the ad proclaims. A fantastic deal. You book your flight pronto. But the total charged is $104.44 nearly double the ticket price,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 8 | February 23, 2006

Every week, this column goes Inside Edmonton in pursuit of some of the untold stories in the big city. Seldom have I gone underneath Edmonton, but it turns out that some of the most fascinating stories are right under our feet,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 10 | March 09, 2006

Theres nothing like historic homes. Bursting with character and charm, theyre a seductive treasure trove of fine workmanship and vintage design features. They also come with not so alluring outdated mechanical and electrical systems.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 22 | June 01, 2006

Thirty years ago, the John Janzen Nature Centre opened its doors to a new way of thinking. It was the first municipally operated nature centre in North America

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 23 | June 08, 2006

Copie and Jack MacMillan have seen considerable changes at Kirk United Church over the last 50 years. The Sherbrooke couple are part of a group of just 16 remaining charter members

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 24 | June 15, 2006

When the city’s community services department held an Open House earlier this month to hear from the public about a proposal to rebuild Queen Elizabeth Pool,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 28 | July 13, 2006

As it marks its 10th anniversary this year, what began as the Historic Edmonton Week Festival has gotten so big that is just doesn’t fit in one city anymore.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 29 | July 20, 2006

It began, as do most great festivals, as the hopeful idea of some like-minded people who wanted to spread the word and share their enthusiasm

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 32 | August 10, 2006

There’s a new spirit of optimism in the heart of the city as rejuvenation makes it a great place to live, work and play. .

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 34 | August 24, 2006

The fat of the land is, unfortunately, found too frequently around the waistlines of its citizens.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 35 | August 31, 2006

When a committee of the Alberta Association of Architects went seeking well-designed buildings that tell the story of how remarkable and meaningful

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 36 | September 07, 2006

Alberta Aboriginal Affairs Minister Pearl Calahasen hit the nail right on the head recently when she said

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 38 | September 21, 2006

Fifty years ago this month, Canadians and Americans crowded around their itsy-bitsy black and white television sets to see history in the making.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 39 | September 28, 2006

One hundred years of continuous teaching will be celebrated this weekend at Edmonton’s Queen Alexandra Public School.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 40 | October 05, 2006

Approaching Gibbons from the west, it’s easy to see why pioneers settled here. Overlooking the Sturgeon River Valley

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 42 | October 19, 2006

Grand plans for rejuvenating the dilapidated heart of Edmonton’s original downtown have come and gone several times over the last 25 years.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 43 | October 26, 2006

We’re seeing the signs of age and neglect in our cities every day. Crumbling roads and infrastructure,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 48 | November 30, 2006

It’s only been a couple of years since Edmonton International Airport completed a $300-million expansion, but

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 7 | February 15, 2007

What a difference a half century and ten can make. Before Leduc No. 1 blew in 60 years ago this week, on February 13th, 1947,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 21 | May 24, 2007

Concordia University College’s $13 million Hole Academic Centre, which was officially dedicated earlier this month, is the largest and most expensive

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 24 | June 14, 2007

Milton Davies is Edmonton’s urban forester, and over the last few years, he’s seen a lot of trees tumble into what he calls “the spiral of death.”

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 25 | June 21, 2007

Boldly going where some have gone before, the City of Leduc is launching an ambitious plan to build a recreation and fitness complex rivalling those in Strathcona County,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 27 | July 05, 2007

In the frenetic boom times ignited by the 1947 discovery of oil near Leduc, Edmonton became a showcase of bold and imaginative architectural thinking.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 30 | July 26, 2007

Before a massive tornado churned its way along Edmonton’s eastern outskirts 20 years ago this month, claiming 27 lives and injuring hundreds more,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 31 | August 02, 2007

Opened in 1931 in the depths of the Great Depression to provide a place of welcome, Edmonton’s Immigration Hall is again poised to help those in need.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 33 | August 16, 2007

As they have for their entire lives, the baby boom generation is driving Alberta’s economy and lifestyle trends. There are nine million boomers in Canada,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 37 | September 13, 2007

When the Winspear Centre opened ten years ago this week, it was sweet music to the ears. Dreamed, devised, designed, engineered and constructed almost entirely by Edmonton expertise,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 40 | October 04, 2007

Later this month, the new Don Wheaton Family YMCA will officially open downtown, serving a growing inner city, residential and “at work” population.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 42 | October 18, 2007

A new report card on urban transportation has given Edmonton a D for its heavy use of cars, urban sprawl and high carbon emissions.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 44 | November 01, 2007

Edmonton has been chosen as one of just 20 cities from around the world to share strategies for conservation in a three-year pilot project called Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB).

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 48 | November 29, 2007

Interest in genealogy hasn’t been so strong since Alex Haley’s 1976 novel “Roots” inspired a generation of African-Americans to trace their roots back to Africa.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 49 | December 06, 2007

If you could design your dream city, what would it look like? Would it be a place of free-flowing freeways, high-tech skyscrapers,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 25 No. 50 | December 13, 2007

In the words of Christmas Bureau chairperson Dorothy Jaques, “To the world you are just one person, but to one person you mean the world.”

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 12 | March 27, 2008

A new national report released by Re/Max says that, over the last decade, homes in Edmonton increased more in average price than anywhere else in Canada.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 11 | March 20, 2008

Edmonton commuters are some of the most likely in the country to hop in their automobiles to get to work, according to census figures

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 14 | April 10, 2008

Alberta homes have an enormous ecological footprint. There are nearly one million homes in the province, and their construction required substantial resources of materials and energy to build.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 16 | April 24, 2008

“Boyle Renaissance is about facing reality,” Mayor Stephen Mandel said to the Downtown Business Association,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 17 | May 01, 2008

A new report recommends that Edmonton should allow higher density in new developments along with zoning changes and subsidies for rental projects

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 18 | May 08, 2008

I’m old enough to remember when the Alberta Hotel was still operating at the corner of Jasper Avenue and 98th Street.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 19 | May 15, 2008

As a society, we’ve made enormous progress in the fight to keep impaired drivers off the road. I grew up in Edmonton during a time when drinking and driving

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 20 | May 22, 2008

Early results from a poll now being conducted by the Edmonton Social Planning Council indicate about 60 per cent of Edmonton’s renters are concerned they cannot afford their apartments.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 28 | July 17, 2008

After nearly 20 years of sitting vacant and abandoned as a forlorn symbol of the deterioration of downtown, the grand neoclassical styled Federal Building is getting a new lease on life.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 32 | August 14, 2008

Mayor Stephen Mandel is correct when he observes that Edmonton “continues to face challenges of urban sprawl, automobile dependence

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 33 | August 21, 2008

Summertime and the coffee patios are buzzing – and not just from the caffeine. Edmonton’s coffee culture is brewing up healthy performance,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 34 | August 28, 2008

In the days before the automobile, Europe's city planners perfected a design formula that produced compact, people-focused communities where citizens could live,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 35 | September 04, 2008

One hundred years ago this November, the Edmonton Radial Railway began providing public transportation to the citizens of Edmonton.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 36 | September 11, 2008

Tooker Gomberg, the bike-riding former councillor who died tragically in 2004, had a dream of Edmonton as a city of cycling.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 37 | September 18, 2008

A new proposal is aimed at luring more people to ride their bikes by building a network of marked lanes and trails, requiring bicycle parking in new developments

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 38 | September 25, 2008

Earlier this month, when Phase Two of the Louise McKinney Riverfront Legacy Project was unveiled, Mayor Stephen Mandel could barely contain his excitement.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 40 | October 09, 2008

Edmonton’s new Downtown Plan calls for a new approach to urban design, with more street-level shops, affordable housing,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 41 | October 16, 2008

Fifty and 60 years ago, the face of Edmonton was changing virtually by the month. The petroleum-driven boom launched by

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 43 | October 30, 2008

The second annual TD Canada Trust Green Home Poll found that 68 per cent of western Canadians are willing to spend more on environmentally friendly

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 44 | November 06, 2008

George Hughes’ contributions to Edmonton’s community and sports span more than 60 years, and few citizens have made such an indelible mark on the city

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 46 | November 20, 2008

Expo 2017 Edmonton. It’s got a great ring to it, and when city councillors agreed last month to spend $2.3 million on a bid to become Canada’s nominee

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 26 No. 48 | December 04, 2008

“Let’s continue the tradition,” was how chairperson Dianne Brown kicked off this years Christmas Bureau campaign – its 69th.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 35 | September 03, 2009

The City of Edmonton Archives is a treasure trove of photographic delight stretching over more than 120 years, and now more of its exceptional image collections

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 37 | September 17, 2009

While Edmonton wrestles with how – or when! – to expand the city’s cycling system, other Canadian cities are moving ahead with innovative and ingenious ways to improve active transportation options.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 40 | October 08, 2009

The residents of the Parkallen community were really rolling with human power earlier this summer. As part of the LocalMotion challenge,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 41 | October 15, 2009

The projects are co-sponsored by 630 CHED, and the themes for the murals are selected with input from listeners.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 27 No. 42 | October 22, 2009

There is at least one Edmonton park that is busier in winter than it is in summer. Thanks to the efforts of the Edmonton Nordic Ski Club, Gold Bar Park

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 12 | March 25, 2010

Earlier this month, citizens were invited to provide input into the city’s planned revitalization and redevelopment of the area around the Stadium LRT station.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 28 No. 17 | April 29, 2010

The concept of rooftops as planter boxes has been growing in Europe for many years, and now the idea is taking root in North America.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 14 | April 04, 2002

Brick has once again found favour as a durable, energy-efficient and attractive building material.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 15 | April 11, 2002

Nano Nano - Edmonton will soon become the home of some very important research into some very tiny things.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 18 | May 02, 2002

Why spend millions developing new neighbourhoods when we have infrastructure in the city centre?

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 19 | May 09, 2002

Be aware of the extra costs when buying a home - some of them may crop up at the last minute.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 20 | May 16, 2002

Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in North America.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 21 | May 23, 2002

A nostalgic look back on 75 years of real estate in Edmonton.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 24 | June 13, 2002

Walking the fine line between progress and conservation is all in a days work for Grant Pearsell.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 14 | April 07, 2005

Of all the currency we carry, our identities are the most valuable.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 28 | July 11, 2002

Road rage is becoming more and more common on our streets - are you part of the problem?

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 29 | July 18, 2002

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Edmonton Real Estate Board. In a resource-dependent city -- first agriculture and later oil and gas --

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 31 | August 01, 2002

Water is something we shouldnt take for granted.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 37 | September 12, 2002

An inner city landmark finds new life.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 39 | September 26, 2002

If youve driven along 137th Avenue in the last few weeks, you may have noticed the difference.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 7 | February 19, 2004

Theyre brimming with character and charm -- and outdated mechanical and electrical systems.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 43 | October 24, 2002

As Edmonton readied itself to host the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, the Edmonton Real Estate Board (EREB)

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 45 | November 07, 2002

The town of Morinville is rich with history.

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Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 45 | November 07, 2002

An old soldier's nightmarish experience can be a lesson for us all.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 51 | December 19, 2002

When it was formally established nearly 53 years ago, Devon was called Canadas Model Town.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 20 No. 50 | December 12, 2002

The story itself has been more than a century in the making.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 1 | January 09, 2003

As I was rushing around, getting Christmas chores done, feeling stressed by all the things to do, t

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 2 | January 16, 2003

The news came following a routine annual physical last September 19th:

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 8 | February 26, 2004

Leo Wong is a young business school graduate motivated not by a six-figure salary, an oak-panelled office or a company expense account.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 3 | January 23, 2003

These are desperate times at Edmontons Youth Emergency Shelter.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 9 | March 04, 2004

Sixty-five years ago, Hughie and Walter became Edmontons first trolley bus passengers.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 15 | April 15, 2004

Katherine Gibson is a clutter buster. The Edmonton-born woman

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 9 | March 06, 2003

The Downtown Redevelopment Plan has proven to be a roaring success.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 14 | April 08, 2004

Just a couple of years ago, the sprawling building on the southeast corner Roper Road (51st Avenue) and 86th Street

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 12 | March 27, 2003

A grand new plan for a $100 million Centre in the Park

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 13 | April 03, 2003

Its easy to spot the first time customers at the Old Strathcona Farmers Market.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 17 | May 01, 2003

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 19 | May 15, 2003

It goes clickity-clack, over and back. From the heart of Old Strathcona across the top of the High Level Bridge,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 20 | May 22, 2003

Time really flies when youre having fun and helping those in need.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 9 | March 04, 2004

Edmonton's electric trolley bus system -- one of only two remaining in Canada

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 21 | May 29, 2003

Its been 25 years since IKEA, the Swedish furnishing store, first landed in Edmonton

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 17 | April 27, 2006

When Millet’s two remaining wooden grain elevators were demolished ten years ago this spring, a fascinating chapter of the past went with them.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 46 | November 17, 2005

This years Edmonton Historical Boards Recognition Awards

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 25 | June 26, 2003

If Edmonton were a face, Old Strathcona would be its smile.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 28 | July 17, 2003

With more than 125 activities and 70 events over eight days, this years Historic Edmonton Week Festival promises nearly something for everybody.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 16 | April 22, 2004

Fifty years after it rose on south side of 118th Avenue between 81st and 82nd Streets,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 15 | April 13, 2006

Big roadside attractions are a big draw all over the province. Back in the days before Glendon has its pyrogy, Vulcan had its spaceship or Andrew had its duck, Vegreville had its egg.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 31 | August 07, 2003

Hes Senator Tommy Banks these days, but to countless Edmontonians he is first and foremost Mr. Entertainment.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 39 | October 02, 2003

When a committee of the Alberta Association of Architects went seeking well-designed buildings

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 34 | August 28, 2003

When the Paramount Theatre closed at the end of June,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 35 | September 04, 2003

Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School opened its doors for the first time this week,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 40 | October 09, 2003

Imagine narrowing down the best of Albertas architecture to just a list of 50 buildings.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 41 | October 16, 2003

To those of us uninitiated in such complex matters, a complete vehicle restoration might look like magic.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 45 | November 13, 2003

Its a grand new undertaking that meshes the rich tradition of achievement from the past with the best in modern thinking.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 11 | March 18, 2004

When police in Peoria, Illinois, decided in 1994 to make traffic enforcement a priority, something remarkable happened.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 21 No. 48 | December 04, 2003

When oil was discovered near Leduc in 1947, just two years after the Second World War ended, it was the start of Edmonton's largest building boom of the 20th century.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 3 | January 22, 2004

After more than a decade of growth on the fringes of the city and the suburbs, more new home construction is shifting to the heart of the city.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 32 | August 11, 2005

The buffalo are gone, the cameraman is gone, the camera itself is likely gone, but here I am, sitting in front of a screen, watching a remarkable record of a stampede filmed in 1925 near Wainwright.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 4 | January 29, 2004

An innovative technology is taking the worst an Edmonton winter can throw at it.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 20 | May 20, 2004

A year after Barb Tarbox died, Edmonton writer David Staples is left with a profound certainty.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 21 | May 27, 2004

When Greg Southam snapped the photograph of a dying Barb Tarbox, cigarette held between her fingers, head back and eyes closed, he immediately knew it was something enormously potent.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 26 | July 01, 2004

Canada Day heralds the official beginning of the busy time of the year for Edmontons outdoor pools, but this year, the vintage pool at Queen Elizabeth Pool is eerily quiet.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 28 | July 15, 2004

In the heart of Stony Plain, a new municipal headquarters has opened a door to the future while respecting some of the glory of the past.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 32 | August 12, 2004

Whats in a name?

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 26 | June 30, 2005

When city council last week approved a massive plan to redevelop the area north of the former CN rail yards downtown, it laid the tracks for one of the largest residential redevelopments in Edmontons history.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 33 | August 19, 2004

When Wetaskiwin real estate agent Terry Hoffman was a little boy,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 35 | September 02, 2004

When the farm machinery gets humming and the ovens get heatin, Reynolds Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin will be celebrating the sights, sounds and smells of bringing in the harvest.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 36 | September 08, 2005

Edmonton City Council has given Queen Elizabeth Pool a stay of execution. Last week, council decided to place a $4.1 million refurbishment of the 83-year-old pool

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 39 | September 30, 2004

Funny how the cycles of a city go.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 40 | October 07, 2004

Nearly a quarter century after the Alberta government gave Calgary Kananaskis Provincial Park as its playground and pledged a similar one for Edmonton, the promise may at long last be fulfilled.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 41 | October 14, 2004

As the members of the River Valley Alliance work to create a cohesive, integrated 88-kilometre recreational corridor

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 43 | October 28, 2004

We hear a lot about the deficit at the bottom of government balance sheets

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 31 | August 04, 2005

The Alberta government is considering allowing hundreds of billboards along the province's highways near urban centres including Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 44 | November 04, 2004

What Remains of Us

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 45 | November 11, 2004

One of the films that created the most buzz at last weekends Global Visions Film Festival is one that hits close to home, here in Canadas oil heartland.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 33 | August 18, 2005

Its a wired world in flux, propelled by innovation, a quest for greater energy efficiency and customer demands for mobility, flexibility and cost savings.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 47 | November 25, 2004

Seventy-five years ago, when the Birks Building officially opened November 15th, 1929, more than 5,000 people turned out for the party.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 46 | November 18, 2004

For the last dozen years, Canadians have spent more money on renovation than new home construction.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 51 | December 23, 2004

Decisions to name an expansion at the Royal Alexandra Hospital and the newest city library branch after Lois Hole

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 22 No. 50 | December 16, 2004

Some 25 years ago, I began wrapping Christmas gifts with colour comics from the weekend paper and recycling gifts whenever possible.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 3 | January 20, 2005

On the heels of another exceptional year, with 70 records broken in 2004, Edmonton's real estate market is poised for more sizzling performance in the next 12 months.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 1 | January 05, 2005

As energy prices continue to climb and concern about power shortages and brown outs sends a chill throughout the continent,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 4 | January 27, 2005

Continued low interest rates, an abundance of jobs, substantial investment in the oil and gas sector

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 23 | June 09, 2005

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 21 | May 26, 2005

The Egyptians started it around 3,500 B.C. and then Emmanuel Nobel refined the thinking.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 16 | April 20, 2006

Edmonton could be well on its way to becoming the next Los Angeles.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 19 | May 12, 2005

Urban sprawl is threatening our environment, our health and our quality of life. Poorly planned and unbridled development is driving up our taxes, increasing traffic,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 18 | May 05, 2005

Jasper National Park biologist Wes Bradford has vivid memories of an October evening in 2000, when he was called to a collision between a car and a moose on Highway 16 near Jasper.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 17 | April 28, 2005

If youre like most Albertans, youve probably never heard of heat pumps.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 21 | May 25, 2006

Year by year, we’re getting older behind the wheel – individually and as a society. In Alberta, the number of drivers aged 65 and older is going up nearly three per cent a year,

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 11 | March 17, 2005

Alberta is the most affordable housing market in the country, according to RBC Economics in its latest Housing Affordability Index report.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 10 | March 10, 2005

Whenever I visit one of Edmonton's ubiquitous dollar stores, I can't help thinking that everything old is new again.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 6 | February 10, 2005

Today it is called Fort Road, but a century ago, it was the trail to Fort Saskatchewan, and a road to prosperity for Edmontons fledging packing plant industry.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 7 | February 17, 2005

There's something comfortable and comforting about heat from wood.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 38 | September 22, 2005

An ambitious $62 million plan to rejuvenate the historic Bay Building on Jasper Avenue between 102nd and 103rd Streets will give Edmonton a university presence downtown, kickstart revival and revitalize a landmark.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 41 | October 13, 2005

When Peter Hemingway set out in 1967 to design a new Olympic-sized pool for Edmonton as a Centennial project, he found inspiration at the National Gymnasium and Pool in Tokyo, Japan.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 42 | October 20, 2005

For years, the Griesbach Barracks was a place of employment for thousands of military personnel. Now, this parcel of land in north Edmonton is about to become home to a new continuing care centre for veterans.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 43 | October 27, 2005

Over the last few weeks, Edmonton trees have been putting on their best show with myriad colours of autumn. The leaves have pretty much fallen now, and the trees are entering their winter hibernation phase.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 45 | November 10, 2005

The passing this summer of Sergeant Ernest Alvia "Smokey" Smith marked the end of an era. Smokey was the last surviving Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross.

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 49 | December 08, 2005

It began, as do most acts of generosity, in response to a desperate need in the community. During the dark days of the Second World War, Edmontons newly formed Council of Social Agencies

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 23 No. 51 | December 22, 2005

On National Housing Day, November 22nd, the Edmonton Housing Trust Fund

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 2 | January 12, 2006

Nearly 100 years after it began as a Methodist mission, the Bissell Centre is expanding

by: Lawrence Herzog
Inside Edmonton | Vol. 24 No. 9 | March 02, 2006

One hundred years ago, it was the heart of the community and the centre of the fledgling city.