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Hicks on Biz: Is it possible? A real economic recovery for Alberta? By GRAHAM HICKS, first published EDMONTON SUN, December 27, 2019
The Trans Mountain Expansion Project pipe is on the ground near Highway 60 and 628, and will be in the ground before Christmas as an event was held to mark the start of right-of-way pipeline construction just west of Edmonton Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Ed Kaiser / Postmedia The great oil crash of ...
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The Trans Mountain Expansion Project pipe is on the ground near Highway 60 and 628, and will be in the ground before Christmas as an event was held to mark the start of right-of-way pipeline construction just west of Edmonton Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019. Ed Kaiser / Postmedia The great oil crash of ...
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Hicks' Weekly Dish: Tastes of Edmonton 2019 By GRAHAM HICKS, first published EDMONTON SUN, December 26, 2019
Braven's prime rib will make meat-lovers think they have died and gone to heaven. Photos by GRAHAM HICKS/EDMONTON SUN The best of meals, you remember for a long, long time. The very thought arouses the memory’s tastebuds, accompanied by a sweet sigh of taste recollections. The longer the memor...
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Braven's prime rib will make meat-lovers think they have died and gone to heaven. Photos by GRAHAM HICKS/EDMONTON SUN The best of meals, you remember for a long, long time. The very thought arouses the memory’s tastebuds, accompanied by a sweet sigh of taste recollections. The longer the memor...
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HICKS ON BIZ: The University of Alberta’s next big thing By GRAHAM HICKS, first published EDMONTON SUN, December 20, 2019
University of Alberta experimental oncologist Dr. John Lewis may revolutionize the targeted delivery of medicines /therapies to the human body at a nano-level. GRAHAM HICKS/EDMONTON SUNEdmonton By GRAHAM HICKS This is a dumb analogy, but it’s as good a way as any to envision might be the bigge...
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University of Alberta experimental oncologist Dr. John Lewis may revolutionize the targeted delivery of medicines /therapies to the human body at a nano-level. GRAHAM HICKS/EDMONTON SUNEdmonton By GRAHAM HICKS This is a dumb analogy, but it’s as good a way as any to envision might be the bigge...
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Hicks' Weekly Dish: Dorinku Osaka — Casual, stylish & delicious By GRAHAM HICKS, first published EDMONTON SUN, December 17, 2019
Dorinku Osaka's pork katsu, from the restaurant's noon menu, is presented with a variety of smaller dishes. Photos by GRAHAM HICKS / EDMONTON SUN Dorinku Osaka 10328 Jasper Avenue 780-761-9990 Osaka.dorinku.ca No listed delivery or reservation service Hours: 11 a.m. to late, six days a week, ...
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Dorinku Osaka's pork katsu, from the restaurant's noon menu, is presented with a variety of smaller dishes. Photos by GRAHAM HICKS / EDMONTON SUN Dorinku Osaka 10328 Jasper Avenue 780-761-9990 Osaka.dorinku.ca No listed delivery or reservation service Hours: 11 a.m. to late, six days a week, ...
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Hicks' Weekly Dish: Dorinku Osaka — Casual, stylish & delicious By GRAHAM HICKS, first published EDMONTON SUN, December 17, 2019
Dorinku Osaka's pork katsu, from the restaurant's noon menu, is presented with a variety of smaller dishes. Photos by GRAHAM HICKS / EDMONTON SUN Dorinku Osaka 10328 Jasper Avenue 780-761-9990 Osaka.dorinku.ca No listed delivery or reservation service Hours: 11 a.m. to late, six days a week, ...
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Dorinku Osaka's pork katsu, from the restaurant's noon menu, is presented with a variety of smaller dishes. Photos by GRAHAM HICKS / EDMONTON SUN Dorinku Osaka 10328 Jasper Avenue 780-761-9990 Osaka.dorinku.ca No listed delivery or reservation service Hours: 11 a.m. to late, six days a week, ...
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Hicks on Biz: The spirit of giving By GRAHAM HICKS, first published EDMONTON SUN, December 13, 2019
About 40 volunteers packed 1,300 hampers, on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, for the Christmas Bureau in the gym of St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School for delivery to families in need.Shaughn Butts / Postmedia By GRAHAM HICKS Ever since Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was published in Great B...
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About 40 volunteers packed 1,300 hampers, on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, for the Christmas Bureau in the gym of St. Francis of Assisi Elementary School for delivery to families in need.Shaughn Butts / Postmedia By GRAHAM HICKS Ever since Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was published in Great B...
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Hicks' Weekly Dish: Braven lives up to expectations By GRAHAM HICKS, first published EDMONTON SUN, December 10, 2019
Braven's prime rib will make meat-lovers think they have died and gone to heaven. Photos by GRAHAM HICKS/EDMONTON SUN Braven JW Marriott Hotel, Edmonton ICE District 10344-102 St. 780-784-8580 bravenrestaurant.com Reservations: opentable.ca No listed delivery Hours: Mon. to Fri. 11:30 a.m. to...
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Braven's prime rib will make meat-lovers think they have died and gone to heaven. Photos by GRAHAM HICKS/EDMONTON SUN Braven JW Marriott Hotel, Edmonton ICE District 10344-102 St. 780-784-8580 bravenrestaurant.com Reservations: opentable.ca No listed delivery Hours: Mon. to Fri. 11:30 a.m. to...
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Hicks on Biz: We live in disturbing times By GRAHAM HICKS, first published EDMONTON SUN, December 6, 2019
The Edmonton skyline is visible through the falling snow as a lone pedestrian walks through McKinnon Ravine Park, in Edmonton Friday Nov. 29, 2019.David Bloom / Postmedia By GRAHAM HICKS We live in disturbing times. Deep sociological rifts and fractures head out every which way in our city – d...
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The Edmonton skyline is visible through the falling snow as a lone pedestrian walks through McKinnon Ravine Park, in Edmonton Friday Nov. 29, 2019.David Bloom / Postmedia By GRAHAM HICKS We live in disturbing times. Deep sociological rifts and fractures head out every which way in our city – d...
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Hicks' Weekly Dish: Brasserie Bardot - casual continental dining at its best By GRAHAM HICKS, first published EDMONTON SUN, December 3, 2019
The Brasserie Bardot calls this combination of poutine with fondue cheeses a "fontine." PHOTOS BY GRAHAM HICKS / EDMONTON SUN Brasserie Bardot 10109-125 St. 780-757-8702 Reservations: brasseriebardot.com Hours: 11 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week. Dinner for two, excluding beverages, tip a...
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The Brasserie Bardot calls this combination of poutine with fondue cheeses a "fontine." PHOTOS BY GRAHAM HICKS / EDMONTON SUN Brasserie Bardot 10109-125 St. 780-757-8702 Reservations: brasseriebardot.com Hours: 11 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week. Dinner for two, excluding beverages, tip a...
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Hicks on Biz: Second Specs disrupts the eyeglass business By GRAHAM HICKS first published EDMONTON SUN, November 30, 2019
Second Specs' founders and partners Quy An, left, and Dr. Aaron Patel. Graham Hicks / Edmonton Sun In the business world, they’re called “disrupters,” companies that enter a business sector with a new technology or business model, making their products some combination of cleaner, greener, saf...
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Second Specs' founders and partners Quy An, left, and Dr. Aaron Patel. Graham Hicks / Edmonton Sun In the business world, they’re called “disrupters,” companies that enter a business sector with a new technology or business model, making their products some combination of cleaner, greener, saf...
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Waitress is much deeper than it lets on - review by GRAHAM HICKS, HicksBiz.com
Waitress Broadway Across Canada production Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Tuesday Nov. 26, 2019 to Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019 On the surface, Waitress ought not to have been a Broadway hit. The touring version of the show, at Edmonton's Jubilee Auditorium from Tuesday Nov. 26 2019 to Sun...
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Waitress Broadway Across Canada production Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Tuesday Nov. 26, 2019 to Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019 On the surface, Waitress ought not to have been a Broadway hit. The touring version of the show, at Edmonton's Jubilee Auditorium from Tuesday Nov. 26 2019 to Sun...
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Hicks' Weekly Dish: The craft-beer pub craze By GRAHAM HICKS, first published EDMONTON SUN, November 26, 2019
Campio brew-pub makes an excellent, super-crunchy Korean fried chicken sandwich. Photos by GRAHAM HICKS/EDMONTON SUNEdmonton Polar Park 10416 80 Ave. 855-934-2337 polarparkbrewing.com Reservations: opentable.ca Food: 4.5 of 5 Suns Ambience: 4 of 5 Suns Service: 4 of 5 Suns Hours: Wed. 4 p.m. ...
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Campio brew-pub makes an excellent, super-crunchy Korean fried chicken sandwich. Photos by GRAHAM HICKS/EDMONTON SUNEdmonton Polar Park 10416 80 Ave. 855-934-2337 polarparkbrewing.com Reservations: opentable.ca Food: 4.5 of 5 Suns Ambience: 4 of 5 Suns Service: 4 of 5 Suns Hours: Wed. 4 p.m. ...
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Hicks on Biz: Edmonton restaurateur putting restlessness to work By GRAHAM HICKS, first published EDMONTON SUN, November 22, 2019
Brad Lazarenko of Culina to Go, one of the food-based tenants in the Oliver Exchange. Taken on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 in Edmonton.Greg Southam Greg Southam / 00086532A By GRAHAM HICKS If one thing is predictable about chef/businessman Brad Lazarenko, in the 30-plus years he has been active in...
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Brad Lazarenko of Culina to Go, one of the food-based tenants in the Oliver Exchange. Taken on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 in Edmonton.Greg Southam Greg Southam / 00086532A By GRAHAM HICKS If one thing is predictable about chef/businessman Brad Lazarenko, in the 30-plus years he has been active in...
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Hicks' Weekly Dish: Culinary Team NAIT's deep dive into contemporary Canadiana By GRAHAM HICKS first published EDMONTON SUN, November 19, 2019
While gorgeous to look at, Team NAIT's vegetarian dish for the Stuttgart Culinary Olympics still needs work. Photos by GRAHAM HICKS / EDMONTON SUN Ernest’s Dining Room, NAIT – Culinary Olympic luncheons 10701 118 Ave. nait.ca/ernests 780-471-8676 Food: 4.5 of 5 Suns Ambience: 4.5 of 5 Suns Ser...
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While gorgeous to look at, Team NAIT's vegetarian dish for the Stuttgart Culinary Olympics still needs work. Photos by GRAHAM HICKS / EDMONTON SUN Ernest’s Dining Room, NAIT – Culinary Olympic luncheons 10701 118 Ave. nait.ca/ernests 780-471-8676 Food: 4.5 of 5 Suns Ambience: 4.5 of 5 Suns Ser...
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The Spotlight Cabaret opens a new chapter in YEG live entertainment - REVIEW/FEATURE by GRAHAM HICKS, Hicksbiz.com
Legends of Music Spotlight Cabaret, second floor, 8217-104 St. Spotlight.ca 780.760.0202 Wed. Thurs. Sat. Sun. 6 p.m. With four-course dinner, $75. Feature/review by GRAHAM HICKS, hicksbiz.com (Other productions currently at Spotlight: Duelling Piano Party, Fridays - $45 with light dinner; Tuesd...
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Legends of Music Spotlight Cabaret, second floor, 8217-104 St. Spotlight.ca 780.760.0202 Wed. Thurs. Sat. Sun. 6 p.m. With four-course dinner, $75. Feature/review by GRAHAM HICKS, hicksbiz.com (Other productions currently at Spotlight: Duelling Piano Party, Fridays - $45 with light dinner; Tuesd...
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