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Recap + Giveaway: Our Shopping Spree For #OliveAndTheCats + Win a $50 Gift Card to Homes Alive Pets
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Recap + Giveaway: Our Shopping Spree For #OliveAndTheCats + Win a $50 Gift Card to Homes Alive Pets
There’s a new breed of pet store in town! Homes Alive Pets is a new pet store located at 13340 St. Albert Trail. They actually opened on the same day as the Edmonton International Cat Festival (maybe next year they can be a part of the festival!) and co-owner Evan reached out to me and aske...
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Social Media Notes (#72) – Links for the Week of June 8 – 21
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Social Media Notes (#72) – Links for the Week of June 8 – 21
Social Media Notes Here’s this week’s round-up of social media (& tech) news. Come by each week for what I hope to be a fun & informative blog post on social stories that caught my eye throughout the week! (I’ve missed the last two weeks so there feels like there’s...
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Recap: Indulgence Edmonton 2015 – A Canadian Epic of Food and Wine
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Recap: Indulgence Edmonton 2015 – A Canadian Epic of Food and Wine
Earlier this month, I attended Indulgence Edmonton – Edmonton’s premier food and wine festival. Indulgence brings together restaurants, food producers and winery/breweries, for a delicious event celebrating Canadian food and wine while supporting a great cause. Proceeds from Indulgenc...
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Giveaway: $50 Gift Card to Edo Japan – Happy International Sushi Day!
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Giveaway: $50 Gift Card to Edo Japan – Happy International Sushi Day!
Today (June 18) is International Sushi Day! < insert tons of sushi emojis here > I’m a big, big, big fan of sushi – well, Japanese food in general. I always say if I had to pick just three food genres that I had to eat for the rest of my life, Japanese would be in that top thr...
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Recap + Giveaway: Try June Pork Month Food Specials & Enter to Win Tickets to Porkapalooza Ribfest!
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Recap + Giveaway: Try June Pork Month Food Specials & Enter to Win Tickets to Porkapalooza Ribfest!
There are so many tasty deals and food specials going on in Edmonton this month – because June is Pork Month! To celebrate, Passion for Pork has teamed up with restaurants in Edmonton and Calgary to offer special, Alberta pork-themes dishes. The participating restaurants in Edmonton include...
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Recap + Giveaway: BaconFest Feature at Pampa + Tickets to BaconFestYEG (June 30, 2015)
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Recap + Giveaway:  BaconFest Feature at Pampa + Tickets to BaconFestYEG (June 30, 2015)
BaconFestYEG is back for its second year! The baconiest (that’s a real verb) event in Edmonton takes place June 30, 2015 at the Jubilee Auditorium Lobby and grounds and features gourmet, one-of-a-kind bacon dishes from 10 Edmonton restaurants, bacon-themed drink specials, music, comedy, pri...
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Giveaway: Eat Your Way Through the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup!
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Giveaway: Eat Your Way Through the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup!
Photo above by IQRemix (flickr.com/IQRemix) FIFA Women’s World Cup fever has hit Edmonton! Over the weekend, more than 53,000 people packed Commonwealth Stadium to watch the kick-off game. This Thursday, I’m planning on taking in a game with some of my friends. (Check out more game in...
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Social Media Notes (#71) – Links for the Week of May 18 – June 7
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Social Media Notes (#71) – Links for the Week of May 18 – June 7
Social Media Notes Here’s this week’s round-up of social media (& tech) news. Come by each week for what I hope to be a fun & informative blog post on social stories that caught my eye throughout the week! I apologize for missing the last few weeks’ social media notes &#...
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Recap: The 2015 Edmonton International Cat Festival!
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Recap: The 2015 Edmonton International Cat Festival!
As some of you may know, I organize the Edmonton International Cat Festival, an annual festival that brings cat lovers together to celebrates cats and cat culture, while raising money and awareness to support organizations that help cats in need. The inaugural festival took place last year, and t...
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Review: Brits Fish and Chips (Edmonton A to Z Restaurant Series)
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Review: Brits Fish and Chips (Edmonton A to Z Restaurant Series)
* This review is part of a 2015 series of reviews on Edmonton restaurants “A to Z” – inspired by @DianeLuzny on Twitter! This could either mean the restaurant starts with the next letter in the series, or the restaurant’s type of food starts with the letter in the series.&...
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Review: Brewsters (Edmonton A to Z Restaurant Series)
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Review: Brewsters (Edmonton A to Z Restaurant Series)
* This review is part of a 2015 series of reviews on Edmonton restaurants “A to Z” – inspired by @DianeLuzny on Twitter! This could either mean the restaurant starts with the next letter in the series, or the restaurant’s type of food starts with the letter in the series. ...
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Review: 12 Acres Restaurant (St. Albert)
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Review: 12 Acres Restaurant (St. Albert)
Last week, Mike and I had the pleasure of getting a sneak peek into St. Albert’s newest restaurant 12 Acres. We were invited to try sample sizes of a variety of their dishes – from soups to salads, sandwiches to entrees, and to learn more about what they’re all about! 12 Acres i...
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Recap & Giveaway: Edmonton Escape (Eescape) Live Action Escape Game
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Recap & Giveaway: Edmonton Escape (Eescape) Live Action Escape Game
There’s a new live action escape game in town! Eescape Live Action Escape Game is the latest company to bring the popular escape game concept to Edmonton. From the website: Eescape offers people a chance to participate in an emerging world phenomenon. We offer some of the most exciting sleu...
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Giveaway: Tickets to Honey & Hot Sauce (May 26) at The Common
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Giveaway: Tickets to Honey & Hot Sauce (May 26) at The Common
I love The Common! I don’t go as much as I should for the amount of good times I have there, but that really needs to change. The Common just announced their new Three for Thirty – 3 courses for $30 feature happening every Tuesday night, so in the never ending quest to have awesome bu...
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Social Media Notes (#70) – Links for the Week of May 12 – 17
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Social Media Notes Here’s this week’s round-up of social media (& tech) news. Come by each week for what I hope to be a fun & informative blog post on social stories that caught my eye throughout the week! Facebook is changing the online news game. This is big guys. learn...
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