The City Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/category/thecity/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:59:35 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://calgaryguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-CalgaryGuardian_Logo_FaviconApp-32x32.jpg The City Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/category/thecity/ 32 32 Homegrown Business: Sunnie of Calgary Canine Dental https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-business-calgary-canine-dental/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:33:19 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29764 Some businesses are built around spotting a gap that everyone else has simply accepted. For Sunnie, owner of Calgary Canine Dental, that gap was canine dental care. After spending years working with animals, she noticed [...]

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]]> Homegrown Business: Judy Hughes of JYZ Design https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-business-jyz-design/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:33:06 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29621 Judy Hughes is the founder and Director of JYZ Design, a boutique creative agency based out of Calgary’s historic Devenish building on 17th Avenue that specializes in making people fall in love with a place, [...]

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]]> Old Photographs of Medicine Hat (1889-1925) https://calgaryguardian.com/old-photographs-medicine-hat/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:33:59 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29588 Long before it became a thriving prairie city, the valley of the South Saskatchewan River was an important gathering place for Indigenous Peoples. The region’s sheltered coulees, reliable water, abundant wildlife, and river crossings made [...]

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]]> Charitable Choices: Haysam Kadri of Alberta Theatre Projects https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-charity-alberta-theatre-projects/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:33:39 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29627 Haysam Kadri joined Alberta Theatre Projects as Artistic Director in 2023, stepping into one of Canada’s leading theatre companies at a moment when the entire arts sector was still finding its footing after the pandemic. [...]

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]]> Homegrown Business: Stan Peake of Roast Cards Inc https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-business-roast-cards-inc/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:33:34 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29452 Stan Peake is the Founder of Roast Cards Inc, a Calgary-based business putting a hilariously irreverent spin on greeting cards. Tired of choosing between cards that were either painfully sappy or just plain unfunny, Stan [...]

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]]> World-renowned Burgess Shale expert to give rare public talk at TELUS Spark in Calgary https://calgaryguardian.com/world-renowned-burgess-shale-expert-to-give-rare-public-talk/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 05:27:44 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29633 Calgarians with an interest in fossils, dinosaurs and the history of life on Earth will have a chance to hear from one of the world’s leading palaeontologists later this month during a special adults only [...]

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]]> Charitable Choices: Amy Thompson of The Howl Experience https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-charity-the-howl-experience/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:33:06 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29481 Amy Thompson is the Secretary of the Board of Directors for The Howl Experience, a youth-focused organization offering learning experiences designed to help young people discover their own voice, build real-world skills, and find their [...]

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]]> Homegrown Business: Dayna Kliachik of Moss Boss YYC https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-business-moss-boss-yyc/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:33:12 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29427 Dayna Kliachik is the artist and owner of Moss Boss YYC, a Calgary-based studio that transforms blank walls into living works of art using lush, custom moss installations. The idea took root over five years [...]

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]]> Charitable Choices: Natalie Noble of Calgary John Howard Society https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-charity-calgary-john-howard-society/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:33:03 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29466 Natalie Noble became Executive Director of the Calgary John Howard Society in January 2025, stepping into a role that felt like a natural extension of a career spent believing in second chances. A social worker [...]

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]]> Homegrown Business: Adrian Fernandes of Willow Fragrance https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-business-willow-fragrance/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:33:31 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=29391 Adrian Fernandes is the founder and owner of Willow Fragrance, a Calgary-based company crafting handcrafted solid fragrances as a practical, portable alternative to traditional spray colognes and perfumes. The idea grew out of Adrian’s own [...]

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