The City Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/category/thecity/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Mon, 11 May 2026 20:50:15 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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 Charitable Choices: Nat Alexander of Black Eco Bloom https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-charity-black-eco-bloom/ Tue, 19 May 2026 06:33:13 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28888 When Black Eco Bloom was founded in 2022, it was born out of a simple but urgent truth: despite being among the communities most severely impacted by climate change, Black women and gender diverse people [...]

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]]> Charitable Choices: Emma Elder of Open Arms Patient Advocacy https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-charity-open-arms-patient-advocacy/ Tue, 12 May 2026 06:33:17 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28637 Open Arms is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing free, unbiased health advocacy services. It helps patients and their families better understand and navigate the healthcare system while ensuring their voices are heard. We connected [...]

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]]> Homegrown Business: Peter Kaczan of Milk Jar Candles https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-business-milk-jar-candles/ Mon, 11 May 2026 06:33:36 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28843 Milk Jar Candle Co was started in a home kitchen. In 2016, Holly Singer began experimenting with the goal of making clean-burning, beautiful-smelling candles that she could sell in her local community while also fundraising [...]

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]]> Charitable Choices: Danielle Hillje of The Federation of Calgary Communities https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-charity-federation-of-calgary-communities/ Tue, 05 May 2026 06:33:52 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28632 At the heart of neighbourhood life in Calgary, the Federation of Calgary Communities serves as a vital connector for grassroots organizations and volunteers across the city. Communications Generalist Danielle Hillje highlights the organization’s role in [...]

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]]> Homegrown Business: Boaz Leung of Two Pillars Brewery https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-business-two-pillars-brewery/ Mon, 04 May 2026 06:33:14 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28802 Two Pillars is Calgary’s nano-brewery specializing in small-batch brewed beers. Most Two Pillars beers have yeast-forward profiles and fall into the Belgian style. Founders, Boaz and Jacob, both immigrated to Canada from different cultures and [...]

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]]> Old Photographs from the Columbia Icefield (1903-1949) https://calgaryguardian.com/old-photographs-columbia-icefield/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:33:38 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28761 High in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, straddling the spine of the Continental Divide, lies the Columbia Icefield, a vast, windswept plateau of ice that has shaped both the land and the stories of [...]

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]]> Charitable Choices: Leah Bowen of Time Out Healing Society https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-charity-time-out-healing-society/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:33:19 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28613 Founded by Leah Bowen, Time Out Healing Society is a Calgary-based initiative working to reimagine how individuals recover after acute mental health episodes. With a focus on restorative, nature-based environments and holistic practices, the organization [...]

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]]> Homegrown Business: Adam Thompson of Friday Sock Co. https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-business-friday-sock-co-2/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:33:35 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28734 Adam Thompson never set out to start a sock company — he set out to end suffering. Specifically, the quiet tragedy of wandering a store in search of interesting socks and finding nothing but an [...]

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]]> Charitable Choices: Devansh Bhatt and Riddhi Patel of the Calgary Student Run Clinic https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-charity-student-run-clinic/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:33:48 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28593 Led by Chair Devansh Bhatt and Chief Executive Riddhi Patel, the Calgary Student Run Clinic is a student-driven initiative working to bridge critical gaps in healthcare access for vulnerable communities. Through after-hours care, education, and [...]

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]]> Charitable Choices: JP Thibodeau of StoryBook Theatre https://calgaryguardian.com/calgary-charity-storybook-theatre/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:33:10 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=28486 For almost 45 years, StoryBook Theatre has celebrated the power of theatre by providing vital, accessible, and diverse family programming. They are Canada’s largest volunteer-driven theatre for young audiences and families. Every season, they bring [...]

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