Beautiful by design
Beautification is a common goal for most metropolises. Cities quickly turn into masses of concrete where buildings become cookie-cutter and plants growing in the cracks…
Arts & Culture
Every idea has its place
On Thursday Aug. 27, local architecture and design firm 5468796 Architecture opened public registration for their new non-profit competition, Chair Your Idea. The competition is…
ZenFri Inc. creates ‘anomaly’ in mobile gaming
Local creative company ZenFri Inc. has just launched their first video game, Clandestine: Anomaly on both iOS and Android platforms. The title was first made…
Speed dating with a dirty twist
In an era where Tinder and online dating sites are the norm, a more natural approach to dating is beginning to sprout up in Winnipeg….
The grass looks greener outside city limits
The raindrops race each other down the window while the sky continuously sends new waves of runners. This is the third day of rain in…
Plaid to the bone
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Hipsters are the worst, am I right? The way they try to be oh-so-original – liking obscure bands that you probably…
Fringe reviews
The Winnipeg Fringe Festival was bigger than ever this year with 108,721 indoor attendees and an estimated 80,000 people visiting Old Market Square for live…
Cover to cover with Carlyn
Acclaimed Winnipeg writer Brenda Hasiuk used her hometown as a setting in last year’s Your Constant Star, which follows three Winnipeg teens as they enter adulthood….
From subway car to skyscraper
Since its humble beginnings as graffiti plastered illegally on subway cars, public art has flourished from a nuisance into a means of community revitalization, and right…
Stop and smell the roses
As with most artists, Candace Fempel of the Department of Floristry stumbled upon her talent quite naturally – but perhaps more so than most. “I think…