“It’s a gnome house. The little fella lives in the park and comes out when nobody is looking and looks after the animals.”
Author: Ara (Page 38 of 41)
“There seems to be this belief that newer is better, or that the little old houses need to get torn down to build these big in-fill mansions. People move to this neighbourhood because they like the character, the rows of poplars down 10a, 11th, 11a, 12th, the weirdos at the coffee shops, the kids in the park, the old folks, the history…
But as soon as they get here, they want to change everything: bigger houses, running the kids out of the neighbourhood, sectioning off big chunks of Riley Park with tape for their kids’ birthday party. I think that when they move here, they have their old habits – they want a friendly community, but they don’t know how to be neighbours. They don’t want to change.
The best part is: when you’ve been living here as long as I have, you start to see the neighbourhood change them. They become part of the community, they become the weirdos hanging out at the shops and in the park – families and all. And after all that, they’re the ones griping about how all these new people are moving into Hillhurst and Sunnyside, trying to change everything. 50 years ago, I was that newcomer, ha ha!” – Name Withheld
“It’s been crazy in here these past few nights because of Eid (the end of Ramadan), I probably look like a mad scientist. Here, let me get the grill flamed up for your photo” Arif, Flippin’ Burgers
“Yeah, I’ve been a bike mechanic for a few years now. It’s awesome to do this for a living.” One of the bike mechanics at Ridley’s Bikes on 10th Street NW
The bikes of Summer.
“We have something for everyone! Candy for the kids, coffee and tea for the adults. Upstairs we screen movies on our projector. Now we’re hosting comedy nights!” Heather Ferguson, Red Bush Tea & Coffee / The Candy Kid
“Cyclepalooza is 10 days of bike events and fun that occurs every summer.”
“The bike infrastructure in Calgary is headed in the right direction. I can ride from one end of the city to the other and stay on a bike path the entire time. It’s wonderful to see people advocating to make Calgary more bike friendly. Cyclepalooza? Bike awards? I love it!” – Greg Clark, Alberta Party MLA – Calgary-Elbow.
“The first annual YYC Bicycle Awards celebrate community leaders and champions who encourage cycling in Calgary and contribute to making Calgary a more bicycle friendly city. Each YYC Bicycle Award is given to an individual, group, organization, school, business or employer, depending on the criteria for each award.”
“We’ve had a busy day. We just recovered a stolen bicycle.”