Category: #Sunnyside365 (Page 17 of 39)

“We specialize in Third World made art, folk art, and hand-made accessories. We travel all over the world buying items as directly as we can from small businesses, Fair Trade organizations, development projects. We originally started bringing in pieces from Central and South America, but now we buy from Nepal, Thailand and places in Asia.

We’ve been here on Kensington Road for twenty-two years.

This neighbourhood? I like that it’s, well… there’s a few things.

I like the mix here in Kensington. While being in the inner city, it has a friendly, walkable neighbourhood. It’s got the river, parks on all sides, a good mixture of small, independent businesses. It’s an older neighbourhood and it’s got a lot of great things here.

When I was a young child, my grandmother used to live up the hill, so I grew up in this area. I actually lived in the Sunnyhill housing co-op for a while.

There’s a lot of wonderful people here.” Steve Burger, Owner of Mañana Imports, 1132 Kensington Road NW.

“What do I like about Sunnyside? Hmmmmm…

I guess I like the fact that it’s always changing. There’s always somewhere new to eat, some place to shop, something new to check out. It’s cool how much this neighbourhood changes through the seasons. Just look up!”

“There’s so much happening here, at any time of day, at any time of the year. This little neighbourhood has a sense of energy that never seems to quit, but it never stays the same.

I’m totally excited to see what the new condo developments are going to do to the community. There’s going to be life everywhere you turn!”

Television crews come to Kensington! John Catucci is in the neighbourhood shooting an episode of his show, “You Gotta Eat Here!”

This crew was on location at The Oak Tree, filming in and around 10th Street for an upcoming episode.

http://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/you-gotta-eat-here/

“They have a big dog racing industry in Mexico. It’s a huge industry down there but illegal in California. We rescued him when we lived in L.A.

He never raced. They’re bred and trained to race, but if they don’t come in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, they euthanize them. By two years-old, most of these Grey Hounds are put down. Rio is eight years-old.”

I’m often asked how I keep this project up, how I continue to shoot and post photos every day.

My answer is, “Just keep it up for one more day.”

“I’ve been an MLA for eleven years. I give all credit to Ralph Klein for getting me into politics–he fired me in 2002 for criticizing their party’s lack of action for climate change.

What do I like about this community? Hmm… I love our connectedness. There’s a lot of coming and going, and even so, there’s a lot of stability with our neighbours, despite all the new development, that gives us a sense of community that lacks in other areas. I can bike around from the office to where I meet people around the constituency. Take this office for example: we’re on a busy thoroughfare of 14th street, but we’re next door to the Calgary Mental Health Association and affordable housing.

My family lives near New Edinburgh park because our children attended the Waldorf School. We chose this place because the Waldorf Academy was teaching out of the Sunnyside School, that’s how we ended up here.

New Edinburgh park is a great asset to the city. In the summer time it’s full of kids playing. In the wintertime it’s flooded and frozen over for a skating rink. It’s so nice to have everything nearby: Prince’s Island, Eau Claire, the river, the cycle paths… It’s a lovely part of Calgary.” Dr. David Swann, third term MLA of Calgary Mountain View.

Everybody loves pie, arguably one of the greatest and most versatile food structures known to mankind. Sweet, savoury, filled with gravy or sauce, pies come in all shapes, sizes and flavours.

January 23rd marked International Pie Day which was lovingly observed at Kensington’s own Pie Cloud where they serve savoury and sweet pies, along with all kinds of upscale diner fare and a fantastic breakfast on the weekends!