Category: #Sunnyside365 (Page 26 of 39)

“The first day of November marks our one year anniversary. It’s been great having the support of our customers and other local businesses. In the restaurant business: slow and steady wins the race and we’re in it for the long game.

Calgary’s steakhouses are typically male oriented. They’re synonymous with that vintage, old style look of the dining room and the menu. Modern Steak is a different approach, a newer, contemporary approach. We’ve been trying to establish a program with our menu and dining room to greet a new demographic, that’s why you see the room styled the way it is.

What do I like about the neighbourhood? Wow… We all get along. I know that sounds like ‘Kumbaya’, but we all get along, we all refer each other to our different businesses, we all help each other out. There’s no half-assed attempts in this neighbourhood. For example, Pulcinella does their thing, really, really well. Brasserie does their thing really, really well. It all goes to establishing really strong support with the other restauranteurs out here.

Other neighbourhoods could have a very cut-throat attitude, but in this community business owners help each other out. A lot of one-off business owners in this area and that’s what makes our place, and I’d say the whole neighbourhood successful.” Stephen Deere, Owner & Manager, Modern Steak

“You see a lot of parents walking with their kids to go Trick-Or-Treating. Not because they’re afraid of their children getting kidnapped or anything like that, no. It’s because everyone knows each other and they use the opportunity to stroll by their neighbours houses and say hi.

More than a few of these houses give out stuff for the parents too, maybe a top-up on hot water for their tea, maybe a shot of Bailey’s in their coffee. Haha!”

“What drew me to the neighbourhood is that it’s like a little village. It’s a very social place and lots of pedestrian people. I’ve been all over this city and there’s nothing like this place. It’s a beautiful neighbourhood. I mean, look at those old trees…

There’s a sense of community here that you can’t put to words. Look at the flood for example. The city came to help, and then the neighbourhood came through as a microcosm of support. Lots of people here are very conscious of the ‘neighbourhood first’ mentality, even through supporting local  businesses and events.

I’m a delivery agent with Canada post for over thirty-one years. I’ve spent probably twenty-seven of those years in this neighbourhood–Sunnyside and Hillhurst, I mean.

Yup. Long time.” Edward Cox, Delivery Agent, Canada Post.

“This is it, y’know? This is the time of year that I do most of my personal reflection–thinking about my year, the people I’ve spent it with–that kind of stuff. I guess it goes with the feeling of winter setting in. I suppose that’s why Halloween is set in this time of year, it’s when we traditionally honour our ancestors and say farewell to the warm summer.

I like to think that people who’ve lived in this neighbourhood, maybe even back when the First Nations would pass through this land, would stop and reflect upon the summer and give thanks for the people whom they’ve shared it with as they turn their collars up for the winter.”

“It’s this time of year that I go through the most mittens. I’m just not used to carrying them with me after the summer and I find the afternoons warm enough where I don’t need them. After the first few weeks, I’ve gone through about five pairs. That’s why I wear these cheap ones from Safeway.”

“I grew up in Calgary. I like the history and the opportunity to come over to this neighbourhood. I didn’t choose ghost hunting, it kinda chose me. I’ve been doing this for about ten years. I’ve been all over the U.S.A. ghost hunting and meeting with paranormal investigators.

I’ll be interviewed on Wednesday at ‘Late Night at The Plaza’ where I’ll be sharing some footage recordings of the ghost hunts I’ve been on. You can actually hear some pretty spooky recordings.

The Plaza theatre itself is an old place, the building is almost a hundred years old. They get spooked out in certain areas so they want to see me in action. I’ll be ghost hunting there too.” Robyn, local Paranormal Investigator and Ghost Hunter. Catch her on Wednesday October 28, 10:00pm at Late Night at The Plaza, Plaza Theatre on Kensington.

“His name is Jerri, he’s five months old. I got him as a companion for my older cat, Tigre and so far Tigre is just gravely annoyed. He’s an Abyssinian breed. “The little lions of love” is how they refer to them. Very intelligent. I don’t know if he likes bike rides, but he loves car rides.

He’s big on birds. I probably shouldn’t say that, people might think something bad. He’s a great mouser.”