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What blossomed as a gesture of hope, turned into an exercise in frustration for some Fort McMurray green thumbs. In fact, some Facebook commentators gave it the thumbs down.

If you happen to be traveling north on Highway 2 on Friday, check out the Sturgeon County Bounty at Cardiff. The edibles on tap this year will keep your calorie count high and your mouth watering.

Fringe tickets on sale The 35th annual Edmonton International Fringe Festival launches its lineup today with splashy fanfare. Immediately at noon tickets will go on sale for the Aug. 11 to 21 extravaganza.

In the recent stories from July 9 and 13 about Tara Seeger and her front yard signs, she did not mean to suggest that the city was currently participating in organized censorship, only that the city’s bylaws open up the avenue for such to occur

Ever since he was introduced to the scene in these pages only a few short years ago, Brad Necyk has proven himself as a prolific visual artist. He has participated in more than 20 exhibits around this area and around the world too.

The Community Information and Volunteer Centre has installed a new head of the organization for the second time in almost as many months. Joe Becigneul, the incoming executive director, is no stranger to the scene, however.

At the entrance of Chapters Bookstore in St. Albert there is a papier-mâché brick wall meant to simulate King’s Cross Station platform 9 – a junction where young wizards board the Hogwarts Express.

Organizers for the International Children’s Festival of the Arts are dismantling the breathtaking Kollide project and giving away thousands of butterflies to the public.

In an oddball turn of events, Strange Brew kicks off the 2016-2017 Arden Theatre season on Sunday, Sept. 18. In a history making moment, it’s the first time a film launches the Arden season.

It's powwow time again at Poundmaker's, and this year there will be a special guest: the Church. Up to 5,000 people are expected to turn up at the annual Poundmaker's Lodge powwow this August 6 and 7 just outside of St. Albert on Poundmaker Road.