Calgary Real Estate Tips for Buyers & Investors (2025)
Luca | Calgary’s Best Restaurants 2025
Who’s Behind ItDirector of culinary Michael Dekker, Vintage Group with Fleetwood Restaurant GroupThe Dish to EatThe lunchtime linguine vongoleOnly two years old — a mere baby in the restaurant industry — Luca is an incredible destination for fine-dining Italian cuisine. Stepping into Luca’s elegant
Best Cocktail Bars in Calgary
Each year, we ask Avenue readers to vote for their favourite restaurants in Calgary in our Best Restaurants readers’ choice ballot. These are some of their favourite places in the city. WinnerProofProof was awarded 10th place on Canada’s 50 Best Bars list in 2024, and for good reason. The team takes
How the Calgary Public Library Thwarted a Cybersecurity Attack
Illustration by Mateusz Napieralski.Last year’s cyberattack on the Calgary Public Library (CPL) would have made a lousy heist film. After all, the hackers ended up with bupkis. The incident would have made an excellent training video, however. On what was arguably the institution’s worst day, the li
Condo and Townhome Living
Whether you’re an empty-nester looking to downsize, a first-time homebuyer ready to stake your claim in real estate or an investor looking for a new property, Calgary’s condo and townhome market delivers. Singles, couples and families are all discovering how condos and townhomes can meet all of thei
Avenue’s Innovators of the Year 2025
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Innovators of the Year 2025: Leilani Mustillo and Sean Neate are Providing Animal Care Solutions in Remote and Rural Areas
Photo by Jared Sych.Veterinarians and vet technologists are struggling. In rural or small urban settings, they are almost always on call, even when their clinics are closed. With limited work-from-home options, work-life balance is exceptionally difficult to achieve.Animal HealthLink’s teletriage se
Innovators of the Year 2025: Hong Phuc Nguyen is Bridging the Gap Between Newcomer Job-Seekers and Hiring Companies
Photo by Jared Sych.Hong Phuc Nguyen grew up surrounded by female entrepreneurs. “In my hometown in Vietnam, most of the owners, shop runners, even we [who] run the country, run the household, are women,” says Nguyen. So, she didn’t expect the struggle of landing a permanent job when she moved to Ca
Innovators of the Year 2025: April Hicke and Marissa McNeelands are Advancing Gender Equity in Tech
Photo by Jared Sych.In 2023, Avenue spoke to Toast co-founders April Hicke (chief growth officer) and Marissa McNeelands (CEO). That was shortly after they launched their organization, which supports the advancement of women in technology by helping job-seekers and hiring companies find and hire mor
Innovators of the Year 2025: Julian Mulia and Megan Leslie are Creating Affordable and Accessible Wound-Care Technology
Photo by Jared Sych.As we age, our body’s ability to heal weakens. That can lead to a host of issues including chronic health conditions, amputation and even death. Chemical and software engineer Julian Mulia lost both his parents to chronic health conditions, a challenging experience that inspired
Innovators of the Year 2025: Tate Hackert is Reducing the Struggles of Living Paycheque to Paycheque
In his early 20s, Tate Hackert, flush from a commercial fishing gig, took it upon himself to offer short-term loans to strangers after seeing some struggle between paycheques. With that, in 2016, fintech company ZayZoon was launched.ZayZoon is an earned-wage startup, meaning the company partners wit
Innovators of the Year 2025: Philippe Burns is Cultivating Community in the Tech Ecosystem
Photo by Jared Sych.When Philippe Burns was a customer experience team lead at Neo Financial in 2020, part of his job was to create a 50-person team to help onboard half a million new Neo/Hudson’s Bay Mastercard customers in just four months. After a promotion to talent marketing lead, Burns was hel
Sled Island’s 2025 Lineup Promises a Good Time
Every June, Sled Island takes over venues across the city where Calgarians can enjoy an eclectic range of live performances. Running from June 18 to 22, the 2025 lineup features over 200 acts.Since 2007, Sled Island has hosted talent from across the globe, spotlit impressive emerging artists and off
How Calgary’s New Wave Tech Centre is Changing City Building
The days when experimentation and technological innovation took place in isolation are gone. Today, new technologies emerge all around us, and cities are best positioned to capitalize on this trend. One of the latest additions to Calgary’s tech ecosystem is the Wave Tech Centre, which opened in Octo
These Organizations are Shaping the Future of Calgary’s Tech Ecosystem
Platform CalgaryIllustration by Mateusz NapieralskiThe history of Platform Calgary traces back to 1981 through Calgary Technologies Inc., but Platform as people know it today started in March 2019. Platform helps entrepreneurs bring their innovative ideas to life. Core services, like access to the P
How Multi-Generational Living is Reshaping Calgary’s Housing Market
Illustration by Sam Island.For many Calgary homebuyers, how they’re living and who they’re living with is changing. Shifts in Calgary’s housing market, demographics and culture are motivating many homebuyers to opt for multi-generational living.This approach is a practical, and even preferred, solut
Made Here: Hot Sauce by Scotch Fire Hot Sauce
Photo courtesy of Scotch Fire Hot Sauce.Vincent Fernandes-Miller and Prince Gray were introduced to the scotch bonnet pepper, a staple in Jamaican cuisine, when working as cooks and making hot sauce at Krazy Jerk Jamaican restaurant. Someone suggested they start a hot sauce company of their own. In
The Silk Road Spice Merchant is Calgary’s One-Stop Spice Shop
Located on the main drag in the inner-city neighbourhood of Inglewood, The Silk Road Spice Merchant flagship store welcomes all your senses into its space full of bright, fragrant, fresh and colourful spices.The Silk Road originated in 2008, after owners Colin Leach and Kelci Hind struggled to find
How Popular Calgary Brunch Spot Maven Makes its Breakfast in Manila Dish
Photo by Chris Landry.Maven is well known as one of the best brunch spots in the city, sporting a menu of homestyle, yet elevated, Asian dishes from owner Mish Hobbs’ childhood and culinary journey. Recently, Leroy Borrega took over the kitchen after a previous position overseeing Shokunin, and he’s
This Springbank Home Underwent the Ultimate Backyard Renovation
A glamourous infinity pool, an enormous sunken fireplace and a complete outdoor kitchen aren’t typical features of a Calgary-area home. But, for a Springbank family of five, that was exactly the point. “They wanted it to look like The Four Seasons,” says Jenn MacDonald of DWK Interiors, which design
4 Fun Things to Do in Calgary This June
Attend Lilac FestivalJune 1The 4th Street festival helps kick off Calgary’s spring festival season, hosting more than 70 musicians, entertainers and performances across six stages, alongside more than 500 market vendors.lilacfestival.net Raft Down the RiverGrab your raft, life jacket and oars, or re
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