Posts Tagged ‘downtown calgary’
East Village’s St. Louis Hotel: Restored & Full of Life
St. Louis Hotel Fully Restored & Looking Modernly Quaint East Village’s master developer – the Calgary Municipal Lands Company (CMLC) – has just traded up one historical building in Calgary as its main headquarters for another. Re...
First Street Village: Live an Urban Lifestyle to the Fullest
Live an Urban Lifestyle to the Fullest on First Street Village If you've been out and about on the urban streetscapes of Calgary's beltline, eating, drinking and shopping, chances are that you've stumbled across or heard about First Street Vil...
Calgary Public Art – “Ascension” by INCIPIO MODO
Calgary Public Art – “Ascension” by INCIPIO MODO Quick Facts INCIPIO MODO was selected through a process called targeting Alberta artists The group was given a budget of $66,650 to complete the project Funds were allo...
3 Outstanding Restaurants in Calgary’s Chinatown
3 of Calgaryism's Most Recommended Chinatown Restaurants Chinatown’s diversity of quality Asian restaurants can sometimes make it hard to choose which one to eat at. I guess it boils down to the mood you’re in or craving you have at the mo...
10 Friendly Tips for Riding Calgary’s LRT / CTrain
10 Tips to Help Make Your Ctrain / LRT Experience a Good One... Calgary's public Ctrain service is great for getting around the city in an environmentally friendly and cost-efficient way. While not all quadrants are serviced by the transi...
Best Calgary Coffee Shops and Cafe’s
Calgary's Best Coffee Shops and Cafe's You Will Love Sometimes there is nothing better than to sit and sip on some java reading a book or enjoying some good company. Being a regular visitor to several coffee shops around the city, I thought I...
East Village 2015: A Year in Review
Looking Back at What's Happened in East Village in 2015 Several years ago – in December of 2007 – the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) began working on the redevelopment of the worn-down and rather vacant East Village area, and ju...
Brookfield Place: Soon-to-be Calgary’s Tallest Building
Brookfield Place Will Out Do the Bow by Nearly 36 Feet! Western Canada’s soon-to-be tallest building is beginning to take its “towering” shape in the heart of Calgary’s downtown business core. At 247 metres, Brookfield Place will be...