Guys, I’d like to introduce you to my favorite Japanese restaurant in Calgary. Globefish Sushi and Izakaya is located outside of Chinook Mall, right next to the Shopper’s Drug Mart entrance. If you think Japanese cuisine revolves only around sushi, then you should pay this restaurant a visit, it will change your perspective. The first…
Located just off Macleod Trail on 58th Avenue, Oriental Phoenix is the perfect place to grab a great Vietnamese meal before a movie or trip to Chinook mall, a mere five to ten minute walk away. With attentive service, a pleasant atmosphere, and delicious vermicelli bowls, this is a great place to go for a…
Marketplace Video – The dirt on hotels – Part 1 Marketplace Video – The dirt on hotels – Part 2 Did you know there is a great consumer show in Canada? – Marketplace It’s Summer! Do you have any plans to go some where around the globe? Or stay a night or two in…
So this past weekend, I had a chance to go and check out the annual Kiwanis Youth Diversity Cup from June 8-9, 2013 at the Forest Lawn Athletic Park. The Kiwanis Youth Diversity Cup is a fun, free soccer tournament for youth run by Kiwanis in partnership with the Calgary Learning Village Collaborative (CLVC) and the Calgary Police Service…
Being a teenager is no easy task with grades, social lives, and a daunting thing called “the future” to take into consideration all at once. Thankfully, this summer, the City of Calgary’s Youth Employment Centre is running a program called the Jump $tart program for teenagers 15 and 16 years old.This free program is a…
Inspired by Suzie’s post, I’ve decided to share some of my shots of Cowtown in all its (short-lived) green glory. I think the shortness of Calgary’s springs & summers is the very thing that makes them so precious – so take out your camera and go outside!
Summer is so close, we are all excited for it! Any plan for the summer? I have some good ideas, READ and WIN. The Calgary Public Library 2013 Online Summer Reading Content is UP! Youth Read is a online summer reading program for teens – ages 13-17 How it works? Every beginning of a week, from…
This revolution evolved from Youth Are Awesome’s inaugural food truck post to now the array of high-quality reviews that are proudly produced for our blog website. (This includes our YouthAreEating Youtube channel too!) Eat St. of the Food Network fame has heard this trend’s reputation and came to Calgary to capture this sensation. The range of options have…
Spring in Calgary means an awakening for all of us to start enjoying the street life that we have. Taken a look at this display of vibrancy from GlobeTrotterAlpha on Youtube with footage taken last year! Update (6/5/13) – There is also a Stempede edition from last year too: These tours are super long, but super…
One of my earliest memories as a child was going to Prince’s Island Park in Calgary every June to walk The World Partnership Walk. Back then, I looked forward to it because we made it a family affair. I would head down to the park with my family and it seemed that in exchange for…
Hey everyone! Do you need more motivation to finish your homework? Are you free tonight to listen to inspirational speakers across the city? Well PechaKucha Night #16 is today at the Theatre Junction GRAND. The event is for FREE because your $10 becomes an Invest YYC gift card. The best part is you’ll get a…
Here comes June, the month of torturous final exams, the month of enthusiastic, long-anticipated good-byes to the monotony of school; yet, it is a month of change and perhaps, with that, comes the aching of one’s heart. Whether it is transition into a new academic school year at the same school, transition from junior high to…
Long considered Calgary’s unofficial kickoff to summer this year’s Lilac Festival (Sunday May 26th) brought close to record breaking crowds, an estimated upwards of 120,000, to 4th street. The weather was probably the cause of this; the day was warm and sunny, with a clear blue sky. The Lilac festival is a great way to…
Date: May 30th, 2013 Time: 12 pm to 2 pm Location: Stephen Ave, 1st and 2nd street S.W. Come laugh with FunnyFest stand up comics, while you eat your lunch and maybe receive a complimentary ticket or a discount to the 13th annual Calgary Comedy Festival, May 30 to June 9. Pick up a full…
Here’s yet another post about Otafest. I guess we’re just trying to encourage you to go to more conventions in Calgary! 🙂 I was able to take pictures of really nice costumes throughout the convention. Unfortunately I was volunteering when the Cosplay photoshoots were happening, but I hope you enjoy these awesome costumes!