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Ester loves Edmonton and the outdoors and history and stories and politics and art and music and people and cats.
Recent Blog Posts
Winter City
I have a very specific memory of Edmonton in the winter, from about a decade ago. Some friends and I were going to the Black Dog on Whyte Ave, and it was cold. We rushed down the street in the blustery winter darkness, burst through the door, and my glasses immediately fogged up (as they do). As ...
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I have a very specific memory of Edmonton in the winter, from about a decade ago. Some friends and I were going to the Black Dog on Whyte Ave, and it was cold. We rushed down the street in the blustery winter darkness, burst through the door, and my glasses immediately fogged up (as they do). As ...
Published at YEGuncovered
2017: Year of the Blog
It’s a peculiar thing, being one of the people who never left. The holidays are always an exciting time. Friends come home to visit in various combinations, and I find myself in bars more than usual. This year, I saw nine different visitors from around the world. The holidays are also a tim...
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It’s a peculiar thing, being one of the people who never left. The holidays are always an exciting time. Friends come home to visit in various combinations, and I find myself in bars more than usual. This year, I saw nine different visitors from around the world. The holidays are also a tim...
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Coming Soon
Greetings friends! If you’ve checked this blog recently, you may have noticed that my posts have slowed. to. a. halt. Life has been incredibly busy – three jobs, one post-secondary program, one life that I am attempting to live – and I didn’t see it coming. I haven’t...
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Greetings friends! If you’ve checked this blog recently, you may have noticed that my posts have slowed. to. a. halt. Life has been incredibly busy – three jobs, one post-secondary program, one life that I am attempting to live – and I didn’t see it coming. I haven’t...
Published at YEGuncovered
Hello, Summer.
The city is buzzing. It does this, every year. People always go a little haywire when spring is here, but by late June, the excitement in the air is palpable. People are losing their minds over summer by the time it arrives, and late June on the prairies is ultimate summer. Gorgeous, sunny days, ...
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The city is buzzing. It does this, every year. People always go a little haywire when spring is here, but by late June, the excitement in the air is palpable. People are losing their minds over summer by the time it arrives, and late June on the prairies is ultimate summer. Gorgeous, sunny days, ...
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The Incomparable Chez Pierre Mural
One of the most significant challenges I’ve faced while rolling out this blog is the ability to consistently provide quality updates when the going gets… busy. As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m totally jazzed about all the exciting happenings around Edmonton these days. So...
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One of the most significant challenges I’ve faced while rolling out this blog is the ability to consistently provide quality updates when the going gets… busy. As I’ve mentioned previously, I’m totally jazzed about all the exciting happenings around Edmonton these days. So...
Published at YEGuncovered
West Edmonton Mall: Then & Now
Welcome back. Today, I’m profiling one of the most controversial Edmonton institutions. Three words: West Edmonton Mall. Anyone who lives, or has lived, in Edmonton has their own peculiar relationship with West Edmonton Mall. If you aren’t from this city, it’s likely one of the ...
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Welcome back. Today, I’m profiling one of the most controversial Edmonton institutions. Three words: West Edmonton Mall. Anyone who lives, or has lived, in Edmonton has their own peculiar relationship with West Edmonton Mall. If you aren’t from this city, it’s likely one of the ...
Published at YEGuncovered
Pirates of the North Saskatchewan River
***Sorry for the silence, folks. I somehow misplaced my DSLR camera battery, despite using it all the time. This forced me to change plans, but I’m back with this tale of a recent river float.*** Greetings, earthlings. This weekend, I floated down a river. In classic Edmonton style, spring ...
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***Sorry for the silence, folks. I somehow misplaced my DSLR camera battery, despite using it all the time. This forced me to change plans, but I’m back with this tale of a recent river float.*** Greetings, earthlings. This weekend, I floated down a river. In classic Edmonton style, spring ...
Published at YEGuncovered
R.I.P. Stony Plain Road Burger Baron
Today, I stopped by the Jasper Place MacEwan campus… and discovered a landmark is no more. The Burger Baron on 156 Street and Stony Plain Road has been demolished. The restaurant has been closed for at least as long as the last year, when I caught the bus on a daily basis from the nearby [&...
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Today, I stopped by the Jasper Place MacEwan campus… and discovered a landmark is no more. The Burger Baron on 156 Street and Stony Plain Road has been demolished. The restaurant has been closed for at least as long as the last year, when I caught the bus on a daily basis from the nearby [&...
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Save the Cloverdale Footbridge
If there’s one theme that keeps repeating itself, both here and in my head, it’s change. Keeping with this theme, I visited a part of Edmonton that might not be around much longer: the Cloverdale Footbridge. The Cloverdale Footbridge, sometimes referred to as the “Downtown Footb...
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If there’s one theme that keeps repeating itself, both here and in my head, it’s change. Keeping with this theme, I visited a part of Edmonton that might not be around much longer: the Cloverdale Footbridge. The Cloverdale Footbridge, sometimes referred to as the “Downtown Footb...
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Introduction/Welcome to YEGuncovered
That brings me to the question: what is YEGuncovered? I grew up in Edmonton during the 1980s-2000s. I remember finding travel books about Canada while I was growing up, and looking up Edmonton. It was inevitably some variation on the tale of an oil town with nothing to do and only a gigantic mall...
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That brings me to the question: what is YEGuncovered? I grew up in Edmonton during the 1980s-2000s. I remember finding travel books about Canada while I was growing up, and looking up Edmonton. It was inevitably some variation on the tale of an oil town with nothing to do and only a gigantic mall...
Published at YEGuncovered
