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A fantastic and beautiful photographer, Jessika is always among the first to check out new places and stays in the loop. Sometimes we think things just loop around her.

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RUCKUS IN THE ROCKIES III

Monster Energy Presents the return of Ruckus in the Rockies to Lake Louise Ski Area

If you ask anyone who loves the mountains, snowboarding or skiing on a hot sunny day is probably one of the best things in life! Slushy snow, bluebird sky's, high-fives, friends and patio drinks, it does't get much better than that. As Lake Louise closed up the hill for the season, they did it in style. Bringing back Ruckus in the Rockies for a third year presented by Monster Energy drinks. The weekend consisted of a massive, or Monster, hip feature as well as a few rail features for... [Keep Reading]

WRECK CITY

"WRECK CITY: An Epilogue for 809!"

"WRECK CITY: An Epilogue for 809 is a community-based art experiment transforming 9 houses, 3 garages, and a greenhouse scheduled for demolition into temporary art, installation, and performance spaces. The biggest project of its type in the history of Calgary (perhaps even all of Canada), Eight Artist-Curators have invited 100+ Artists, Musicians, and Performers to participate. Artist participants were free to radically alter the architecture of entire houses... [Keep Reading]

DRINK

BOURBON & BITTERS

"A bitters is an alcoholic beverage flavored with herbal essences and has a bitter or bittersweet flavor. Numerous brands of bitters were formerly marketed aspatent medicines, but are now considered to be digestifs rather than medicines. They commonly have an alcoholic strength of 45% ABV and are used asdigestifs and as flavoring in cocktails." - Wiki   I'm no bartender, although I was a barista for 5... [Keep Reading]

Jenna Mae Music

Acoustic R&B for #TUNETUESDAY

Winnipeg born, Calgary raised, Vancouver inspired. Jenna Mea is an acoustic R&B sensation who is spreading her wings across the country. A girl who wears her heart on her sleeve and is not afraid of adventure, will inspire you to conquer your own dreams. Her and I created a music video along side Calgary Hip-Hop artist Tyler Laird of The League a few months back. I don't do much film work, as my main focus is photography, so this was a really fun experience for me to experiment with a... [Keep Reading]

#REGGIE4VJ

MUCH MUSIC VJ SEARCH IS ON, AND WE WANT REGGIE!

As some of you may know, the next VJ search is on for MUCH MUSIC! It's even more exciting when you personally know one of applicants! Reggie Tenchavez has been in the music/fashion/dance scene for many many years and has a big personality just right for the position. Spread the love for Calgary born and raised adventurer and vote for him. Voting ends March 29th, so support this cool cat by voting here (You can vote everyday!): www.muchmusic.com/vjsearch/profile/reggie-tenchavez/343603... [Keep Reading]

UBU LOUNGE

The Big Taste x UBU Lounge

Authentic Sushi with a Mix of style and Fusion...UBU Lounge is in the heart of downtown and in the heart of the theatre, located at 608 1 Street Southwest, Calgary, in Theatre Junction Grand. UBU Lounge has taken part in this years The Big Taste, which is where Calgary foodies unite and are able to experience 70 different restaurants. Call it musical restaurants, but with the 70 different restaurants participating, Calgary chef's are creating multi-course meals and set-menu dining for as... [Keep Reading]

It Starts With Food

You are what you eat.

It Starts With Food.  This isn't just another diet, fad, or trend, it is a lifestyle change. I've been intrigued by health, food and fitness for the last 4 years since I had torn my ACL and had surgery. I thought through my recovery and having to do physio might be the perfect time to educate myself and get fit (and have fun, thanks Hal Johnson and Joanne Mcleod!). I was given this book, It Starts With Food, by authors Dallas & Melissa Hartwig. For the first half of the... [Keep Reading]

THE GALLERY

Calgary's Premium Lifestyle & Menswear Store

 This ones for the guys. When you think of fashion and style today, you might think "trendy" or "runway" or "thats not me". Some may say that it takes too much effort, although dressing well doesn't have to take much effort at all. In the morning you still wake up and throw on some clothes, where it begins is what's in the closet (and maybe putting a little more thought into outfits for the day). And how do you fill that closet? You head over to The... [Keep Reading]

2013 REVELSTOKE PHOTOGRAPHER SHOWDOWN

The Art of Freeriding

It was only a a little over a week ago that I set off to Revelstoke to embark on a crazy 4 day photo mission. At the beginning of January I found out that I was one of the five finalists to compete in the 2013 Revelstoke Photographer Showdown - The Art of Freeriding. I spent 4 days/96 hours shooting urban, lifestyle, and snowboarding, slack country, chairlifts, and snow. I had an amazing team of riders including local Revy boys Connor Gligie and Ben Pageau, Charles Morin, Ash Warfe and Calgary... [Keep Reading]

Dairy Lane Cafe Calgary

Homegrown & Homemade

  Since April of 1950, Dairy Lane has been a fixture of the West Hillhurst community. It is their mission to provide great tasting, high quality food while minimizing their environmental footprint and giving a little back to the community.They use locally produced and organic ingredients whenever possible, recycle everything they can, and proudly support the Highbanks Society—an organization committed to assisting young single parent families."We believe wholeheartedly that... [Keep Reading]

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