By Angela Kazmierczak TikTok and YouTube are swarmed with gardening content, especially bell pepper growing hacks. As I found last summer, peppers will successfully sprout as touted, but there isn’t much guidance for aftercare in our 4a, 2b and 3b climate. But don’t...
By Alleah Boisvert Today, the beloved Golden Girl Betty White would have celebrated her 100th birthday. To many, White was the kind of icon that seemed immortal in her image of charisma, grace, kindness, and activism. Only someone like her could have the world...
By Angela Kazmierczak Many Christmas movies joke that a person is either scorching hot for Christmas or is the next Ebenezer Scrooge. In the eyes of Christmas fanatics, anything less of a ring-a-ling or hooray denotes an eviction notice from the North Pole, signed and...
Over two decades have passed since the Ty Beanie Baby craze rocked the market. Almost 30 years later, the interest in cute, cuddly, collectible toys is revived with a new yet similar fad: Squishmallows. Though culture may change, plush toys remain, and the demand is...
The global exploration app Pokémon Go has remained relatively popular since it launched in 2016. Niantic released the app in July of 2016 in the United States, and later expanded to a worldwide range a month later. The Pokémon Go community was fervent, even in regions...
It would be hard to find someone who isn’t familiar with the iconic, best-selling first-person shooter game, Call of Duty (COD). With 19 different games released since the beginning of the franchise in 2003, COD is available on nearly every gaming platform there...
Anyone who spent enough time on the Internet in the 2000s was probably familiar with the groundbreaking multiplayer online game, Neopets. Started in 1999 by an independent media company, the virtual pet website built enough hype to be bought out by Viacom for $160...
Local alt-rock band FKB rocked the stage at the annual ‘Summer Sessions’ in Stony Plain Wednesday evening. The band delivered a high-energy, professional performance that had everyone at the concert dancing. They are definitely a band that sounds as good live, if not...
The Rock and Roll Society of Edmonton (RRSE) has officially announced that their annual Rock Fest is a go for the summer of 2021. Rock Fest will be held Saturday, August 14, at the Edmonton Exhibition Lands Racetrack. Melanie Kidder, the current President of the RRSE,...
By Zeah Spiegel There's a certain satisfaction someone gets when they wear clothing they made themselves. With summer just around the corner, now is a perfect time to make a one of a kind crochet crop top. This top is easy enough for anyone new to the crochet hobby....
