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July 04, 2024 | CREB
Your guide to summer staycation in Calgary
No travel plans? No problem. Whether you’re having a staycation or have friends and family visiting Calgary, there is something for all ages and tastes happening around town. From kayaking in the beautiful Bow River to the lively Folk Music Fest, here are some activities to make the most of the summer of 2024.
March 05, 2021 | Andrea Cox
Historic Connaught provides inner-city lifestyle with old-world charm
"There is just this huge appeal – there are the parks and the trees and you are also in the thick of it. It's a real community where there is something for everyone," said Connaught resident Patricia Insole.
Dec. 21, 2020 | Andrea Cox
Destination downtown: 2020 pilot to increase safety and vibrancy around city hall could serve as blueprint for rest of city centre
April 24, 2019 | Mario Toneguzzi
Signs of stabilization offer glimmer of hope for struggling downtown office market
The vibrancy of Calgary's downtown office market is a good indicator of the health of the city's economy, and since the oil price collapse that started in the latter half of 2014, they've both been struggling.
April 24, 2019 | Andrea Cox
Inner-city living presents unique benefits and challenges for young families
No, this isn't New York, Paris or even Toronto, where it is common for families to live in inner-city apartments. James lives in Calgary, a city where families rarely seek out the downtown lifestyle.
Dec. 22, 2017 | Mario Toneguzzi
Santa Claus is coming to town
I know you're pretty busy these days getting ready for your epic journey. You must receive millions of letters. I can't imagine how time-consuming it is for you, but if you have a chance, please read mine.
June 15, 2017 | Andrea Cox
Coming home
Marina and Gavin Reeves are busy, young professionals – she's an engineer and he's an accountant. Four years ago, they sold their condo in Connaught and moved to the northeast area of Highland Park, where they purchased a larger home, but they soon realized it wasn't the lifestyle fit that they were looking for. The couple ended up coming full-circle, as their lifestyle epiphany spurred a search for a townhome in the city's core. They wanted a home with outdoor space for their two dogs that was also close to transit, coffee shops and the inner-city action. Plus, it had to be big enough to grow into, as the couple plans to start a family in the near future. They found what they were looking for at Grosvenor Americas' Avenue project, located in Calgary's Downtown West End.
May 04, 2017 | CREBNow
Lots for lease
The suburban commercial real estate market has mostly avoided the high vacancy rates seen downtown, but levels are creeping upwards in suburban malls
The economic downturn of the past two years has had a widespread impact on Calgary's retail sector with businesses in the core particularly hard hit.
Two years of a recession in 2015 and 2016 have taken their toll as thousands of people in the city's central business district were victims of layoffs in the oil patch, which takes up the vast majority of space in the downtown office market.
With thousands of potential customers gone, retail stores and restaurants have felt the pinch.
April 09, 2014 | CREBNow
Preserving the Barron
In the Alberta Gazette — a Government of Alberta newspaper - notice was given that Minister of Culture Heather Klimchuk intends to make an order that the Barron Building on Eighth Avenue SW be designated a Provincial Historic Resource.
