Great journalism has to go beyond the headlines and news conferences. This is the place you’ll be able to find our feature stories. Whether you call it a longread, long-form journalism or a cover story this will be where Edmonton journalists dig into the issues and topics that help shape our city, neighbourhoods and citizens.
March 26, 2019 | Jeff Samsonow
Read moreDecember 10, 2018 | Jeff Samsonow
While cannabis is legal everywhere now, Edmonton’s central neighbourhoods, with their bustling main street retail and multi-family buildings, are going to see a lot of new businesses come and go and a fair number of bylaw precedents set. At the winter 2018 magazine launch, Yards publisher Simon Yackulic spoke with some local experts and interested parties about […]
Read moreSeptember 15, 2018 | Jeff Samsonow
A conversation about who we remember from Edmonton’s past and who gets to choose the history stories.
Read moreJuly 6, 2018 | Jeff Samsonow
The traditional ways Edmontonians have moved around are being challenged like never before — residents and visitors are using new ways of moving around the city every day. Recorded live at The Yards summer salon.
Read moreMarch 26, 2018 | Jeff Samsonow
Edmonton could continue to build out its bike network this year by adding a southside grid to connect with our downtown bike lanes.
Read moreMarch 13, 2018 | Jeff Samsonow
How can we make Edmonton’s densifying core neighbourhoods safer for everyone living, working and visiting? A podcast of the discussion recorded live at The Yards spring event.
Read moreMarch 5, 2018 | Jessica Barrett
Downtown Edmonton’s new role as entertainment hub requires an honest discussion about harassment in public spaces.
Read moreMarch 1, 2018 | Jeff Samsonow
Street harassment is an Edmonton problem, especially as we build a new entertainment district focused on sports, concerts and nightlife.
Read moreDecember 18, 2017 | Mimi Williams
A new video shows how Edmonton Police try to collect people’s personal information when they’ve done nothing wrong. Government reviews of the practice keep getting delayed.
Read moreOctober 9, 2017 | Mel Priestley
Edmonton’s Buddy Bench program has a limited budget, and the lack of money makes for a mental health program that defeats some of its own purposes.
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