Sidewalk Citizen Bakery
A self-taught baker selling bread via bike delivery, Aviv Fried, has become a bit of sourdough celebrity here in Calgary. He’s part of what makes this city great, not just because his bread is off the hook (I dare you not to buy the cheese sticks/scones/croissants/cakes/squares/ALL THE BAKED GOODS!), but because he’s become a leader, a champion, a heartfelt contributor ...
Every day in the life of a REALTOR® is unique.
Real estate agents assist people through the process of buying and selling of land, homes and other properties. In addition to staying current with real estate laws and market trends, agents are tasked with a whole bunch of daily duties and responsibilities, from lead generation and marketing, to open houses and property ...
Heat savings over hardwood: Survey reveals shift in home buyers’ desires
The Canadian dream home has a new laundry list of “must haves”
Utility bills can cost a homeowner even more when they go to sell their property according to the CENTURY 21® Canadian Home Critics Survey. In the results, which expose purchasers' motivations and turn offs, Canadians overwhelmingly report ...
My good friend Kent has been talking about buying his first house for a while. His parents Lorne and Sandi Zentner were in town last week checking on the city wing of their family business, Silver Sage Beef. It only took a few nights of Sandi sharing her son’s bed and Lorne on an air mattress in the living room of Kent's tiny apartment for them to tell my wife (on her weekly visit to pick up ...
I have a love/hate relationship with statistics. I’ve always believed that statistics provide necessary insight, but they never uncover the entire picture. Making a choice based purely on statistics is a never a good idea.
If you don't care much about basketball, you'll probably want to skip to the end.
If you love basketball as much as I do, feel free to comment.
This year, for the ...
During the infamous 'boom' years of 2006-2007 I discovered that, instead of putting my newly acquired kinesiology degree to use, I could make twice as much money doing easy temp work for oil companies.
The first company that hired me was a small office, only about 15 employees; all them dynamic and knowledgable, all of them raking in big time money. The Vice President, Dean, took ...
Ah the benefits of living in a close Community!
Recently I was reminded of how wonderful living in a community that is connected can be. You see, my father recently suffered the tragic loss of sight. The impact of this has been immense, but so too has been the out-pouring of care and concern from their neighbours.
Do you remember the TV show The Simpsons, and the friendly do-gooder ...
