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Pound for pound you're probably on to something. It's hard to judge subjective beauty on a per-capita basis, but I do think that most of the cities that have Calgary beat on the North American scale are substantially larger in population.

I don't know if you guys recall, but everyone was throwing down some estimates a few months ago and I kept track of them. As a group we did pretty well. Out pessimists counterbalanced our optimists just a little too much, but a 1.66% error is nothing to sniff at when trying to read the tea...

I agree with you about more geographically meaningful borders. I don't like all the straight lines either. The boxy western states and their terrible blue flags are the worst. (Alberta is the only province guilty of the blue flag and crest set up and I totally think we need a better one.) I like...

I'm sure we've all heard that the city has made some overtures to the Flames organization. And, that their response was tepid bordering on frigid. I suppose it counts as getting the ball rolling though. I wanted to highlight some interesting stats. According to ESPN, Calgary's average attendance...

I think the Flames are taking a pass on Versteeg. I don't blame them. I like Steeger. I liked his attitude I like that he seemed genuinely excited to play for the Flames. The harsh truth of the matter is that as long as he's as injured as he often been he's wasting a roster spot. Ryan won't be...

Now now, if you can't say anything mean about Edmonton, don't say anything at all.

Might be just you and me, but I'll head down.

3:00pm?

Nice... well not the bigotry part. It's a fun little thought anyway. I've got an obscenely long text below. I'm interested in hearing what you'd do? ______________________________________________ Government: I'll start of by saying it wouldn't be a republic, not if I'm party to it. It would at...

Thanks for sharing Kora. Just shy of 5% growth (4.88%) is a little on the slow side by Airdrie's ludicrous recent standards. It is near average for it's absolute average growth over the last 10 years though. From 2008 to 2018 Airdri grew by 33,975 people from 34,446 to 68,091. That's an average...

Great reply. I think you're correct because if you look out on the coast where there are 4 provincial governments for just shy of 2.4 million people (based on the April estimate) and clearly that isn't working well. They have stagnant economies, high tax rates, low population growth, aging...

I've been saying the same thing about the monochrome colour palette too, but in it's defence it is something that helps differentiate it from the rest of downtown and feel like it's own separate neighbourhood. No other part of Calgary really looks like that. On the flip side, I gave Ink high...

Personally, I think Michael Stone is the Flames player most likely to be traded mid season. If Andersson is really showing like he's ready to take that slot at number 3 RD, I doubt they'll hesitate to give it to him. They might hang on to Stone for depth for a little while, but I doubt they'll...

I don't mind it. It's a bit all over the place in terms of design, but it's a breath of fresh air given all the weathered beige in the vicinity.

I have a new favourite vantage. The new 12th Street SE bridge gives a pretty impaccable view of the East side of downtown. Sorry my cell phone couldn't do it proper justice at this time of night. I was at my cousin's wedding at the zoo and we took a break to watch the fireworks it was really...

Thursday is probably the best day for me this week. There is lots of seating at the DeVille in Brookfield? Shall we meet there on Thursday afternoon if that works for everyone?

It was my cousin's wedding this weekend so I was a little bit disconnected from the action. I was really shocked to see the Neal signing go down. The dollars and term are higher and longer than I would want (but honestly not as bad as I would have feared) and my reservations about his physical...

Whenever I see a pretty building, my brain hits on it like an Italian playboy trying to pick up a pretty girl. Ciao Bella! Must be something to that Charles V quote, "I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men and German to my horse." :p;)

I've largely been avoiding this thread. Man does this thing ever look like it was helicoptered in from 2010 Vancouver. There are worst things I suppose, but as those old brick condos on the west end of the Beltline are to the 70s and 80s so will this design be to the 2010s. It's bland and maybe...

Calgary is losing a legend. Herald food columnist John Gilchrist is stepping down after 38 years on the job. The man is practically an institution.