It's All Good in the Hood Nicola Dakers

In this episode, I interviewed Alberta Avenue resident Catherine Owen on the two year anniversary of the purchase of her house.  Hailing from British Columbia, Catherine Owen is the author of 15 books in several genres, a visual and musical performer, and a cat lover who now has 4 cats!  After a very gracious introduction, Catherine talks about the reasons she chose to move to our little neighborhood and the inspiration behind the name of her beautiful house built in 1905.

Hope you enjoy it!

There's a brand new bistro in the area! Serving delicious comforting foods and providing another great place for people to gather, Two Brown Dogs is a cafe full of heart, nestled in the heart of the inner city.

You know the kind of food that brings back past pleasant comforting memories of feeling happy, safe, warm, loved, fulfilled?  Owner and chef extraordinaire Virginia Potkins aims to create that feeling for cafe customers with her incredible hearty food and deserts.

This summer Avenue Magazine Edmonton has finally caught on to what all of us living just North East of Downtown in our little communities have been saying all along...the best place to live in in Edmonton, Alberta is the inner city.  The community of Alberta Avenue ranked the most desirable community to live in, with neighbours  McCauley and Parkdale also making the list.

This episode delves deeper into the various categories that Alberta Avenue scored so high on and on one VERY important element missing from the survey.  

Link to Avenue Magazine's Survey Results:

https://www.avenueedmonton.com/city-life/why-you-should-love-alberta-avenue/

Hi Friends!  This episode quickly glances over the history of our inner city Edmonton neighbourhood and looks at some of the factors that shaped where we live today.  It is a quick overview and doesn't get into the nitty gritty details, but it is a good basis for understanding our hood.

In this episode I interview Angela and Kim, owners of Gather textiles on Fort Road and 122 ave about the philosophy behind their lovely sewing and knitting shop and how this helps to create a community among sewers and weavers.  This is a really cool place to check out sometime and hopefully I will see you there sometime!  Check them out at gathertextiles.com.

A little group of local neighbours come together once a week to share food, friendship and the fellowship of music.  This group has brought so much joy to my life and has helped to create more of a sense of connection, safety and friendship in our little inner city community.

There are many such music groups in the area, and they have this incredible ability to make life in the hood so magical.  Hope you enjoy!