
Kendall Bistretzan
Writer at Freelance
Writer, reviewer, coffee enthusiast. Querying. All opinions my own. She/her.
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2 weeks ago |
avenuecalgary.com | Chris Landry |Kendall Bistretzan
The non-profit Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Centre helps bereaved parents get much-needed support to process the devastating loss of their babies. Three summers ago, Nieva Burns gave birth to her daughter, Esther, who died 22 days later from preterm complications. "She was beautiful and tough, and, other than being tiny [1.2 lbs], she was perfect," says Burns. Esther's death was, and is, a shattering experience for Burns and her husband, Paul Rodgers. They struggled to cope with their grief.
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2 weeks ago |
dailyhive.com | Kendall Bistretzan
Jun 8 2025, 12:00 pmCanada Post has released a lineup of stamps called Places of Pride. These stamps honour and recognize spaces across the country that Canada’s queer community fought for, and one of them has a Calgary connection. Calgary’s first gay bar, Club Carousel, opened its doors on March 20, 1970. During a time where it was deeply unsafe to be queer, the club provided a vital source of community for Calgary’s 2SLGBTQ+ population.
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3 weeks ago |
curiocity.com | Kendall Bistretzan
Calgary’s oldest independent bookstore, Owl’s Nest Books, is celebrating a massive milestone. The charming Britannia booknook has hit its 50th anniversary, so naturally, there’s going to be some on-site celebrations. Meet the ownersOwl’s Nest Books first opened its doors in 1975 at a location on Bow Trail.
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3 weeks ago |
curiocity.com | Kendall Bistretzan
Making friends in adulthood can be difficult, but there’s a Calgary club helping build connections through events and hangouts. The qualifications to join? Step one: be a girl (or girl-adjacent). Step two: like to do things. In the fall of 2023, university student Charis LaRue scoured through the student club options available at the University of Calgary, but ultimately, couldn’t find anything that interested her.
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3 weeks ago |
curiocity.com | Kendall Bistretzan
You didn’t forget about Dad, did you? June is here, which means Father’s Day is fast approaching. There’s still time to plan the perfect outing to show the father figure in your life just how much you care, and there is no shortage of super fun events happening in Calgary over Father’s Day weekend. (That is, if Dad doesn’t end up going golfing or fishing on his own. Dads seem to like that.)Here are eight ideas to get you started.
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