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The Pulse: June 5, 2025

1 day ago | edmonton.taproot.news | Colin Gallant |Kevin Holowack |Debbi Serafinchon

Students earn credits by helping FireSafe AI manage wildfires By FireSafe AI CEO Nafaa Haddou has returned to his alma mater to offer students credit for helping his company tackle how artificial intelligence and tech can address the growing wildfire problem in Alberta.
The Pulse: May 30, 2025

1 week ago | edmonton.taproot.news | Tim Querengesser |Kevin Holowack |Scott Lilwall |Debbi Serafinchon

Common Ground seeks to amplify Prairie theatre artists with Mainstage Series By Edmonton's thriving theatre scene can mask some missing opportunities for second- and third-run shows, both in Edmonton and across the Prairies, which can limit the potential for playwrights and other homegrown talent to thrive or even remain in Edmonton, said Mac Brock with with Common Ground Arts Society.
The Pulse: May 29, 2025

1 week ago | edmonton.taproot.news | Colin Gallant |Kevin Holowack |Debbi Serafinchon

Meuwly's drops retail to cook up new food brands By Now that Meuwly's owner Peter Keith has ceased regular retail hours at his store, he has fixed his focus on mentoring up-and-coming food brands at his 5,000-square-foot stronghold at 124 Street and 107 Avenue. "It's kind of like how I imagine having a child who graduates, moves out of the house, goes off to college, and moves on," Keith told Taproot about Meuwly's retail service, which stopped in January.
The Pulse: May 23, 2025

2 weeks ago | edmonton.taproot.news | Stephanie Swensrude |Kevin Holowack |Colin Gallant |Scott Lilwall

Debate Grows as Edmonton Plans 23 km of new bike lanes for 2025 By More Edmontonians are asking the provincial government to throw the brakes on the city's plans to build active transportation infrastructure. About 260 people living in the north-central neighbourhood of Delton have signed a petition that calls for the City of Edmonton's plans to build active transportation infrastructure there to be cancelled.
The Pulse: May 22, 2025

2 weeks ago | edmonton.taproot.news | Colin Gallant |Kevin Holowack |Debbi Serafinchon

Startup TNT hires executive director to allow co-founders to iterate and build community By Startup TNT has freed its co-founders to continue building a community of investors by hiring its first-ever executive director.
The Pulse: May 16, 2025

3 weeks ago | edmonton.taproot.news | Colin Gallant |Kevin Holowack |Stephanie Swensrude |Debbi Serafinchon

Upper Bound focuses on AI literacy to better prepare future workers By Jill Kowalchuk, the manager of artificial intelligence literacy for the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute, said preparing students for a future job market shaped by AI requires teaching AI literacy, not just technical skills. "The same can be said of learning a language or of learning any skill," Kowalchuk told Taproot.
The Pulse: May 9, 2025

4 weeks ago | edmonton.taproot.news | Stephanie Swensrude |Kevin Holowack |Colin Gallant |Scott Lilwall

City proposes adding second downtown entertainment district on 104 Street By Patrons of the Downtown Farmers' Market could enjoy an alcoholic beverage on 104 Street NW this summer if council approves a new downtown entertainment district at a meeting on May 20. City administration has proposed the entertainment district on 104 Street between Jasper Avenue and 104 Avenue.
The Pulse: May 8, 2025

4 weeks ago | edmonton.taproot.news | Colin Gallant |Kevin Holowack |Debbi Serafinchon

Filistix owners see catering as next chapter after recent restaurant closure By Filistix closed its downtown location in January but sees The Flavour Agency catering business as a way to stay in the game after years of bad luck. Filistix was started by Ariel del Rosario and co-owner Roel Canafranca as a food trailer in 2008.
The Pulse: May 2, 2025

1 month ago | edmonton.taproot.news | Stephanie Swensrude |Kevin Holowack |Mariam Ibrahim |Colin Gallant

Council seeks potentially 'radical' solutions in Belgravia traffic assessment By Edmonton city council has asked its administration to conduct a traffic study to find new ways to reduce the number of drivers avoiding congestion by taking shortcuts through the Belgravia neighbourhood's residential streets.
The Pulse: May 1, 2025

1 month ago | edmonton.taproot.news | Colin Gallant |Kevin Holowack |Debbi Serafinchon

Ban on tabulators means election results will arrive much later in 2025, official says By While the unofficial results for Edmonton's 2021 municipal election were ready by 8:30pm on voting day, voters should not expect similar in 2025. "We had all the results before people went to bed on election night, and that will not be the case this time," Aileen Giesbrecht, the returning officer and city clerk for the City of Edmonton, told Taproot.