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1 week 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.

1 week 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.

2 weeks 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.

2 weeks 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.

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

Business park proposes relocating creek and downing 6,900 trees to expand By The Fulton Creek Business Park in southeast Edmonton has requested a rezoning to expand its footprint that would require a creek to be relocated and the loss of 6,900 mature trees. City administration supports the business park's application to rezone natural land for industrial purposes in order to create a more contiguous land parcel.