Avenue Calgary

4 days ago | avenuecalgary.com | Chris Landry

Owner Nick Scozzafava, a former electrician from Ontario, clearly rewired his career for greatness, because these subs? Unreal. I've been following Scozzafava's Deli since the early pop-up days back in 2022, but it wasn't until it opened its 17th Avenue S.W. shop in 2024 that I really fell hard. The Hoagie is my ride-or-die, stacked with mild salami, mortadella, capicollo and provolone, plus shredded lettuce, tomato, red onion and pepperoncini aioli in a dreamy sesame bun. It's a masterpiece.

1 week ago | avenuecalgary.com | Chris Landry |Eula Mengullo

At Curtis Creek Japanese Cuisine, owner Tetsu Mori combines his love of fly-fishing with homestyle dishes inspired by his upbringing in Sendai, Japan. That's by design - the Beltline restaurant was inspired by owner and chef Tetsu Mori's love of fly-fishing, with walls adorned with fly-fishing memorabilia like fishing rods, fishing flies handmade by Mori and a custom piece of artwork by local painter Matt Pollock depicting the scales of a brook trout.

2 weeks ago | avenuecalgary.com | Riley Fonger |Chris Landry

Bow Valley College is shaping the future of esports in Calgary with its state-of-the-art arena, varsity teams and Esports Business Management Diploma. Esports, short for electronic sports, are video games played in a highly organized and competitive environment. The concept goes back to 1980 with the first official and registered event, a tournament for the 1978 arcade game Space Invaders, that attracted 10,000 players. As of 2023, Esports has grown into a US$1.72-billion market.

2 weeks ago | avenuecalgary.com | Chris Landry

The spoken-word artist, writer, photographer and filmmaker uses art for expression and healing. Drawing from her Indigenous heritage and artistry, Alanna Bluebird shares five things that she loves. Bluebird's own relationship to Treaty 7 land is deep and rich. After leaving Calgary for a few years and enduring some tough times, she made her way back here, and has been on her healing journey ever since. Her grandfather, Bruce Starlight, is one of only a few fluent Tsuut'ina speakers left on Earth.

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.