“They never voted on closing the intersection in 1978!” Portage and Main was closed to above ground pedestrian traffic in 1978 as part of a plan to drive…
Varying stretches of the north side of Broadway will be closed to vehicular traffic over the weekend, which will feature a wine festival, music, running race, dancing, kids…
“Legendary urban thinker, writer and activist Jane Jacobs Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urbanist and activist whose writings championed a fresh, community-based approach to city building. She had no…
Manyfest The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ is excited to celebrate Downtown Winnipeg’s largest festival: ManyFest: All together downtown. Manyfest will see an anticipated 30,000-plus people celebrating on Broadway September 7…
A big walk around Vancouver featuring Granville, Gastown, Chinatown and Canada Place …and all of the John Fluevog shoe stores we could find. (all two of them) …
Pop Up Art in the Exchange is inspired by the Chicago Pop-Up Art Loop, which “transforms empty storefronts into a moveable feast of public art galleries and exhibits.”…
emptyful in progress Artist: Bill Pechet, 2012, Winnipeg Arts Council Public Art Program http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php http://pechetstudio.com/ New Major Public Art project moves in downtown Winnipeg A major new work…
On Thursday, April 12, we’ll kick off the celebration of our 100th Anniversary at the Transcona Legion Branch 7 on Regent Avenue at 11:30 where dignitaries will help mark…
Police on Horseback The cops everyone wants to talk to! Since at least 1909, (and probably before that as well), Winnipeg has used horses in the Police Force….
It reached +7.8°C in downtown Winnipeg today (Jan 5 2012) at about 4pm. Must be a record warm spell for the prairies! Normal Winnipeg Temperatures in January are -13°C to…
MANYFEST from the Downtown Winnipeg Biz website “Last year you knew it as Lights on Broadway Five Events, One Weekend…this year it’s many events on one weekend! The…