The Beat Niq needs your help.  They're in tough times financially and are kicking off a gala event to save their venue from going out of business.  I thoroughly you encourage yourself to go down there and help out. Gerry Hébert explains the event:]]> http://calgaryurbanite.com/post/bow_river_flow http://calgaryurbanite.com/post/bow_river_flow Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:04:50 -0700 Derek McBurneysadsa

The Bow River flow is coming up, and it's up to Calgarians to make it a success. Come down to Memorial drive between 10th and 4th st for a party on the pavement. I unfortunately will be out of town and won't be able to make the event, but I hope those of you in town come down and have a good time.]]> http://calgaryurbanite.com/post/celebrate_good_times http://calgaryurbanite.com/post/celebrate_good_times Tue, 19 May 2009 00:54:31 -0700 Derek McBurneysadsa

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It's funny the impression you can have of the world around you when you spend more time making assumptions than actually discovering that world.  The phrase 'to assume makes an ass of you and me' couldn't be more true.  Assuming things has definitely made an ass out of me.  There, I admitted it, I'm an ass.  Or at least I was.  The assumption I used to make?  That Calgary has a shriveled, sorry excuse for an environmentally minded community.  Well, I'm happy to say that I'm wrong (another rare admittance I might add).]]> http://calgaryurbanite.com/post/bike_to_work_day http://calgaryurbanite.com/post/bike_to_work_day Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:03:11 -0700 Tommy

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Officially or unofficially, May is Bike Month! So what better way to kick off the month by participating in Calgary's Bike to Work Day on Friday May 1st. (And hopefully it stops snowing by then!)]]>

I think we've all said it before: Calgary has no culture.  I've been guilty of this before and sometimes I'm still guilty of it, but consecutive snow storms on the very precious weekends we get can make even the best of us a little jaded.  Sometimes it even feels good to say it, like it's a battle between you and the city and you're getting the upper hand.  Somehow, somewhere, someway, I realized I didn't get the upperhand cursing at Calgary.  Infact, I realized by saying Calgary has no culture, I was criticizing myself.  It's all of us together that make up Calgary's culture.  So what kind of culture do we have?]]>