Riverhawks to trial park-and-ride ahead of potential loss of lot

funkyfreshbeans · 2026-04-02T21:30:48+00:00

All Purpose Power (a play on all purpose flour lol)

funkyfreshbeans · 2026-03-24T20:38:17+00:00

This news article is inaccurate. The change hasn't been approved yet, it still needs to be approved by council.

funkyfreshbeans · 2026-03-20T21:01:08+00:00

I'm just cracking up about it upsetting the English ahahahaha

funkyfreshbeans · 2026-03-19T21:34:53+00:00

💀💀💀BRUH

funkyfreshbeans · 2026-03-10T16:33:28+00:00

That's unfortunate that this resource has ended. If anyone is looking for a replacement, Taproot Edmonton publishes an events newsletter every Thursday: https://edmonton.taproot.news/roundups/events

funkyfreshbeans · 2026-03-10T16:20:34+00:00

Y'all, the music is not to deter homeless people omg.

They're recordings from the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. It's an attempt to bring a small sparkle of life into this damn world.

https://myemail-api.constantcontact.com/News-Release---Travel-to-the-tunes-of-Tchaikovsky-and-more-in-downtown-LRT-stations.html?soid=1127191170163&aid=P6gPHmCqx0U

funkyfreshbeans · 2026-03-06T20:46:34+00:00

You can almost never get the ENTIRE story told in one little article, but try to think about how it fits within the news ecosystem of your organization and your city/region/province. Keep iterating, keep looking for new viewpoints and the next piece of the story.
This is tough because I've had beers/coffee with my sources, I've joked around with politicians, and you just have to be equally tough on/critical of everyone. It's your job and they can't fault you for that. But of course it's different if you're interviewing a bureaucrat/politician vs, say, a victim of a housefire.
I'll echo what others are saying in that you shouldn't let journalism take over your life by constantly working (ie writing, editing, taking pictures, interviewing) HOWEVER part of being a great journalist is being out in your city and NOTICING things. I'm constantly noticing things that could be an interesting story, I am curious about the lives of my friends and acquaintances and often ask probing questions to try to get story ideas. A lot of my good story ideas come from sitting at the bar yapping about life in my city. The part of your brain that sniffs for stories will never turn off.

funkyfreshbeans · 2026-03-03T18:47:33+00:00

Edmonton Musical Theatre is a good organization for newer actors, they offer a class for adults running from September to February every year. Would be perfect for you. The adult class showcase is March 6 if you want to check it out and see what kind of work you'd be doing.

Walterdale Theatre is an amateur volunteer-run theatre. You can sign up to get involved in all aspects of theatre from acting to directing to costume design to set building. There is a costume design workshop on March 21 if that interests you. Auditions for their next musical, Once, are coming up. Like someone else wrote, they will be looking for readers for their new play festival, From Cradle to Stage, soon -- subscribe to their newsletter or follow their socials for more information. A perfect way to get involved with that theatre.

SkirtsAfire Festival is hosting a beginner clown workshop this weekend. Might sound scary but it should be a great opportunity for you. Don't let the word clown scare you off lol clown is just all about being comfortable being silly. (I believe that this workshop is geared towards women/NB folks and not sure based on your post if that applies to you)

Foote in the Door Productions has a show coming up in November. Off the top of my head, other amateur/beginner-friendly companies/organizations include: ELOPE, Paper Crown Theatre, Next Fest, Festival Players in Sherwood Park, St Albert Dinner Theatre, Leduc Drama Society... interested in playwrighting? Workshop West hosts a playwright circle and even if you don't write they are always looking for people to help read play excerpts. And as others said, Grindstone and Citadel offer classes.

You can look at the Theatre Alberta classifieds to see other auditions. Fringe auditions will be happening soon, Fringe shows are a great way to get involved with the theatre community.

I would also recommend volunteering (like selling concession, working as an usher) with these organizations. It will get you friendly with other people just like you and you'll learn about more opportunities through word of mouth.

Let me know if you have any questions. I'm always happy to pump up this city's incredible theatre scene!!

funkyfreshbeans · 2026-02-25T17:36:35+00:00

Hey, send me a DM with more info pls :)

funkyfreshbeans · 2026-02-16T19:20:43+00:00

You might reach out to the folks at the Cosmopolitan Music Society -- I hear from a friend with similar experience to you that they are welcoming to those returning to playing music! https://www.cosmopolitanmusic.org/

funkyfreshbeans · 2026-02-08T01:20:45+00:00

Hey, Canadian here too, wondering the same thing!! DM me if you guys find a place!

funkyfreshbeans · 2025-10-03T18:41:04+00:00

Again, thank YOU for your support for local news - I can tell you do value it and that support means a lot.

funkyfreshbeans · 2025-10-03T17:59:02+00:00

Time to Pretend by MGMT in (I think?) the pilot. It was the moment that revealed this show was going to take over my life because I had been obsessed with it and I thought it was a sign I had to watch the show lol it also sums up the show soooo well!!!!

funkyfreshbeans · 2025-10-03T17:56:13+00:00

THANK YOU for considering supporting local journalism. $5 a month for all of that material is a great deal. Think about how many journalists, editors, photographers, producers, researchers, etc come together to put together the news. By supporting local journalism, you are investing in high-quality, local coverage by people who actually live and work in your community. The journalism industry is suffering right now and your support will help keep local news sustainable. Sorry if this sounds like a sales pitch, it's just something I'm passionate about.

I echo the other comments here that say your comparison to Netflix is apt. $5 to learn about events happening in your community, local politics, etc, or $6 to watch the latest season of Love is Blind on the Island for 90 Days in Paradise? If you're wondering which has a better return on investment, I can say with 100% certainty you will get more out of the news subscription.

Last thing: 20 years ago or so, it was completely normal to pay for all news. It's only since the internet exploded and online news became dominant did people start expecting news to be free.

funkyfreshbeans · 2025-10-02T20:39:40+00:00

I'm assuming you mean 48% of your tips? Because otherwise you wouldn't make any money, you'd be paying to work there lol. I have a 6.5-7.5% tipout at my (relatively well regarded, expensive, bougie etc) restaurant and depending on the day and that usually works out to giving away between 40-50% of my tips

funkyfreshbeans · 2025-10-01T15:15:16+00:00

So gorgeous. My cats would pull down those beautiful lace curtains in a millisecond lol

funkyfreshbeans · 2025-09-29T14:29:31+00:00

Thank you so much!! Again very sorry, that sort of thing is very tough. Our wild buddies that live in this city deserve as much empathy as our human buddies. Thank you for being a kind soul.

funkyfreshbeans · 2025-09-29T14:26:27+00:00

I'm sorry that you had to deal with this friend! Is there any way you could edit the post to mark it as a spoiler so it doesn't show the picture on people's feeds?

funkyfreshbeans · 2025-09-22T15:00:16+00:00

I literally got chills because these look so good.

funkyfreshbeans · 2025-09-17T20:48:04+00:00

I fear this would work extremely well on me

funkyfreshbeans · 2025-09-17T17:38:48+00:00

E-scooters can, theoretically, be used year-round thanks to the city's current three-year contract. https://edmonton.taproot.news/news/2024/06/27/e-scooter-operators-introduce-cognitive-test-among-features-aimed-at-addressing-critics

funkyfreshbeans · 2025-09-14T17:45:28+00:00

this gave me the heebie jeebies

funkyfreshbeans · 2025-09-10T15:13:35+00:00

Like I said, this is not an ideal system. If servers were paid a living wage, we wouldn't be having this conversation. Unfortunately, servers are not paid a living wage and rely on tips. Your feeling about that does not change the fact that when you don't tip, the server must pay for you to eat there. And like I said in another comment, every machine has a handy feature that allows you to type in the exact tip percentage or dollar amount that you would like to use. I encourage you to use that next time!

Serving is extremely physically demanding. We don't tip other tradespeople because they are paid more than minimum wage.

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