I was upfront with my editor from the outset: “I'm no cowboy.” It was the end of 2009. I had just left my job as a news writer for Fast Forward Weekly, Calgary’s alternative weekly newspaper. I was ...

These are just a few of the headlines that accompanied the first major wave of Black settlers to Alberta in early 1900s. This wave, mostly farmers from the United States, came to Alberta due to ...

The Sprawl connects Calgarians with their city through in-depth, curiosity-driven journalism. If you value independent local news, support our work so we can keep digging into municipal issues in the ...

Sprawlcast is Calgary’s in-depth municipal podcast. Made in collaboration with CJSW 90.9 FM, it’s a show for curious Calgarians who want more than the daily news grind. If you value in-depth Calgary ...

The Sprawl connects Calgarians with their city through in-depth, curiosity-driven journalism. If you value independent local news, support our work so we can keep digging into municipal issues in the ...

Sprawlcast is Calgary’s in-depth municipal podcast. Made in collaboration with CJSW 90.9 FM, it’s a show for curious Calgarians who want a deeper understanding of the city they call home. KEVIN LEE: ...

Sprawlcast is Calgary’s in-depth municipal podcast. Made in collaboration with CJSW 90.9 FM, it’s a show for curious Calgarians who want a deeper understanding of the city they call home. FRANCISCO ...

This question has occurred to me more than once over the past week. Last Friday morning, we were 24 hours from launching The Sprawl's pop-up press—a Kelsey printing press mounted into a cargo e-trike.

The Sprawl connects Calgarians with their city through in-depth, curiosity-driven journalism. If you value independent local news, support our work so we can keep digging into municipal issues in the ...

From the friendly atmosphere to heated competition, the 1988 Winter Games left their mark on Calgary. Not only did the 1988 venues allow Calgary to host, but they made Calgary “the centre of winter ...

At a time when the internet increasingly takes more than it gives, we have been mulling over how best to reach and engage with Calgarians. The conventional wisdom is that if you are publishing ...

The negative consequences of urban sprawl are well documented. The suburbs are bad for the environment, bad for our health, and often also bad for our sense of community. Yet, in 2018 Calgary city ...