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A moment in history: June 26, 1924
On this day in 1924, the captain of the world-famous Edmonton Grads basketball team shared the news of her engagement.
Your turn: Towards 40, playground, Leduc annexation
This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes surveys about road safety in three Edmonton neighbourhoods, a draft design of a playground in Hawks Ridge, and a survey about Leduc's proposed annexation of land from Leduc County, among other matters.
End Poverty Edmonton starts next chapter with question marks
An organization with a mandate to fight poverty is refocusing on its roots and adding coworking to its mix as funding from the City of Edmonton slips through the hourglass.
Resistance to book restrictions is built on community
The curator of a new banned-book subscription service says it's important to not only read books that are commonly banned, but also get together and talk about them.
In this edition: Your turn: Towards 40, playground, Leduc annexation; a moment in history from 1924; and more headlines and happenings
Business Roundup: June 26, 2026
With news from PlayWright, Teledyne MEMS, Champion Petfoods, Circular Materials, Porter Airlines, Edmonton Unlimited, API, The Nod, and more.
Featuring an event pick from Taproot curator/reporter Stephanie Swensrude and a listing of outdoor events that you can add to your calendar.
Maybe it is a municipal responsibility
Council approved $925,000 to fund winter day spaces, even as the conversation about jurisdiction continues. Plus, the Southeast Transit Garage will be a little bigger, and we look at what Edmontonians told the Edmonton Police Commission about the next EPS operating budget.
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Retirement home for queer seniors makes crucial progress
An affordable housing project led by the Edmonton Pride Seniors Group and Right at Home Housing Society now has land and nearly $9 million in provincial funding to build a safe, inclusive development in The Quarters.
On the agenda: Infrastructure renewal and operating impacts
This week, councillors will discuss priorities for infrastructure renewal as well as how capital projects impact future operating costs.
Your turn: Rossdale, Westmount, and Stony Plain
This week's batch of calls for public engagement includes a public hearing for new special zones in Rossdale, feedback opportunities on a rezoning application in Westmount, and community parties about municipal development in Stony Plain.
A moment in history: June 19, 1912
On this day in 1912, an offer was under discussion to donate land around Whitemud Creek to the city.
Downtown restaurants wave the white flag
As PlayWright owner Steve Brochu closes shop, downtown restaurants continue to ask for help amid high construction and low foot traffic.
A chance to take in the lullaby of Broadway
This week, we're highlighting an event pick by Taproot curator/reporter Stephanie Swensrude.
Sterlings love the thrust-and-parry of Cyrano
Citadel Theatre productions earned 45 nominations across 26 categories at the Sterling Awards, Edmonton's annual celebration of excellence on the stage.
Hope ahead as most of region ends water advisories
Rainfall of between 50 and 100 millimetres tested the water systems in the Edmonton region over the weekend, but the proverbial dam is holding — at least for now.
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Business Roundup: June 26, 2026
With news from PlayWright, Teledyne MEMS, Champion Petfoods, Circular Materials, Porter Airlines, Edmonton Unlimited, API, The Nod, and more.
Featuring an event pick from Taproot curator/reporter Stephanie Swensrude and a listing of outdoor events that you can add to your calendar.
With news from the Sterling Awards, Down by the River, Edmonton Arts Council, The Works, Freewill Shakespeare Festival, Lit Resistance, and more.
Regional Roundup: June 24, 2026
With news from St. Albert, Stony Plain, Beaumont, Sturgeon County, Fort Saskatchewan, Spruce Grove, Leduc, Strathcona County, Gibbons, and more.
Health Innovation Roundup: June 24, 2026
With news from the U of A, NAIT, CARM&A, Lab2Market, API, DrugBank, Edmonton Pride Seniors Group, ECF, Obesity Canada, Pride Tape, and more.
With news from Bar OA Farms, Joon's, Amore Pasta, PlayWright, Tesoro, Mitsoh, 7 Summit Snacks, DON'YA Ukraine's Kitchen, Anohka Distillery, and more.
With news from Startup Genome, Wyvern, RWI Synthetics, Vertical Impression, GovLab, Amii, NAIT, eHUB, Edmonton Unlimited, and more.
Vroom, vroom, vroom went the trolley
We're joined by Taproot reporter Colin Gallant, who tested out Edmonton Explorer, the new hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour "trolley" from Explore Edmonton. Plus, the city is taking over operations of the Valley Line LRT, and we discuss upcoming changes to parking at attractions.
We've got a little update on Bridgegate, and we talk about the impact of major construction projects on businesses. Plus, we go on a bit of a deep dive into a southeast neighbourhood that was designed with only one way in or out. What could go wrong?
Stop trying to make a tree bylaw happen, it's not going to happen
Edmonton city council has approved what has been described as an alternative to a private tree protection bylaw. Plus, we take a look at proposed changes to Jasper Avenue and Whyte Avenue. But don't worry, they're not funded yet.
The City of Edmonton announced plans to decommission and replace three iconic bridges: the High Level Bridge and the Low Level Bridges. Plus, we talk with Coun. Erin Rutherford about unfunded service packages and how the budget process is changing this year.
Taproot wins award for excellence in journalism
We have wonderful news to share: Taproot has received the Dr. Eric Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism for our 2025 election project.
Taproot at 10: Celebrating the beginning
Ten years ago this week, we took our first step toward finding out whether Taproot was worth building.
Accessibility and design improvements across Taproot
Delivering reliable intelligence to our community means thinking about how to serve the entire community. With the help of our readers, we identified accessibility and design as key areas for improvement.