The City of Edmonton is looking for public input for a proposal to create a downtown entertainment district on Rice Howard Way. The city says it’s a push to improve vibrancy downtown by creating a pedestrian-only space where food and alcohol could be enjoyed outdoors.

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Building out Blatchford could take longer and make Edmonton less money than expected because there’s no proof to back the city’s promised timelines and profits, an audit shows.

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Katz Group can keep its parking lots north of Rogers Place for five more years, city council decided this week, but Edmonton will crack down on property owners who have more than 100 illegal surface lots around Downtown.

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It’s shaping up to be a big year for Edmonton independent game developers.

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Buyers in Edmonton’s resale, single-family detached home market are getting kind of a big deal for their dollars compared with other major Canadian cities, a new study shows. National realty brokerage Zoocasa released a study comparing average single-family detached home prices in major cities with the national average price for all housing types.

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Extending the Capital Line LRT to the city’s most southern suburbs is another step closer to reality after the city announced it has selected its preferred bidder to design and build Phase 1 from Century Park to just north of Ellerslie Road.

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Edmonton’s mayor says if the Alberta government has concerns about the city’s finances the province should give them more money.

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A new proposed strategy aims to build a”dynamic and thriving” nighttime economy in Edmonton and some stakeholders believe it could transform the city’s art and tourism sectors, and its overall nightlife.

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