Kensington’s Spend a Day in Diagon Alley 2017

Kensington’s Spend a Day in Diagon Alley 2017

This year’s “Kensington’s Spend a Day in Diagon Alley” was an immense success due to the overhwleming support from the community and the supporting businesses and sponsors. Here are a few photos of some of the 65,000 Harry Potter fans that...

More Than A Gym – Kensington Fitness

Kensington is a neighbourhood filled with unique retails shops, family-run restaurants, and a boutique fitness facility, Kensington Fitness. Owners Morley Flood and Deborah Hobbs have been fitness professionals in the Calgary area for over 30 years. Morley is a strong...
History (Wood & Linocut Prints) #Utilistories

History (Wood & Linocut Prints) #Utilistories

The inspiration for the project began with researching the neighbourhoods of Kensington, Sunnyside and West Hillhurst. Mark collaborated with local writer Emily Ursuliak who wrote poems based on historical and societal aspects of the areas. Stories of the sounds of...
Racing Pigeons #Utilistories

Racing Pigeons #Utilistories

Artist: Jarett Lee Sitter “During my time gathering stories from locals in Kensington with Caitlynn, we learned of a man who lived on 15th street who raised pigeons. Not just your everyday scavenger, pecking at discarded McDonald’s, pedestrian pigeons,...
“Myths, Stories & Lies” #Utilistories

“Myths, Stories & Lies” #Utilistories

Graphic line-art captures local history myths, stories and lies from Hillhurst and Sunnyside residents. Artist: Jackie Huskisson Location: 301 10 Street NW (in front of The Kensington by Bucci) #Utilistories Project Kensington helped develop the Utility Box Public Art...