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A city sign said the bike path was closed south of the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary towards Ogden, forcing me to detour. (It was ...
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 ...
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: ...
On weekends, The Sprawl sends out an email newsletter. Subscribe here so you don't miss a dispatch! This weekend's dispatch is by Meghan Lett, who has been interning at The Sprawl for the past month ...
Experience the analog joy of letterpress and print a little piece of Calgary history by hand! The Sprawl’s pop-up press is a vintage printing press on wheels—a 1967 Kelsey 5 x 8 mounted into a cargo e ...
Curious Calgary is a mini-comics series by Sam Hester that can be read online—and/or printed at home and folded into a zine! The entire comic fits onto a single page of 8 ½ by 11 paper. All you need ...
Editor's note: The Sprawl is taking a pause until late September. You can read more about this here. It's rooted in one of our original (but forgotten!) principles: “In a world of noise, we embrace ...
On weekends, The Sprawl sends out an email newsletter. Subscribe here so you don't miss a dispatch! Here is this week's edition. Can you identify Bayview on a map of Calgary? I couldn't until recently ...
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But with a little help from others, they are restored and see the world anew. 'Tis the season for last-minute epiphanies, after all. So when Sam Hester emailed me on Monday to suggest a last-minute ...
This comic originally appeared in the Ramsay community newsletter. Sam Hester is a Calgary-based graphic recorder and longtime indie comics creator.