I Heart Edmonton

Shaw now offers WideOpen Internet 150, fast and affordable access to content anywhe re and anytime! by emil tiedemann B LOGGING is my life . Or at least a big part of it , I should say. I was n't one of th ose folks who jumped aboard back in the early emergence of the blog, but once the bug bit me, I was hooked!  WideOpen Internet 150 offers the speed you want and so much more. And it’s available in nearly every neighbourhood – at a super low price . B ack then, however, we didn't have tablets or high speed smartphones to help ease the access and distrib ution of online content . Facebook and Twitter were just infants, and I nstagram and Snapchat weren't even ideas yet. As every year passes, blogging has become easier, quicker, and so muc h mo re efficien t, as technology advances and offers up something bigger and better than before.  This year is no exception, as Shaw rolls out its WideOpen Internet 150 , providing ultra- fast Internet speeds that are...

My 500t h blog post ... looking back on how we (& Edmonton) got here! by emil tiedemann W HEN I started this blog more than seven years ago, Edmonton was a different city. So many things have happened since then, transitioning our humble hometown into a world-class metro virtually overnight. It's staggering to see how far we've come in such a short amount of time. The 'I Heart Edmonton' blog began on July 3, 2009, 500 posts ago! Chronicling the city's vast progression wasn't the reason why I started th is blog, bu t rather something that fueled its continuous . I t began as my personal way to discourage the ongoing negative commentary spreading across social media about Edmonton , including the erroneous "D EADmonton" moniker. I set out to showcase Edmonton and to show Edmontonians that there is so much more to our city than what they might think. It was a learning process for me as well, as I discovered ju st how much I didn...

Why spend all that time getting ready and all that cash on a night out when you can make it a movie night on your cozy couch instead!   by emil tiedemann I F you're not in the mood for the busy crowds at the theatre, and re-runs on Netflix just aren't doing it for you anymore, TELUS * has the answer for you!   'X-Men: Apocalypse' is now available on TELUS Optik TV!!   Summer vacation has officially come to an end. That means school and work are back in full swing, and it’s the perfect time to chill and veg out with a movie night this weekend. So grab your remote, some popcorn, and your favourite blanket and get ready to cozy up to some of the biggest blockbusters of the year! If you’re an Optik TV subscriber, you get early access to purchase the most popular movies up to a month before they are available to rent or on Blu-ray. For those movie buffs out there, that's reason enough to sign up to Optik! Last weekend, Optik subscribers got early...