A little over a year after reopening, the Italian Bakery will be closing... Continuing the never ending streak of bad news for Chinatown. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BRCgmDZHd/

This is not the sort of development The Quarters needs. Concentrating poverty in this one area is the exact opposite of vibrancy. Genuinely disappointed in anyone actually boosting this as a good thing and not recognizing it for the massive step backwards it represents.

That'd be if it's 4%, not 0.4%.

Comparing these to the Edgewater low-rises across the street it's really night and day.

From yesterday evening:

From yesterday evening:

https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/david-staples-province-considers-bombshell-move-to-audit-and-stabilize-the-city-of-edmonton-say-government-officials

https://globalnews.ca/news/10369921/edmonton-lrt-stations-closed-capital-line-maintenance/

https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/david-staples-edmonton-in-deep-doldrums-and-its-hard-to-imagine-another-calgary-politician-is-the-answer

Aah, thanks for the info.

The northern facade is pretty plain and uninviting compared to the old renders, is it complete at this point or will there be a bit more done to it?

I think this might be where we agree to disagree then, I think my top interest is that we have a city which is properly urban and enables active transportation and having all the stores people feel they need in a walkable area is an important step in that. Boutiques are nice, but much of the...

Hot take, but I think there's still a lot that the City can do short of demolishing the WEM. That said, if you're able to get your hands on a time machine, I'd agree that'd likely be the most effective option!