[God]

Warehouse district then made our way down 107 st near the legislature then headed to the left down east and took the staircase in the valley down.

 

[David A]

You are the one who started providing anecdotal accounts of it being safe to walk around downtown, so I provided an anecdotal example of that not necessarily being accurate. Of course there is risk no matter where you go of violence occurring if alcohol is involved, that goes without saying. However, with the high number of homeless people downtown with significant substance abuse and mental health problems, I think the risk is more significant than your average community. One just has to walk around downtown during the day, let alone at night, and see the number of homeless people yelling at themselves or other people because they are either in a drug induced psychosis or have severe mental health problems, or both. Those are not the people I want to encounter at night by myself. If you are comfortable doing so have at it, but to suggest people are overreacting with their concern is nonsense.

Well it seems to be a draw then. To some degree it is nonsense. Some people are just easily frightened or buy into hysteria particularly when the anecdotes fit their preconceptions or stereotypes.

I lived two blocks from Whyte Ave, when a very well publicized murder occurred there years ago. I didn't move because of and interestingly, people didn't seem to avoid the area after at all.

I am still alive and so are the other people who didn't avoid the area because of one terrible random thing. Yes, there sketchy people downtown, but unless you get right in their face or try to antagonize them you will probably be fine.

But, live in fear if you want.

 

[JNO1]

The construction crew was hard at work yesterday on the big pit on 103 Ave. I asked one of the guys when they were going to be done and he said the were “hoping” for mid October. Here’s hoping they hit that.
In other news a crew was applying vinyl window covering to the second floor over the Oilers store. Just the second floor, nothing on the main floor windows.

 

[IanO]

My only gripe is that it feels a bit hidden and an exterior entrance would have been nice.

 

[mcr]

My only gripe is that it feels a bit hidden and an exterior entrance would have been nice.

Yeah, that's a big time annoyance. There's even a door to the exterior there, they just don't use it. I don't understand that at all, but it seems to happen so often

 

[Dubas]

As per their instagram, the Brewhouse will be opening October 15th.

The Canadian Icehouse on Instagram: "We’re bringing the ICE to @icedistrict on October 15! ❄️ Check out our drinks we’ll have featured on our menu! 🍻 PLUS! Don’t forget to enter our VIP social contest for a chance to WIN two tickets to our exclusi

The Canadian Icehouse shared a post on Instagram: "We’re bringing the ICE to @icedistrict on October 15! ❄️ Check out our drinks we’ll have featured on our menu! 🍻 PLUS! Don’t forget to enter our VIP social contest for a chance to WIN two tickets to our exclusive VIP opening on October 14! 👏...

www.instagram.com

 

[IanO]

Curious to see how their draw is outside of game days. I heard that Home and Away in the old Mercer spot has been struggling much of the week, but here's hoping with events, Oilers, concerts and students back things will change.

 

[Dubas]

Also wonder if Banquet will open at the same time, or if it’ll be delayed

 

[Gronk!]

I wanted to check out the Connect Centre but the door from the Braven restaurant is still busted. They better rectify these things before the NHL regular season begins.

 

[mcr]

Curious to see how their draw is outside of game days. I heard that Home and Away in the old Mercer spot has been struggling much of the week, but here's hoping with events, Oilers, concerts and students back things will change.

Went to Home & Away a couple weeks ago, on a Saturday night. Group of 7 of us, and between 7 & 9PM there were maybe 2 or 3 other tables in there that had people at them. Very surprising, since there was a decent amount of people out that night, and it's a good spot.

 

[Greenspace]

Also wonder if Banquet will open at the same time, or if it’ll be delayed

Both are opening October 15.

 

[CplKlinger]

The Banquet and the Icehouse are both opening on Saturday, October 15. With the Loblaws City Market also set to open in the middle of this month, the Ice District will soon be quite a happening place.

Two long-awaited MASSIVE sports bars are finally opening next month in Edmonton | Dished

The Canadian Icehouse and Banquet Bar will be opening side by side in Edmonton's Ice District, making for one truly epic spot.

dailyhive.com

 

[KreationYEG]

 

[supaflyryguy]

Went to Home & Away a couple weeks ago, on a Saturday night. Group of 7 of us, and between 7 & 9PM there were maybe 2 or 3 other tables in there that had people at them. Very surprising, since there was a decent amount of people out that night, and it's a good spot.

This will be an unpopular opinion to many, but parking. On non-event nights, if you park west, you may as well go to Campio. If you park south, you're walking past a dozen establishments that are enticing before you get here. Parking east is a pain and you'll end up on Rice Howard with good options there. If you park north... well, nobody parks north of 104 ave unless they're going to Rogers.

 

[CplKlinger]