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Massive murals behind Rogers Place turning heads in Edmonton
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The sound of a road paving machine vibrates the ground behind Rogers Place.

It's a constant noise that Lacey Jane Wilburn and Layla Folkmann have become used to.

"It's been sort of a combat with the construction noise," said Folkmann, who was busy painting one of five larger-than-life portraits just outside the community rink on Monday.

The artists' latest venture consists of five portraits that extend up the surface of 10-metre tall concrete slabs at 105th Avenue and 102nd Street.

The work is both a tribute to, and a reflection of, the people who work and use the nearby Boyle Street Community Services centre.
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Full Story (CBC Edmonton)
 
WHAT: COLDPLAY | A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS TOUR

WHEN: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
TICKETS ON SALE: SATURDAY OCTOBER 15, 2016 @10AM

COLDPLAY ANNOUNCE NEW NORTH AMERICAN DATES

BAND TO PLAY 18 STADIUM & ARENA SHOWS NEXT SUMMER PRODUCED EXCLUSIVELY BY LIVE NATION

Today, Coldplay announced a new 2017 run of North American stadium and arena shows for its “A Head Full Of Dreams Tour,” including the band’s first Canadian dates in five years. The dates are as follows:

Tue Aug 01 – New York, NY – MetLife Stadium
Fri Aug 04 – Boston, MA – Gillette Stadium
Sun Aug 06 – Washington, DC – FedExField
Tue Aug 08 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
Sat Aug 12 – Minneapolis, MN – US Bank Stadium
Mon Aug 14 – Omaha, NE – CenturyLink Center
Tue Aug 15 – Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
Thu Aug 17 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
Sat Aug 19 – Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena
Mon Aug 21 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre
Fri Aug 25 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium
Mon Aug 28 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium
Sat Sep 23 – Seattle, WA – CenturyLink Field
Tue Sep 26 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
Fri Sep 29 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place
Mon Oct 02 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Wed Oct 04 – San Francisco, CA – Levi’s Stadium
Sun Oct 08 – San Diego, CA – Qualcomm Stadium
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http://www.rogersplace.com/coldplay...005056bd596d-3c4772fa09104da8b52412106b0c0b88
 
Some new retail coming to the complex:

Reference ID: Job No 161157061-029
Description: To add Specialty Food Services to an existing Casino and Other Gaming Establishment and to construct interior alterations (120 sq.m Public Space).(STARBUCKS, PINKBERRY, SBARRO, VERA'S)
Location: 10220 - 104 AVENUE NW
Plan 1425251 Blk 9E Lot 5
10204 - 104 AVENUE NW
Plan 1425251 Blk 9E Lot 6
Applicant: KASIAN ARCHITECTURE, JIM DOBIE
Status: Issued
Create Date: 9/21/2016 11:12:08 AM
 
ROGERS PLACE PUBLIC ART TURNING HEADS
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On Sunday, October 2 the Around Downtown Public Art Bus Tourmade a stop at Rogers Place to celebrate some of the public art that is hosted inside the new arena.

Alex Janvier’s Tsa Tsa Ke K’e (Iron Foot Place) and Al Henderson’s 9 Figures in Motion with a Puck were a highlight for many on the afternoon’s tour.

“The Sunday art bus tour was a chance for the public to see the newest public art in Edmonton and to meet one of the artists responsible. I was local so it was no hardship to meet the tour and answer a few questions about my work. Art making can be a bit solitary so the chance to talk with people about what I do is a rare pleasure,” said Henderson.
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Full Article (Rogers Place News)
 
Lol, oh, Edmonton...

City nets $125,000 in Rogers Place parking tickets; Katz Group resumes bid for gravel lot
City officials have handed out more than $125,000 in parking tickets around Rogers Place, and the Katz Group has made a second attempt to win approval for a gravel parking lot it is currently operating nearby.

Earlier this summer, Katz Group applied for the right to continue running up to 800 stalls on two city blocks north of the new arena for 10 years. But after a public backlash, it is now asking for about three years of temporary zoning. The lot doesn’t have proper development permits, a common situation downtown, the city says.

The company has continued to offer parking on the lot while it sorts out the details. Stalls arecurrently listed on the app Parking Panda for $26 a night.

The request for temporary zoning is expected to go to council in December.
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Full Story (Edmonton Journal)
 
I think that a further compromise might be useful here whereby the City offers an 18-month temporary parking permit while the subsurface parking under the ICE site is readied for use. Surely the OEG can see that a sea of surface parking adjacent to Rogers Place is detrimental to their own business model and the need for a surface-lot-free downtown. OEG should be coordinating with the City on LRT use to access OEG events.
 
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