Provincial budget panned by many
School board and arts groups among those who hoped for more
By Amy Steele

Health care rally expecting large crowds and other stories
By Amy Steele

City council urged to limit cosmetic use of pesticides
More than 80 per cent of Calgarians surveyed support cosmetic pesticide phase-out
By Amy Steele

WEB WATCH

Exploring religion through the comics
By Courtney Thompson

VIEWPOINT

With God on our side… as usual
Religion and politics continue their ongoing uneasy relationship
by David Bright

SCIENCE MATTERS

Nuclear power an expensive red herring
Renewable energy the best way to meet demand and slow climate change
by David Suzuki

COVER STORY

Empowerment through education
Storefront 101 is radically transforming lives by giving disadvantaged people a shot at higher learning
by Amy Steele

FOOD

Not like olive the others
The Blue Olive Bistro a hearty, scrumptious choice for the busy downtown lunch crowd
by Danyael Halprin

BOOZE

Red wine and blue movies
Sexy labels and porn star endorsements dumb down the complexity of choice vino
by Kevin McLean

BOOKS

The Irish connection
Edward Rutherfurd delves further into Celtic history
by Bob Blakey

Through the looking glass of youth and war
Danielle Trussoni’s memoir of family dysfunction haunting and beautiful
By Bryn Evans

COMEDY

Saved by the comedy, screeching the truth
Dustin Diamond trades image as TV’s ultimate dork for standup pulpit
by Stephen W. Smith

What’s going on in the clubs
by Stephen W. Smith

MUSIC

A singer’s bragging rites
Billy Bragg looks back at a lifetime of songwriting with new box set
by Joanne Huffa

Great band, big sound, small crowds
Exploring the musical paradox of A Northern Chorus’s epic orchestral pop
by Jason Lewis

Heads will turn
Inner Surge returns to the scene with sirens screaming
by Christine Leonard

A lowdown on the highbrow business of rock
South by Southwest music conference celebrates 20 years of music
by Aubrey McInnis

WEB EXCLUSIVE
Aubrey’s big adventure
Hot tips for planning your SXSW March 2007
by Aubrey McInnis

It’s all within the loop
Sixtoo wants to take his unique brand of electronic music to the next level
by Kenna Burima

Sweet soul sister
Lynn Olagundoye shows city what it’s missing
by Kenna Burima

CD REVIEWS

Yeah Yeah Yeahs show they have staying power
CD Reviews:
Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Show Your Bones
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
The Herbaliser’s Fabriclive.26
reviewed by Sean Marchetto
Celso Machado’s Capivra
reviewed by Bruce Pollock
D.O.A.’s War on 45
reviewed by Sean Marchetto
Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3’s …tick…tick…tick
reviewed by Mary-Lynn Wardle
The Chieftains’ The Essential Chieftains
reviewed by Christine Leonard
Mates of State’s Bring it Back
eviewed by Jason Lewis
Hawthorne Heights’ If Only You Were Lonely
reviewed by Laura Glick
Stereolab’s Fab Four Suture
reviewed by Mark Hamilton
Pernille’s Fire
reviewed by Jason Lewis

VISUAL ARTS

Bridging the gap
Ryan Ford brings fine art to the mainstream
By Tia Halliday

In praise of Canadian art
Provincial budget renews debate over apparent lack of dedication to the arts
By Wes LaFortune

Experimental fashion
ACAD show a runway success
by Amy Savoie

THEATRE

Breaking a leg
University students take flight into the theatre scene
By Jeff Kubik

Puppets and goats
ATP’s new season an eclectic, solid lineup
by Jeff Kubik

Disturbingly surreal
Caryl Churchill’s post-9/11 play arresting
By Jeff Kubik

Just one more thing
Vertigo’s Columbo a vintage TV fan’s treat
by Melanie Little

DANCE

Rhythm challenges gesture and sound
Dancer Zab Mamoungou explores the poetics of debate with Nsamu
By Jocelyn Grosse

FILM

I know I’m not alone
Spearhead’s Michael Franti explores the universal longing for peace
by Roberta MacDonald

Neil Young film a moving experience
by Shaun English

Merchant-Ivory’s The White Countess explores the blank canvas one last time
by Mark Hamilton

VIDEO VULTURE

The ‘Seinfeld curse’ – cartoons and cancellations
By John Tebbutt

VIDEO

An 8-track state of mind
Nardwuar enters into the digital age with new DVD spectacular
by Jesse Locke

MY MESSY BEDROOM

Child’s play
Giving "daddy’s little girl" a whole new meaning
By Josey Vogels