AltWeeklies Wire
Alberta barley makes great beernew

Farmers from across the province picked for brewing program.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
05-10-2013 |
Food+Drink
Get Hoppynew

A look at beer's bitterest building block.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
03-01-2013 |
Food+Drink
Whose Future is Rising?new

Revitalizing a desolate piece of downtown Calgary, the city has gambled with taxes on the allure of high-priced condos. If it succeeds, where will the poor people go?
Fast Forward Weekly |
James Wilt |
01-11-2013 |
Housing & Development
Apocalyptic Hangovernew

Long nights and end times ideal for beer consumption.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
12-20-2012 |
Food+Drink
Tall Tales From a Condemned Spacenew

As Calgary's old Herald building awaits its date with a wrecking ball, one old scribe looks back on what it stood for.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Bob Blakey |
11-30-2012 |
History
What we imagine an interview with Joan Crockatt would be likenew
Conservative Joan Crockatt just won a by-election to become the Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre. Joan doesn't talk to us, but if she did, we imagine it would go like this.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Drew Anderson |
11-29-2012 |
Commentary
Some Big Ideas We'd Like To Seenew

For our first annual Big Ideas issue, we asked ourselves: what changes would we like to see? Legalize drugs, high-speed rail, cultural zoning and more.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Drew Anderson |
11-23-2012 |
Commentary
Initiative Aims to Unite Calgary Progressivesnew

With a by-election looming in the Conservative stronghold of Calgary, one initiative aims to unite progressive voters behind one candidate and break the right-wing winning streak.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Suzy Thompson |
11-15-2012 |
Elections
Really Good Chitnew

An Oregon brewery grows their own really good chit. But this chit is different. It's one of beer's most important ingredients: malted barley.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
11-15-2012 |
Food+Drink
Early Calgary's Boozy Bad Boynew

Bob Edwards was a boozer, a satirist, a fearless editor and a precursor to the great gonzo journalists of the '60s.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Drew Anderson |
11-08-2012 |
History
Scary Sudsnew

These pumpkin beers are less than smashing.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Mike Tessier |
10-25-2012 |
Food+Drink
Under Cover (Up) Assignmentnew

Experts spill some ink on remedying bad tattoos.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Zoltan Varadi |
10-13-2012 |
Culture
Pipe Dreamsnew

With the Keystone XL and Northern Gateway pipelines focusing attention on Alberta's oil and its pipeline system, the government is undertaking what critics say is a half-hearted review.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Drew Anderson |
09-14-2012 |
Energy
Tags: Keystone XL
Canadian Music is Boringnew

Canadian music is stagnating, thanks to the perception of a winning formula and outdated government regulations meant to protect the industry from American dominance.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Josiah Hughes and Mark Teo |
07-19-2012 |
Music
End of the Rainbownew

Calgary's queer bars are disappearing, eliminating important community hubs and safe gathering places for the LGBT community.
Fast Forward Weekly |
James Wilt |
07-06-2012 |
LGBT
Tags: LGBT