Botanicals
Low maintenance and beautiful. Nestled in 2nd street southeast, next to the old Gary Hound building, is the boutique plant shop Botanicals. The small Downtown space compliments the little pots of exotic looking plants arranged on every shelf. Cacti, succulents and tropical plants are Botanicals…
Mad Hatter Comedy Club
The Mad Hatter Comedy Club has risen again! I was very lucky to get a seat at one of the late shows recently and even luckier to sit down with Stephanie Foley the following week. Stephanie is an absolute pleasure to interview, ask a question…
Medicine Hats Sunridge Observatory
Standing in the observatory’s dome next to the club’s largest, most impressive telescope. I watched the stars drift in and out of view as the opening slowly rotated into position. Everywhere you look here, you can see the joy of bringing these things together. It deserves to be protected. It is ready for new explorers.
The Kommon
A light and fresh decor aimed at collaboration and creativity. The goal here is to provide like-minded people with an environment to support and host their ideas and projects.
The MH Cycle Co-Op
If you have a Facebook account, you probably think you know Tom, but you might not know this. For the last three years, Tom has been the proprietor of Medicine Hats’ first and only Cycle Co-Op.
The Boarding House
Whether it’s a new look, a new sport, or resurrecting some old riding skills, I strongly encourage you to head to The Boarding House.
Checking out the Clued Inn
On the 400 block of South Railway street, there is a relatively indiscreet door to a steep set of stairs, at the top of which you find your self at the dimly lite reception desk of the Clued Inn. There is a large sign describing…
The Golden Hour
The ‘Golden Hour’ is a principle that states, if a casualty can be safely transported to a primary care facility, hospital, within an hour of a serious incident, their odds of survival are drastically increased. This ‘Golden Hour’ was an especially important factor when I…
Medicine Hat’s Podcast Creators
I spend a lot of time with my head phones on. I have done since the first pair of scratchy red-foamed, Walkman head phones sat on my ears. I think I was hooked. I listen to lots of different types of music and will commit…
Gravitating towards Groups, A spot light on Medicine Hat’s Facebook Community.
With most of us finding ourselves with a little extra time on our hands these days, we thought it might be fun to search up and share some of Medicine Hat’s Facebook groups.
Legacy Businesses often have their roots in legacy buildings
A very different silhouette of a familiar landmark, used to grace the horizon as you look towards the over pass. The building which we presently know as a favorite watering hole in town, “The Silver Buckle”, started its journey of brick and mortar as the…
Learning about the Librarian
This weeks blog interview was conducted, in person a while ago before ‘social distancing’ and ‘quarantine’ were part of our daily vocabulary. I have known Ken Feser, this Cities Chief Librarian for some time now, and I was very pleased when he agreed to the…