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Olly Fresco’s made-to-order pasta is 🔥

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Lincoln Ho 0 Comments cafeteria, downtown, Edmonton, Edmonton City Centre, Elevate Food Fare, flambé, mall, olly fresco, Olly Fresco's, pasta, prêt-à-manger, Sunterra

Olly Fresco’s is a chain of cafeteria-style food halls in 5 Canadian cities (currently only open Calgary, Edmonton, and Montreal). This urban food market serves selections both prêt-à-manger (ready-to-eat) and made-to-order.

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Edmonton Streetcar Reopens With Refreshed Museum

July 7, 2021July 7, 2021 Lincoln Ho attractions, Edmonton Radial Railway, ERRS, High Level Bridge, High Level Streetcar, tram

The popular High Level Bridge Streetcar line reopens July 9, 2021.

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The Final Valley Line Train Has Arrived

March 5, 2021May 20, 2021 Lincoln Ho Bombardier, Bonnie Doon, downtown, Edmonton, Edmonton Transit, Gerry Wright OMF, LRT, Mill Woods, TransEd, Valley Line

Edmonton’s Valley Line Southeast has reached a major milestone. The final of 26 light rail vehicles have arrived at the Southside rail garage known as the Gerry Wright Operations and Maintenance Facility.

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Ice And The City Food Walk Tours

March 4, 2021May 20, 2021 Lincoln Ho

Chef Table Living is currently offering Food Walk Tours as part of Ice On Whyte’s Ice and the City 2021 ice sculptures places across the Edmonton. There are 13 different circuits which may be booked in both Downtown and Old Strathcona.

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Edmonton City Centre Celebrates Chinese New Year

January 29, 2020May 20, 2021 Lincoln Ho Chinese New Year, downtown, Edmonton City Centre, Lunar New Year

Edmonton City Centre had a Lunar New Year event as part of the ongoing Chinese New Year festivities around the world.

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Edmonton’s $100,000 Christmas Tree

December 11, 2019May 20, 2021 Lincoln Ho $100000, An Evolution of Light, Candela, Christmas Tree, Edmonton Tower

“Candela, An Evolution of Light” is the name of the tree which sits proudly in the glass facade lobby facing north onto 104 Avenue downtown across from the lot of the the former Baccarat Casino.

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Bistro Praha’s Czech Delights

November 23, 2019May 20, 2021 Lincoln Ho Bistro Praha, caviar, crepe, downtown, Edmonton, food, schnitzel

It’s an Edmonton institution for over 40 years (since 1977). Bistro Praha has been in the heart of downtown Edmonton for as long as I can remember, and it’s one of the few landmarks which have stayed static over the years of growth in our city.

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Touring the Law Courts

April 7, 2019May 20, 2021 Lincoln Ho 0 Comments Churchill LRT, Edmonton, jail, law courts, Law Day, police

On Law Day, visitors get to have a tour of the court rooms, get locked up in a paddy wagon, take selfies behind bars, and ask legal questions to experts face to face.

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Pop-Up Winter Art in Oliver

March 5, 2019May 20, 2021 Lincoln Ho Edmonton Winter Art, Eric Klyne, Oliver

Oliver resident Eric Klyne has only been a snow sculpture artist for a year, but that didn’t stop him from bringing life to one of Edmonton’s oldest neighbourhoods in the coldest February in 40 years.

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