More Than 260 Species at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary!
Calgaryism Fact #29
Did you know that over 260 bird species have been recorded at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary?
That’s a lot of birds – to see them all in one place is a profound...
Canada Holds the Record for Most Gold Medals Received at the Winter Olympics!
Did you know that Canada holds the record for the most gold medals received by a nation at the Winter Olympics? Canada managed to break the previous record on its ow...
Celebrating Our 1000th Post at Best Calgary Homes!
Calgary is such an amazing place to live, work and play. I have truly been blessed by being born in this city and am fortunate to be able to share my love and enthusiasm for my home town wit...
Best Photos of the Calgary Skyline
Ever since the oil boom of the 1980’s, Calgary’s skyline has continually grown to include new skyscrapers such as the Suncor Energy Centre, Bankers Hall, TransCanada Tower and more recently The Bow and Ei...
Atlanta Flames to Calgary Flames
Calgaryism Fact #22
The Calgary Flames originally played in the city of Atlanta from 1972 to 1980, when and where they were known as the Atlanta Flames.
From 1972 to 1980 the Atlanta Flames missed the pla...
Fish Creek Provincial Park – Canada’s Largest Urban Park
Calgaryism Fact #2
Fish Creek Provincial Park is Canada’s largest urban park, stretching 19 kilometres from end to end.
It used to be the furthest point of southern Calgary. ...
Welcome to Calgary – Population 1 Million People
Calgaryism Fact #31
Calgary grew by a record 35,681 people between April 2005 and April 2006, 25,794 of them coming from somewhere else. That means 71 people were moving here every day!
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Best Photos of New Calgary Restaurants
There’s nothing better than sitting down at a new Calgary restaurant to be served up an amazing meal you’ve never had before.
A meal where each and every bite is better than the last and puts you one...
Event type: Visual arts
Beret rating: 3 out of 5 (for being casual, unpretentious, inspiring)
Great for: The art-curious or the art-lover
Location: Gorilla House Live Art, 1503 15 Ave SW
When: Every Wednesday, 7-10 pm...
Deerfoot Trail Calgary – Where did the name come from?
Calgaryism Fact #13
Deerfoot Trail is named after the legendary long-distance runner, API-KAI-EES, aka DEERFOOT, who couriered messages on foot between forts in Southern Alberta.
H...