AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
Awards
2025 Realtor: Robby Halabi
Born and raised in Edmonton, Robby Halabi started his career in the customer service industry and became a licensed realtor in 2004. He quickly became one of RE/MAX’s top earners,…
Awards
2025 Distillery: Anohka Distillery
In just a few short years, Anohka Distillery has gone from an ambitious idea to a global award-winner, reshaping how consumers view Canadian whisky. Founded in December 2021 by Gurpreet…
Awards
2025 Skin Innovation: Nakatsui DermaSurgery
Dr. Thomas Nakatsui and the team of medical professionals at Nakatsui DermaSurgery have an irrefutable reputation that extends well beyond the Edmonton city limits. For many, the uptick in post-treatment…
Style
Culture in Couture
How Heather Bouchier is redefining Indigenous fashion on and off the runway Heather Bouchier’s passion for fashion was born out of necessity and a deep love of ‘90s grunge style.…
Style
Casual Chic
Relaxed fit, warm, casual sweaters, oversized hoodies and combat boots- keep it cozy with these key staple pieces. With the coldest days of winter ahead of us, we are going…
Style
Plains Cree Silversmith and Jeweller Erik Lee
Creating beautiful silver jewellery infused with Cree Culture. Erik Lee started making silver jewellery about ten years ago while living on Vancouver Island. Prior to that he sculpted stone, antler,…
Decor
Crafting the Mountain Experience
Rustic lodge character meets refined modern elegance in this Boss Design home Design inspiration often comes from places that feel most sacred to us—the lakehouse where we spent summers, our…
Decor
Limitless, Fearless and Fierce
An Edmonton interior designer’s pivotal journey of international recognition, limitless possibilities, and rock solid belief in herself. Structurally speaking, this stunning home has good bones but it needed some love…
Decor
Chelsea’s Christmas Castle
The holiday luxury in the modern new home of Chelsea Bird When Chelsea and Vijay were looking for the perfect place to build their dream home, they knew it had to…
Culture
The Space Between Realism and Abstraction
David Thomas’ art transcends colour, size and movement David Thomas has been drawn to fine arts for as long as he can remember. There was never any doubt or reason…
Culture
Work in a New Light
Local artist Jennifer Annesley explores human emotion through light and watercolour When Jennifer Annesley’s artistic career began 34 years ago, she didn’t have tools like Instagram or TikTok to promote…
Culture
Isla Burns Gives Shape to Memory
On the patience and determination to bend steel. From the tension and heft of steel, Isla Burns has forged a sculptural legacy in Alberta over the last half century. Being…
Cuisine
For the Love of Cherries
Amarena vs maraschino Fruit-forward cocktails are always in style, and few garnishes are as iconic as the cherry. To find out which works best in the glass, let’s compare the…
Cuisine
Rare Wine Report
Many Albertans outside of the drinks’ business don’t realize how good we have it here for wine selection. We live in one of the best wine markets in the world.…
Cuisine
Edmonton Alberta Moonshiners Going Strong
Who knew we have an awesome family-run craft distillery right in our own backyard. When Shayna Hansen brought in now husband Kris Sustrik to the family fold, she took him…
Lifestyle
Heart of the City
Celebrating those whose work inspires, uplifts and makes a difference every day Our Awards of Excellence fête on October 21 was more than an event, it was a night that…
Lifestyle
Glamping That’s Out of This World
Beautifully engineered geo-domes make for a new age kind of camping. The seemingly forgotten Elk Island National Park has been rediscovered this year with people needing to vacation close to…
Lifestyle
Love of {sustainable} fashion, good design and thoughtfully selected styles
From a small shoe store opened in 1990, to an expansion across Canada with gravitypope Tailored Goods, Louise Dirks has been bringing us carefully chosen fashions for decades. Her Whyte…
Auto
Where Performance Becomes Art
Sigma Automotive delivers an elevated automotive experience through iconic cars and curated customer service Sigma Automotive delivers a curated experience designed to reflect the precision and power of the rare…
Auto
Sport. Sedan.
Performance and comfort refined to perfection Panamera has always set itself apart from the masses, its silhouette and proportions unmistakably Porsche. Athletic, streamlined and with a contoured, muscular stance, it…
Auto
Opulent Performance
The 2021 Stingray won’t burn, but it will heat you and your windswept hair up. What turns heads on a gorgeous Spring day? Picture this. The sun is shining, the…
