International Avenue attracts a lot of attention!
Here's a list of some recent coverage we've received:
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September 26, 2019 (Global News) - Nenshi Excited To Show Off International Avenue Redesign
**Please note, the BRZ commissioned and own all the murals on International Avenue. We worked with the Public Art Committee to find only local artists for our BRT artwork. We also maintain all the banners, flowers and will maintain Unity Park when complete!
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GLOBAL NEWS CALGARY: Calgary Restaurant Serves Fundraiser For Those Affected By Indonesia Tsunami
AUGUST 2018
AVENUE MAGAZINE: 16 Places To Get International Takeout In Calgary
CBC CALGARY NEWS: Cool Off With These Exotic Treats On International Avenue
JULY 2018
CBC CALGARY NEWS: A Little Bit of Country With Big International Flavour
CTV NEWS CALGARY : Best of the East Stampede Breakfast
JUNE 2018
SWERVE MAGAZINE/CALGARY HERALD: 5 Facts About Around the World in 35 Blocks
AVENUE MAGAZINE: Markets To Visit If You're Looking For Fresh, Local Products
MAY 2018
CALGARY SHOW SERVICES BLOG: East Town Get Down - Eight Stages!!
BEATROUTE MAGAZINE: A Rundown On The East Town Get Down Venues
CTV NEWS: East Town Get Down 2018 To Be The First Of Many
LOCAL DROP MAGAZINE: International Avenue BRZ and Major Minor Music Project Collaborate on Inaugural Music Fest
SPRAWLCAST: The Streetcar That Wasn't
HOMES & LIFESTYLES CANADA: Hashtag YYC Staycation
AVENUE MAGAZINE: Ramadan In Calgary
CBC News: BRT Project Savings Could Build Cycle Track in Forest Lawn
March 2018
CREB News: Culinary Corridor
YYSCENE: East Town Get Down - The Music Festival you don't want to miss!
CREB News: Innovation Destination
CREB Now: Heart and Soul - Forest Lawn is a beacon of cultural diversity and entrepreneurial spirit
February 2018
Avenue Magazine: Where to Eat Along International Avenue
Calgary Journal: Life, love, and food from across the globe
Everyday Tourists: Urban Living: Importance of BIAs
January 2018
Calgary Herald: One man's journey from oilsands to corn tortillas
John Gilchrist: Age-old Persian bread a highlight of new Kurdish restaurant
Calgary Herald: Local world leaders in wearable tech get jump on $34 billion industry
Calgary Herald: Calgary International Avenue's Dr. Yoshida honoured by Japanese emperor
Global News: Fuse33 Makers create fashion tech prototype Stitchkit.
CBC News: Alberta payday loan crackdown shrinks industry
Swerve Magazine: Meet the Maker: Owners offer up European memories at Illichmann's Sausage Shop
December 2017
CTV News: Forest Lawn students embrace the spirit of the season in food drive to help their own
Daily Hive: A new maker space is opening in Calgary this January
Calgary Herald: World famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma inspires young musicians at Forest Lawn elementary school
November 2017
CTV: Illichmann's Sausage Shop celebrates its 50th anniversary, despite tough economic conditions.
Global News: Business concerns to be tackled one-on-one during International Avenue construction
October 2017
Calgary Journal: International Avenue businesses embrace the future, reject past stereotypes
September 2017
Calgary Journal: International Avenue businesses embrace the future, reject past stereotypes
August 2017
Calgary Herald: Gilchrist: Calgary's top restaurants join forces for Summer Feast
June 2017
Calgary Metro: New makerspace coming to International Avenue
May 2017
Global News: Work underway on Calgary's S.E. Bus Rapid Transit project for International Avenue
CBC News: City breaks ground on International Avenue transitway
Global News: City breaks ground on International Avenue transitway
Calgary Metro: Construction underway for Calgary's 17 Avenue SE BRT
iNews 880AM: Work on S.E. Bus Rapid Transit is underway
Calgary Metro: Co-work incubator space coming to Calgary's International Avenue
April 2017
Calgary Herald: International Avenue receives $300,000 boost
CBC News: Calgary's International Avenue businesses get $300K boost
Calgary Sun: International Avenue receives $300,000 boost
Alberta Government: Calgary’s International Avenue receives funding
CTV News: Alberta sees boost in full-time jobs, self-employment
CTV News: Calgary Works to Enhance and Embrace Multicultural Business
March 2017
Calgary Sun: “Meet Me at The Park” mural unveiled
November 2016
Calgary Herald: Organization aims to make a difference in Calgary newcomers' lives with local music shows for minors
October 2016
Calgary Herald: Fast food chicken market heats up in eastside Calgary
September 2016
Metro News: International Avenue to uproot estimated 370 trees
CBC Calgary: International Avenue BRZ hosts 'Great Forest Lawn Tree Move'
Calgary Herald: Transformation picks up steam on International Avenue
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August 2016
Metro News: International Avenue BRZ offers popup retail space
July 2016
CTV News: Innovative market space helps budding Calgary entrepreneurs
Calgary Herald: Tiny International Avenue tea business a truly global affair
Metro News: Payday loan shops concentrated in Calgary’s poorest postal code
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May 2016
Metro News: Payday loan removal will improve 17 Ave SE streetscape, revitalization: BRZ
December 2015
Calgary Herald: City invites public feedback as it pushes ahead with Forest Lawn transit project
Metro News: Transitway on Calgary's 17 Ave SE will put bus riders on fast track
CTV: City hosts daily drop-in sessions on Transitway Project
Calgary Sun: Open houses this week outline City of Calgary's 17 Ave. S.E. expansion plans
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September 2015
Calgary Herald: GreenTRIP Funding for Calgary Outlying Communities
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May 2015
Calgary Herald: BRZ Executive Director working hard to save Calgary and Forest Lawn's Neon Signs
Metro News: InternationalAvenue BRZ wants to see less liquor stores along the Avenue
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April 2015
Calgary Herald: Cleaning up the community for Earth Day
Mural Artist Martinho Correia unveils Italian mural to the community.
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March 2015
Calgary Herald: International Avenue supports payday loan moratorium
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January 2015
Calgary Herald: Success stories on International Avenue
Metro News: Transitway on Calgary's 17 Ave SE will put bus riders on fast track
Life in Calgary Magazine: Exploring the City's' Food Districts - page 35
Alberta Views Magazine: What your community could look like
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December 2014
Calgary Herald: Go around the world in Calgary's International Avenue
Global News: Gil Tucker- Peace Dolls
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November 2014
CBC Calgary: International Avenue bank exhibits portraits of business owners
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October 2014
Avenue Calgary: Taste the world- 4 ethnic markets in Calgary
Global News: Gil Tucker – Tim’s Café
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September 2014
CBC Calgary: Forest Lawn Beat Team cutting down crime
CTV News: Beat Team puts dent in crime on International Avenue
Calgary Sun: Calgary Police Beat Team making inroads curbing crime in Forest Lawn
Calgary Herald: International Avenue Beat Team paying dividends
NewsTalk 770: Foot Patrols lead to crime reduction on 17th Ave
Global News: Gil Tucker: Accordian King
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August 2014
CTV Calgary’s “Inspired” with Daryl Janz
Arts Development Grant infuse Calgary with creative dynamos
artBOX on 17e celebrates a year of community art and $95,000 in artist funding
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July 2014
New Beat Team part of International Avenue safety initiatives
New Calgary Police Team looks to hit the International Ave beat
Beat Team aims to build on International Ave's improvements
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February 2014
artBOX proving to be a huge success for artists in East Calgary
Gil Tucker: International Art
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January 2014
City approves funding for transit overhaul for the 17E corridor
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October 2013
Calgary Sun: Mayor Naheed Nenshi suggests Community Revitalization Levy to pay for more than $100 million in planned upgrades to Forest Lawn corridor
Calgary Herald: Nenshi's Promised Forest Lawn Makeover
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September 2013
660CFR ...Pop-up Art Box has purpose
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April 2013
Calgary Herald Forest Lawn Celebrates Community Renewal
Metro Calgary Community Orchards to Take Root in Southeast Calgary
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December 2012
Swerve Magazine on Mimo: Meet Calgary's Sole Portuguese Restaurateur
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November 2012
Calgary Herald - Market Collective finds home on International Avenue
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June 2012
Avenue magazine features International Avenue
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April 2012
Transitway nears reality
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December 2011
Renewal but small town feel
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November 2011
Financial gymnastics gets projects moving
Fund Swap could boost southeast transit
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January 2011
Our Movers and Shakers panel looks at what's ahead for the city for the new year
Alison Karim-McSwiney is Executive Director of the International Avenue Business Revitalization
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November 2010
CBC.ca: City Budget
Calgarians are having their say about the budget priorities for the new city council. Regular folks got 5 minutes to throw bouquets or brickbats about ideas put forth by Mayor Naheed Nenshi and the council over how to spend your money
October 2010
Metro: Forest Lawn's facelift on its way
Forest Lawn will receive a long-awaited facelift, much to the relief of community members
The Calgary Herald: 30 New Mavericks
Thirty Calgarians were chosen as new mavericks
September 2010
Alison Karim-McSwiney executive director of International Avenue is hoping that Forest Lawn in Calgary, Alberta will be improved soon.
August 2010
The Calgary Herald: Forest Lawn celebrates centennial
As Forest Lawn celebrates its centennial this weekend, the face of the community is about to change as plans move forward to transform International Avenue from a busy street lined with strip malls to a pedestrian-friendly thoroughfare.
July 2010
CBC.ca: Bus lane proposed for 17th Ave. S.E.
A council committee has given the green light to a $250-million plan to improve bus service to Forest Lawn in southeast Calgary, even though the city hasn't budgeted for it
Metro: International Avenue plan up for approval
The SE 17 Corridor Land use and Urban Design Concept Plan goes to city council today for approval.
The Calgary Herald
Forest Lawn May Get Its Due 100 Years Late Alberta is full of old stories from its pioneer past. Some are good, some are bad -- but a rare few are not yet complete. That's the case in the Calgary community of Forest Lawn, where locals hope city council will help finish one old yarn Monday and begin a new chapter in the eastside neighbourhood's long history
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January 2010
The Calgary Beacon
Ald. Joe Ceci on International Ave Arts and Culture Center The Calgary Beacon ran an article with Ald. Joe Ceci discussing the International Arts and Culture Center
FFWD weekly: Cultivating Calgary
FFWD magazine wrote an article featuring International Avenue entitled 'How to kick-start the heart of the new west'
November 2009
Where.ca: Discover Calgary's International Avenue
Forest Lawn, a community east of downtown Calgary, offers a treasure trove of cuisine and culture from around the world
October 2009
The Calgary Beacon:
Exploring the Worlds Cuisines right here in Southeast Calgary: Calgary Beacon wrote and article, more about our Around the World event but this time focusing on they cuisines presented.
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September 2009
The Calgary Beacon: Around the World in 35 Blocks Food Tour
The Calgary Beacon released an article on our Around the World event. You can find out more information about our Around the World event below through the link
The Calgary Beacon: Mural Brightens 17th Ave Evokes Images of Peace
The Calgary Beacon wrote an article regarding our murals. Read all about our murals below through the link
December 2007
The Calgary Herald Beacon: Calgary's business zones creating lively areas
The Calgary Herald Beacon wrote an article on the work that the Business Revitalization Zones have done and the concerns of new comers to our city
August 2007
Financial Times of London: Around the World in 35 Blocks
Calgary's Forest Lawn district used to be a town in its own right before it was annexed by the city, now Canada's fifth largest, in 1961.
Where.ca: Calgary Hidden Gems
Ask a Calgarian about Forest Lawn, a residential community southeast of the downtown core, and you'll inevitably hear one response.
Forest Lawn A Great Place to Buy Real Estate
WN.com: Forest Lawn Attracts Global Audience
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June 2005
FFWD: New vision sees a revitalized Forest Lawn
Greater Forest Lawn could be the next area in Calgary to undergo a dramatic makeover if members of the International Avenue Design Initiative (IADI) have their way
March 2004
The Business Edge: Eclectic Calgary Avenue ready for facelift
The Business Edge wrote an article to bring attention to our community's need to enter into a new design
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