1. Anything in a gym with loud music, even at a community centre, will have a  high-school dance vibe. The serving of alcohol will somehow make this okay. 2. What’s referred to as a ‘silent auction’ at a social is more like this. Prizes at this social included Raybans, an iPod touch, an XBox, and […]

It was a process. If Manitoba had an official winter sport, I’m sure it would be curling. You know how Lululemon pants are sort of the official legware of Vancouver? Asham curling pants are pretty much the Manitoban equivalent. Look out onto a game of curling, and there’s a sea of people in black pants […]

The gloves are off, Winnipeg. Your enthusiastic Winnipeg O’ My Heart blogging team is preparing to attend its first wedding social! The event takes place this Friday night, March 27th 2009, at an undisclosable location in Winnipeg. In the short days leading up to the event, the team anticipates a chorus of emotions ranging from […]

Got some Twitter advice from Ace Burpee the other day: “North Star Drive-In opens today. 531 McGregor. Don’t eat meat? Anthony Augustine says they have the best veg burger in town. Boom.” I’m always sceptical of “best in the city” claims. As you will learn in a forthcoming post, I was definitely let down by […]

This is my first time moving to a new province as an adult, so yesterday I got to experience getting a new, new driver’s license, and a brand new health card. Looking at these new pieces of ID, I gotta ask: Manitoba, what’s up with the paper? I first saw a Manitoba driver’s license right […]

Most non-Manitobans know a good wrap when they see one. Whether a delicious lunch wrap, a nicely folded Christmas wrap, or a cold abating shawl-type wrap; wraps are great, and usually derive from necessity. Myself a newly minted Winnipegger, I am noticing a unique and certainly necessary sort of wrap in all corners of the […]