The year 2025 marks 150 years since the North West Mounted Police established Fort Calgary in 1875. And while Calgary wasn’t ...

This question has occurred to me more than once over the past week. Last Friday morning, we were 24 hours from launching The Sprawl's pop-up press—a Kelsey printing press mounted into a cargo e-trike.

Sprawlcast is Calgary’s in-depth municipal podcast. Made in collaboration with CJSW 90.9 FM, it’s a show for curious Calgarians who want a deeper understanding of the city they call home. KEVIN LEE: ...

Sprawlcast is Calgary’s in-depth municipal podcast. Made in collaboration with CJSW 90.9 FM, it’s a show for curious Calgarians who want a deeper understanding of the city they call home. FRANCISCO ...

The Sprawl connects Calgarians with their city through in-depth, curiosity-driven journalism. If you value independent local news, support our work so we can keep digging into municipal issues in the ...

The Sprawl connects Calgarians with their city through in-depth, curiosity-driven journalism. If you value independent local news, support our work so we can keep digging into municipal issues in the ...

Experience the analog joy of letterpress and print a little piece of Calgary history by hand! The Sprawl’s pop-up press is a vintage printing press on wheels—a 1967 Kelsey Excelsior platen press ...

The Sprawl straps on the ropes, helmets, headlamps and—most importantly—the walkie-talkies, and digs deep into the issues facing our city in ways that other media only scratches the surface of. In ...

Sprawlcast is Calgary’s in-depth municipal podcast. Made in collaboration with CJSW 90.9 FM, it’s a show for curious Calgarians who want more than the daily news grind. If you value in-depth Calgary ...

This story is part of The Sprawl's edition on Calgary's shifting civic identity. We're asking: What is authentic about this place? What is contrived? Where is the line between the two? Sign up for our ...

I was upfront with my editor from the outset: “I'm no cowboy.” It was the end of 2009. I had just left my job as a news writer for Fast Forward Weekly, Calgary’s alternative weekly newspaper. I was ...

Monda Mahmoud can’t wait to buy a car. Since moving to Calgary in 2019, she’s relied on Calgary Transit to run errands, access city services, and meet with friends. But the limitations imposed by a ...