Avenue articles I wrote

I’m now a full time staffer at Avenue magazine (Edmonton), positioned as assistant editor. Excuse me, I mean Assistant Editor. I wanted to share some of my articles with those of you who are regularly keeping up with my endeavors, I mean, stalking me. That’s okay, I’m probably stalking you too.

Wish You Were Here

Edmonton’s hotels are coming up short in what they offer visitors who are disabled

Put yourself in a disabled person’s travelling shoes for a moment. You’ve just flown into Edmonton. At the arrival gate and on the DATS bus, helpful personnel give you an extra hand.

But at your hotel, the city seems less welcoming. When you were booking a room, there weren’t that many places to choose from that were accessible for your disability. Those with the most to offer put you over-budget. Availability was also at a premium; most hotels had just one or two rooms equipped as “accessible.” You booked the best you could afford.

Erotic Exercise?

Actually, pole dancing has become a popular form of high-intensity toning

When I told people I was off to take a pole dancing class, they expected me to leave the house in glass heels and return with a tub of toonies, not knowing that at the studio where I was headed, the women wear yoga clothes and the only refreshment is water.

Triple Threat

As an actress, singer and film producer, Cara Albo shows confidence onstage and in the boardroom by wearing classic cuts and vintage clothing

Cara Albo was still shy of her 19th birthday when the Edmonton-based actress and singer gained yet another title: executive producer. To get this title, Albo raised $3 million for locally based skyline motion Pictures Inc., to fund Cat’s Cradle, a feature film about a pop singer on the brink of a Britney spears-like breakdown, in which Albo also played the lead role.

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