The Sprawl connects Calgarians with their city through in-depth, curiosity-driven journalism. If you value independent local ...

The centrepiece of Smith's Green Line is a Grand Central Station north of the new Flames arena. The exact site hasn't been ...

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

History is an “unending dialogue between the present and the past.” Thus wrote E.H. Carr in his 1961 book What Is History? There is no single set of objective facts. Each observer of history brings a ...

The Sprawl has been experimenting with letterpress printing since 2023, when Meta blocked news from Facebook and Instagram in Canada. This inspired us to get a (rather small!) cast iron press. Since ...

KLASZUS: When Fort Calgary was established 150 years ago in 1875, there weren’t many trees here. For the most part, the only trees were huddled around the river. Today, the city is home to about seven ...

The Calgary Party Official Party The Calgary Party publicly launched in October 2024 with employment lawyer Brian Thiessen declaring his intention to run for mayor. Former Naheed Nenshi chief of staff ...

I called my dad and we quickly worked out a plan for replacing the broken piece. I loaded the press into the car and headed to Edmonton for emergency repairs. My dad made a new base, thicker and ...

Editor's note: The Sprawl is taking a pause until late September. You can read more about this here. It's rooted in one of our original (but forgotten!) principles: “In a world of noise, we embrace ...

Print a piece of local history—by hand!The Sprawl has been experimenting with letterpress printing since 2023, when Meta blocked news from Facebook and Instagram in Canada. At the time, I joked that ...

Places that are shared, but uniquely meaningful.The Sprawl connects Calgarians with their city through in-depth, curiosity-driven journalism. If you value independent local news, support our work so ...

Curious Calgary is a mini-comics series by Sam Hester that can be read online—and/or printed at home and folded into a zine! The entire comic fits onto a single page of 8 ½ by 11 paper. All you need ...