Edmonton Notes for 2/27/2010

Here are my weekly Edmonton notes:

• Fantastic post from Sharon – Edmonton’s Downtown Dining Week: Stagnant and Uninspired?
• Here is Avenue Edmonton’s 25 Best Things to Eat in Edmonton.
• The Edmonton Arena District, Katz’s organization supporting his arena vision, launched a website this week annoyingly named Revitalize Downtown. Also on the topic of Katz, check out this picture.
• Planning Academy starts again on March 2nd. It’s a great way to learn more about land use planning, urban design, and transportation.
• City Council’s expense reports for 2009 are now available.
• The City’s emergency office is embracing social media.
• Local startup Empire Avenue launched this week. Brittney has a good write-up of the site here.
• The deadline for filing complaints on 2010 property assessments is March 5.
• Edmonton International Airport is on the shortlist for international recognition at World Routes 2010 in Vancouver.
• The City is launching a temporary “wheeled recreation” site this summer near the Stanley Milner library.
• Edmonton Stories launched a redesigned website this week. I wrote about what’s next for the program here.
• Good post from Xanthe on Pecha Kucha – The Sound of Chit Chat.
• You can now get RSS and iCal notifications on road and traffic updates!
• Edmonton’s Municipal Development Plan, The Way We Grow, passed second reading this week.
• Launch Party Edmonton takes place on March 3 (on ShareEdmonton).
• Also taking place March 3 is Edmonton Foodie Meetup 3 (on ShareEdmonton).