Raise your hands if you love the beauty and energy of fresh flowers. Raise them again if you love the experience of excellent coffee and fresh baked goods.

Those of you who raised your hands both times take note - Studio Bloom has opened the Wildflower Cafe inside their shop! The perfect place to cozy up on a brisk fall morning with a warm cup of java and a good book. Buy a new scarf, enjoy a fresh-baked pumpkin cream cheese swirl muffin and have a hand-tied bouquet ready for you when you're done.

Fall on 124 Street just got a little cozier! Check them out at studiobloom.ca

A compelling image of a city in the rain: colourful umbrellas, cozy lights reflected in puddles, open doors inviting passersby to enter. It’s a painting by Canadian artist Aleksandra, and it’s at West End Gallery as part of the Fall Gallery Walk, this coming weekend.

In fact, it’s the perfect image for this season’s Gallery Walk - don’t forget your umbrella! The weather forecast may be chilly and wet, but all eight participating galleries are within two short blocks, and they’ll warm you up, heart and soul, with their terrific art. Be sure to visit Scott Gallery, The Front Gallery, Udell Xhibitions, West End Gallery, Bearclaw Gallery, Bugera Matheson Gallery, Lando Gallery and Peter Robertson Gallery for all their special offerings this weekend.

Nestled away in a 1913 mansion on High Street is a taste of Italy.

Rated one of the most romantic restaurants in Canada by OpenTable, at Violino's Gastronomia Italiana you can enjoy a quiet diner for two with classic Italian food and excellent wine. Or, bring a group to one of their private dining rooms. Treat someone to a classy business lunch. And if we get-patio weather again this year, their west-facing verandah is a great place to while away an afternoon or evening.

Experience the spirit of fine Italian dining in the heart of Edmonton!

Strength. Stamina. Flexibility. Endurance. Co-ordination. Speed. Balance. Reflexes. Self-confidence.

All things we could probably use more of. All things you can improve with Karate training at Westmount Karate-Do & Kobudo Club Genbukai Canada. For 25 years, they have been bringing focus, discipline, self-defense and community to Edmontonians. They also teach Kobudo, the style that peasants in Okinawa learned six hundred years ago with their farm implements when the rulers took away their weapons.

You can attend once for free to see if it is right for you, and you can start taking classes at any time. Use the skills that have been developed over centuries to make your life better today.

Hungry? Need some comfort food on this chilly, snowy day?! You can never go wrong with noodles, and Nuovo Bistro Restaurant has your lunch or dinner plans covered. Warm deliciousness in a bowl! Have you been? What’s your favorite dish?!