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Calgary's Grace Presbyterian celebrates its 100th anniversary

Friday, May 25, 2012 - 20:44

CALGARY — A sanctuary for the city's richest and poorest, a sandstone church in Calgary's Beltline celebrates its 100th anniversary this weekend. Grace Presbyterian has served prominent families from Bell and Gunn to Mannix, Rozsa and Snowdon.

Corporate Calgary in mood to party again for the Stampede

Friday, May 25, 2012 - 17:01

“You can tell oil is back in Calgary,” says a smiling Rob Swiderski, owner-operator of the Craft Beer Market in the Beltline. And that bodes well for establishments throughout the city as they gear up for the annual Stampede corporate party season.

Brittany Mahingen handed 5-year jail term for killing mother in drunken fight

Friday, May 25, 2012 - 16:19

A young Calgary woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for killing her mother in a drunken fight. Brittany Mahingen, 20, was convicted of manslaughter by a jury earlier this month for fatally attacking her mother, Leanne.

Corporate Calgary in mood to party again for the Stampede

Friday, May 25, 2012 - 16:19

CALGARY — “You can tell oil is back in Calgary,” smiles Rob Swiderski, owner-operator of the Craft Beer Market in the Beltline. And that bodes well for establishments throughout the city as they gear up for the annual Stampede corporate party season.

Brittany Mahingen handed 5-year jail term for killing mother in drunken fight

Friday, May 25, 2012 - 12:03

A young Calgary woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for killing her mother in a drunken fight. Brittany Mahingen, 20, was convicted of manslaughter by a jury earlier this month for fatally attacking her mother, Leanne. The pair were babysitting a relative’s 18-month-old son in a Beltline apartment when the fight occurred in November 2010.

Daughter sentenced to five years for killing Calgary mom

Friday, May 25, 2012 - 11:46

Hall said Mahingen's attack on her mother, Leanne, in a Beltline area apartment was more than fisticuffs gone wrong. "This was not a consensual fight, but rather a beating by you of your mother," he said. A jury earlier convicted Mahingen of ...

Police investigate after Forest Lawn woman discovers man's body in truck

Friday, May 25, 2012 - 09:11

It is the second case in as many days for the homicide unit after being called on Thursday to investigate a serious assault in the Beltline. Smassinon@calgaryherald.com Calgary police are investigating a suspicious death after a man's body was found in ...

Serious assault in SW

Friday, May 25, 2012 - 03:02

By Nadia Moharib ,Calgary Sun Police say a man left for dead in the middle of a Beltline street may have been the victim of a random attack, possibly ambushed as he walked home with groceries. Unless they have a chance to talk to the man, ...

Serious assault in SW

Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 22:29

By Nadia Moharib ,Calgary Sun Witnesses say a man found lying on a Beltline street was so badly injured he was beyond recognition. And police believe the man — who wasn't far from home — may have been targeted in a random attack, Staff Sgt. Mike ...

Homicide unit investigating after attacker beats man, flees downtown scene

Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 10:03

SEE MORE PHOTOS FROM THE SCENE HERE The Calgary police homicide unit has been called in to help in the investigation after a man suffered serious and life-threatening injuries after an assault. Police closed several Beltline roads to vehicle and ...

Beltline attack leaves man critically injured

Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 10:03

Police are investigating after a man was attacked in the Beltline area late Wednesday. (CBC) A Calgary man is in hospital in critical life-threatening condition after he was attacked in the Beltline area late Wednesday night. He was assaulted by three ...

Homicide unit investigating after attacker beats man, flees downtown scene (with photos)

Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 12:01

The Calgary police homicide unit has been called in to help in the investigation after a man suffered serious and life-threatening injuries after an assault. Police closed several Beltline roads to vehicle and pedestrian traffic Wednesday night to hunt for someone who assaulted a male, leaving him with injuries to his head and face.

Beltline attack leaves man critically injured

Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 08:48

A Calgary man is in hospital in critical life-threatening condition after he was attacked in the Beltline area late Wednesday night. He was assaulted by three men in the middle of the road in the 1500 block of Sixth Street SW, police said.

Beltline attack leaves man critically injured

Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 17:36

A Calgary man remains in hospital in critical life-threatening condition after he was attacked in the Beltline area late Wednesday night.

Male rushed to hospital after attack in Beltline

Thursday, May 24, 2012 - 00:25

CALGARY — Police closed several Beltline roads to vehicle and pedestrian traffic Wednesday night to hunt for someone who assaulted a male, leaving him with serious injuries to his head and face. The assault happened around 11 pm in the 1500 block of ...

Beltline company specializes in contemporary furniture

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 - 12:01

CALGARY — Maddy Kelly describes Domicile Interiors as an "enigma." It's "because we look like a retail store from the outside, but we're actually a retail showroom," says Kelly, owner of the company that has been in business since 1998.

Aspiring police officer saves Calgary mother and children from gas station ...

Monday, May 21, 2012 - 16:09

CALGARY — Mike Francis didn't need to think twice Sunday before running toward a gas station where a minivan had plowed into a pump and sparked a blaze in Calgary's busy Beltline. “I made the decision to pull a U-turn, go back and make sure everyone ...

Crews battle Calgary gas station fire after explosion

Monday, May 21, 2012 - 12:11

See Herald photographer and reader photos of the fire CALGARY — Mike Francis didn't need to think twice Sunday before running toward a gas station where a minivan had plowed into a pump and sparked a blaze in Calgary's busy Beltline.

Fire sparked after car slams into gas pump in Calgary's Beltline

Monday, May 21, 2012 - 12:11

By Katie Schneider , Dave Dormer ,Calgary Sun Mike Francis didn't think he'd start his Sunday putting his life on the line. But that's just what he did after a women plowed her van into a gas station pump in the Beltline, causing it to burst into ...

PRISM Developments breaks ground on new green building in Beltline

Monday, May 21, 2012 - 07:11

PRISM Developments has broken ground on the first LEED Gold candidate building in the Beltline district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada christened 11th Avenue Place. The facility will cover an area of more than 200000 square feet encompassing ten floors.

Domicile Interiors furnishing Calgary homes and businesses

Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 17:07

The company today has nine employees and is in 5200 square feet of space in the Beltline district. It works with architects and interior designers primarily and the public specifically. Prior to Domicile Interiors, Kelly had a little store in Inglewood ...

Fire sparked after car slams into gas pump in Calgary's Beltline

Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 17:07

CALGARY - Mike Francis didn't think he'd start his Sunday being hailed a hero. But that's just what he was after a women plowed her van into a gas station pump in the Beltline, causing it to burst into flames about 11 am. Francis, 23, a security guard ...

Fire sparked after car slams into gas pump in Calgary's Beltline

Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 15:36

By Katie Schneider , Dave Dormer ,Calgary Sun Security guard, Mike Francis, was first after a women drove her van into one of the pumps at a Shell gas ...

Fire sparked after car slams into gas pump in Calgary's Beltline

Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 14:15

By Katie Schneider ,Calgary Sun Fire and police are on scene of a car fire at a gas station where a witness says the driver her a van slammed into a gas ...

Crews battle Calgary gas station fire after explosion

Monday, May 21, 2012 - 06:25

Fire crews are at the scene of a gas station in Calgary’s busy Beltline area after a minivan struck a gas pump, which started a fire and small explosion. The van struck the pump around 10:48 a.m. at the Shell station on 17th Avenue and 5th Street S.W., said duty inspector Darren Cave.