Reddit pulse / page 4
Every post from Reddit, newest first.
someone shot heritage park photos on a 1930s camera. the images look wild — grain, fading, totally different from anything shot on modern film.
Gambling ads are everywhere in Calgary — radio, malls, bus stops, podcasts, digital billboards — and a Reddit user is asking why they're not regulated like smoking or cannabis ads. Young people are obsessed with the apps, and someone's worried about folks battling addiction getting hit constantly.
Someone posted photos of night lights at Victoria Park — downtown Calgary packed on a summer evening, full of people, restaurants glowing, the city buzzing.
A bunch of bikes showed up on 11th Avenue and nobody knows why. Locals are asking — if you've got the answer, someone on Reddit's looking.
You've got limited time to grab a mail-in ballot for the referendum — way faster than dealing with early voting or election day lineups.
Run for the Cure is coming up October 4. Get signed up if you want to participate.
Someone went to Jayman's show homes event last weekend in SE Calgary and said it was surreal — name tags, small groups herded into an Oscar-themed presentation room, then escorted to homes with dozens of sales staff in matching suits and headsets stationed outside each unit. Felt less like a house tour and more like a sales operation.
Calgary Transit's tracking app is down and has been for several days — you now have to guess when your bus arrives instead of checking live updates. The city and transit haven't explained why or when it'll be back.
CPS Gun Violence Enforcement Team seized several weapons including handguns, a 3D-printed gun, 3D-printed silencer and 3D printer. Three men facing 20 charges, some allegedly violating release or firearms prohibition orders. Also charged two men after woman was trapped inside portable washroom when they tipped it over in July—she was hospitalized after exposure to waste.
Someone spotted a beautiful bastard of a cat on a pole near Kerby Station on the way to work and posted to spread awareness. No details on whether the cat needs help.
Two Spaniards living in London built the UK's first-ever national padel team and competed at the World Padel Championship held in Calgary in August 2008. Padel was practically unknown in Canada and the UK back then—the entire UK had only five courts. Today it's booming everywhere.
A truck hauling a trailer went sideways across all lanes of NB Deerfoot just past 17th Avenue Friday evening, backing up traffic. Avoid the area if you can.
High River's International Balloon Festival kicks off Friday, the Cutting Horse Futurity starts at Nutrien Western Event Centre, and the Calgary Fall Home Show opens at Stampede Park. Lougheed House opens its History of Halloween exhibit Friday too.
Theo, six, showed quick thinking that helped stop a potentially deadly fire. Calgary Council recognized the boy and his parents at City Hall. Calgary is proud of you, Theo.
A seven-year regular at Alberta Ballet is frustrated with the artistic direction after seeing Romeo & Juliet and Giselle this season — says the dancers are skilled but the choreography feels cold, with too much miming and not enough dancing.
Two new car dealerships are going up on the corner of Sherwood Blvd and Sarcee Trail in the NW, but nobody knows yet which brands are moving in.
The Co-op grocery store near the Hamptons closed a few months ago. New store going in at the same spot and the exterior colours look like Freshco. Someone's asking if anyone has details on when it opens or if it's definitely a Freshco.
Person asking if anyone's seen Claussen pickles anywhere in Calgary or Alberta since the pandemic. Says they're really missing them — sounds like they've disappeared from stores completely.
Person asking locals where they might find bur oak acorns lying around — checked Memorial Drive and nearby parks so far but wants to know other spots. Could be planning something seasonal.
Someone posted on Reddit about a near-miss on Harvest Hills Road — kids on bikes suddenly swerving into the opposite lane. Driver slammed brakes, kid swerved away at the last second. Says it's a trend that's been happening and someone needs to do something before kids get seriously hurt.
