Sunday's got legs—music, baseball, and a spelling bee

Morning. It's 13°C and climbing toward a solid summer day—UV's sitting at 6, so if you're outside for a while (especially midday), the sun's got teeth. You've got nearly 17 hours of daylight, so don't feel rushed if you're planning an evening thing. Sunset's just past 10 tonight, which means you can eat late and still catch a sunset walk after.

Weather-wise, you're golden. No rain in the forecast, no wind drama. The deep freeze is a distant memory.

On the sports side, there's baseball at Myshak Metro Ballpark this afternoon—Sylvan Lake Gulls are in town to take on the Energy City Cactus Rats at 12:05 PM if you want an easy midday outing. And if you were watching the Elks, rough news: they dropped their perfect record to the winless B.C. Lions in Week 5, which is the kind of upset that stings.

The Oil made a quiet move this week—Shakir Mukhamadullin signed a two-year deal with Edmonton at $1.17M cap hit. Not a splash headline, but it's the kind of roster building that happens when nobody's looking.

Locally, there's some heavier stuff in the news: Edmonton police are looking for footage related to a suspicious death investigation downtown, and an Alberta court more than doubled a sentence in a 1981 rape and robbery case. Worth knowing what's going on in your city.

If you're thinking dinner, KDays is coming up and they're pushing 50+ new food creations across the midway this year—if you want a preview of what carnival food looks like when someone's really trying, that's your signal. Closer to home, if you've never had a proper green onion cake, there are spots all over E-town making them flaky or pillowy depending on who's in the kitchen. Worth hunting one down if the mood hits.

For tonight, you've got options stacked up. Ziggy Marley's headlining at River Cree if live reggae sounds right. If you want comedy, Dedrick Flynn's at Rick Bronson's at 7:30 PM. And if you're in the mood for something theatrical, the Citadel's got the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee—it's a musical, so it's got heart and laughs in equal measure. Redferrin's also playing at Midway Music Hall at 7 if you want something more intimate.

With that sunset time and warm evening ahead, nothing says you have to pick just one thing. Early dinner, an outing, late drinks—Sunday's built for it.

Get out if you can. See you on the other side.