I’m having apostrophe angst. Oh, it’s not because I’m not sure if I need one or not — it’s because I’ve seen several that shouldn’t be there. On my drive to work there’s a billboard I often glance at. The most recent artwork is promoting a radio station that plays music from the 80s and 90s. Alas, whoever approved the design of the billboard overlooked the errant apostrophes… ...

We’re proud of Edmonton. We’re proud of this city’s incredible year-round festivals, amazing places to dine and drink, a state-of-the-art arena that will welcome our Oilers this fall, and a new world-class museum on the horizon. We’re especially proud of our growing arts community and our long-term collaborative relationship with Edmonton-based not-for-profit groups such as Citie Ballet and the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts. ...

Odvodians broke bread, drank wine, played a round of musical chairs and then stood-up at the Here’s Nina event. Why? Because we support the ability of those with disability to create art. Congratulations to the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts (The Nina — pronounced nine-ah) for another amazing evening. Now in it’s second year, Here’s Nina! is a night that celebrates and supports all of the incredible talent that flows out of this inspiring organization. ...

Congratulations to Bon Ton Bakery’s new renovation and complete makeover. After a lot of hard work and many long hours spent dreaming of how to improve on something that’s already obsessively good, they’ve exceeded all expectation! Everything from the logo to the storefront, and every square inch of retail space has been renovated and redesigned. Even the parking lot got a facelift. ...

The semicolon is one of the most misused and misunderstood pieces of punctuation in the English language. This confusion is one of the reasons why it’s slowly being phased out of the grammar toolbox. If not for the 😉 emoji, the semicolon might disappear altogether. Unlike a comma (or a period), it links statements together that are closely related but are not part of the same subject in a sentence. ...