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If learning new culinary techniques was on your list of New Year's resolutions, you're going to want to check out the Exchange District Cooking Club. Bring an Exchange District chef into your kitchen to coach you through cooking your favourite local dishes!

Let it snow (please)!

Despite the pandemic there were no bogus journeys for our two intrepid Tourism Winnipeg hosts. Let's take a look back at Cody and Sarah's adventures to Winnipeg's top attractions, hotels and outdoor events we enjoyed this summer.

2020's drinks were sipped while socially distanced, taught over TikTok how-tos, and creatively crafted to pair with our fourth Zoom call on a Friday night. We're giving a cheers to the best drinks we drank this year.

Thirty Days of Gift Giving Today we’re giving away a $100 gift card to The Forks! To enter, tell us in the comments about your favourite local purchases this year. We’ll draw a winner on Monday, Dec. 14. ... Let’s show our love for local businesses and spread some cheer this holiday season! We’ll be giving away gift cards and gift boxes from over 30 local Winnipeg businesses over 30 days.

Thirty Days of Gift Giving Today we’re giving away a $50 gift card to Toad Hall Toys! To enter, tell us your favourite Winnipeg store or maker in the comments below. We’ll draw a winner on Thursday, Dec. 10. ... Let’s show our love for local businesses and spread some cheer this holiday season! We’ll be giving away gift cards and gift boxes from over 30 local Winnipeg businesses over 30 days.

Local gift ideas! Visit museums, incredible art exhibits and the zoo year-round with the gift of memberships to Winnipeg's best attractions.

Thirty Days of Gift Giving Let's spread some cheer by nominating someone who deserves to treat themselves this time of year. Please tag someone in the comments below that you think deserves to win a $100 basket from The Good Box Gifts. Nominations will run all week and we'll draw a winner on Friday, December 11.... Let’s show our love for local businesses and spread some cheer this holiday season! We’ll be giving away gift cards and gift boxes from over 30 local Winnipeg businesses over 30 days.

Winnipeg is lit! (And this new website will show you exactly where).

While opening a restaurant during this phase of the pandemic surely isn't what they had in mind, these new spots are making a most-successful go of it. Below, you’ll find four new picks to pick through this holiday season.

Our third instalment for the November month of carbs so we can eat our feelings via takeout during Code Red is here! Here are 10 of our favourite pasta dishes/places in the city, so many of which are making the dough in-house just like nonna!

Thirty Days of Gift Giving Let's give a big thank-you to our frontline and essential workers. Please nominate an essential worker in the comments below that you think deserves to win a $100 gift basket from FetchLocal. Nominations will run all week and we'll draw a winner on Friday, November 27. ... Let’s show our love for local businesses and spread some cheer this holiday season! We’ll be giving away gift cards and gift boxes from over 30 local Winnipeg businesses over 30 days.

Thirty Days of Gift Giving Today we’re giving away a $50 gift card to Kite and Kaboodle! To enter, tell us about your favourite local store or maker in the comments below (don’t forget to tag them so they can see!) and we’ll draw a winner on Wednesday, November 18. Let’s show our love for local businesses and spread some cheer this holiday season! We’ll be giving away gift cards and gift boxes from over 30 local Winnipeg businesses over 30 days.

The holidays may look different this year, but there are still so many ways to show your loved ones you’re thinking of them. The gift of being outdoors is more than just a gift it’s a promise to spend time together when we're able to again. Making memories tobogganing or catching your first fish through the ice are just a few of the ways you can connect with one another. Check out FortWhyte Alive’s Get Outside Gift Guide for more ideas this holiday season.... www.fortwhyte.org/the-get-outside-gift-guide

Take a sneak peek of the Winnipeg Art Gallery's Qaumajuq (formerly known as the Inuit Art Centre) with WAG director and CEO Dr. Stephen Borys. This "165,000 sq. ft. cultural campus" as Borys describes it, looks amazing and we can't wait for it to open in a few months' time.

You can still have an incredible holiday shopping experience browsing local shops from the comfort of your own home. Local businesses are here for us this season, and in return we'll be here for them. Support local at https://www.hereforitwpg.com

This year, holiday markets just aren’t possible. While many have been cancelled completely, others are going online. Here's where you can shop locally and virtually.

Are you teaching your child from home this year? FortWhyte Alive wants to help with their Student Forest Immersion program. Research shows that getting your child outdoors promotes healthy development and a safe learning environment. In Student Forest Immersion, students grades K-6 spend once a week outdoors gaining valuable learning experiences linked with the school curriculum, all while connecting with nature. The next session starts November 6. Spots are limited.... Register at fortwhyte.org/student-forest-immersion

Need weekend plans? Imagine yourself staying in a serene, sunlit guest room with fast Wi-Fi, a private balcony and heated bathroom floors at Delta Hotels by Marriott Winnipeg. Then, head next door and visit Imagine Van Gogh to... take in the larger than life works of art. Book now: www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ywgdw-delta-hotels-winnipeg/

CBC Radio's "Winnipeg Famous" podcast is a love letter to this city. We interview host/producer/creator Bridget Forbes on what makes Winnipeg such fertile ground for fascinating characters.

ICYMI: The Filipino culinary festival Food Trip Market has a new robust restaurant that rocks out countless Pinoy dishes, all courtesy of several distinct food vendors and it's all available for delivery and pick-up. Watch chef Dexter Manalo of Lovers in Pares, alongside chef Edmond Madriaga of Fishball King, make an updated version of pares with bone marrow at Foodtrip Kitchen! #saveMBrestaurants

Join vloggers He Goes She Goes on a new tour of the Exchange District where they check out sights like The Amsterdam Tea Room and Bar, Lark, Patent 5 Distillery, Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art Gallery, and Nonsuch Brewing Co. while staying at Mere Hotel.

This week's Manitoba leg of the Great Kitchen Party looks different this year, but you can still taste dishes from the competing chefs! Book your ticket now for a 3-course meal on October 30 which you can enjoy while watching the online show, featuring 20+ JUNO award-winning musicians & special guests curated by Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy. The competing chefs are:... Chef Brent Genyk of Harth Mozza & Wine Bar Chef Denise Friesen of Denise Et Jean-Louis Catering Chef Fabrizio Rossi of De Luca's Chef Matthew Neufeld of Prairie Kitchen Catering The chef's menus, tickets, and more info are available below.

Now more than ever we are spending time at home. These Winnipeg makers will be a welcome addition to your home this holiday season.

Local businesses are here for us, and in return we'll be here for them, so that they are here to stay. It's gonna be alright. Support local at www.hereforitwpg.com

In the restaurant and retail world, everything we once knew has changed. Here are just a few of so many local businesses that continue to get creative during this time.

The grand reopening of the Gallery Shop at the Winnipeg Art Gallery is Saturday, October 17! The annual Cape Dorset Print Sale launches the same day at 10am. Shop unique, handmade pieces from Manitoban and Canadian artists and view the first major space transformation in the lead-up to the opening of the Inuit Art Centre, designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture with Cibinel Architecture.... With two walls of glass that extend to both the Gallery and Memorial Boulevard, the Gallery Shop opens the WAG up like never before. You can now access the Shop direct from the street, or along with your visit to the Gallery. Gallery Shop Hours Resume October 18: Tuesday-Sunday, 11am-5pm. Learn more here and get ready to enjoy the expanded Gallery Shop! www.wag.ca/visit/shop-wag/

Breweries, bakeries, brunching, markets and more! Winnipeg has all your tastes covered this season. Embarking on a culinary adventure? We’re here for it: https://www.hereforitwpg.com/

Let's buy local. There has never been a more crucial time to support local and Winnipeg has so many diverse options that will help you check off that shopping list for the fast-approaching holiday season.

Each day Aroma Bistro creates over 1000 irresistible wontons. See how their dishes fuse Western technique as learned during their stints at Red River College's culinary school with flavours from their Chinese home cities when it comes to these highly-rated wontons.

Our Here for It hosts Sarah and Cody get vertical at the all-new 5-star The Hive Climbing - Winnipeg, Winnipeg's first bouldering-only facility. Find out how you can have a safe and fun climbing adventure in our latest video. Learn more at www.hereforitwpg.com!

Join International Indigenous hoop dancer & fancy shawl dancer, entrepreneur, travel/lifestyle blogger, mentor, speaker & community advocate Shanley Spencer on a weekend tour of Winnipeg. It includes stops at Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art Gallery, Manitoba Museum, Exchange District Business Improvement Zone, Roughage Eatery, Juneberry, A Maze In Corn Manitoba and so many more!

PSA: PSL has become a corporate shill, and you best not climb that played out hill. So on that note, check out our new article that features so many local businesses making good with gourds - from pies, to beer, to shakes & fried chicken sandwiches.

This brand-new article in Harper's Bazaar features numerous influential Indigenous designers from around the world - including Andréanne Mulaire Dandeneau of Anne Mulaire Designs.

In the latest video of our Here For It series, Cody, Sarah and their friend Darwin the dog visit The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa & Conference Centre to discover just how much there is to see and do. For everything to see and do in Winnipeg this fall, go to www.hereforitwpg.com.

While it might be a week late for National Daughter's Day, we promise you this charming new article on mom-daughter ran businesses will more than make up for it.

Our Here for It hosts, Cody and Sarah, take in some scares and other surprises at Winnipeg's premier Halloween event - Heebie Jeebies! This year, the event features four fun and terrifying mazes sprawled across 70,000 sq. ft. of space. They've also made several changes to ensure that everyone has a safe and fun time including, timed ticketing, expanded food truck offerings, 40 feet of distance between groups in the mazes and more. Learn more at www.heebie-jeebies.ca and visit www.hereforitwpg.com for everything to see and do this fall and winter in Winnipeg.

The grand reopening of the Gallery Shop at the Winnipeg Art Gallery is Saturday, October 17! The annual Cape Dorset Print Sale launches the same day at 10am. Shop unique, handmade pieces from Manitoban and Canadian artists and view the first major space transformation in the lead-up to the opening of the Inuit Art Centre, designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture with Cibinel Architecture.... With two walls of glass that extend to both the Gallery and Memorial Boulevard, the Gallery Shop opens the WAG up like never before. You can now access the Shop direct from the street, or along with your visit to the Gallery. Gallery Shop Hours Resume October 18: Tuesday-Sunday, 11am-5pm. Learn more here and get ready to enjoy the expanded Gallery Shop! www.wag.ca/visit/shop-wag/

One of the Exchange Districts most celebrated restaurants has reopened with a cool, new Miami-inspired design. deer + almond is focused on making simple things great - and we're here for it!

Explore Winnipeg and learn more about the art that makes our city so vibrant! Winnipeg Arts Council has just released a new mobile app offering an interactive guide to public art found in parks, along trails and on city streets. Get the app: winnipegarts.ca/PublicArtWorksApp

The season of migration is taking flight at FortWhyte Alive! Take some time on a crisp autumn evening to experience the magic of fall migration. Watch as the sun slowly disappears below the horizon and geese begin landing at sunset in a stunning display. Now featuring weekend concessions, distanced seating on cosy hay bales, and limited tickets to make every experience an intimate one. Generously sponsored by Cambrian Credit Union.... Tickets at fortwhyte.org/sunset-goose-flights