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Contributing Editors
Starting in this issue, we’ve assembled a team of expert writers and consultants to help us cover
every corner of the city — from arts and culture to business and design. Each of them brings deep
local knowledge and a sharp point of view.
Q: What excites you most about covering your beat in Edmonton?
TRACY HYATT
Food and Lifestyle
I'm intrigued to explore the
city through the lens of food
because so much of what
is written in these pages will
become Edmonton's recorded
history, reflecting our culinary
traditions, immigration pat-
terns and personal identities.
Tracy Hyatt is a freelance food
and travel writer and the
founder of the Curious Canada
newsletter
rich design history is exciting,
I am truly inspired by our
current wave of designers,
makers and craftspeople.
Danny Ross is an arts profes-
sional and business strategist,
sometimes "masquerading" as a
natural dye and textile designer
festivals, outdoor program-
ming and public art.
Michelle Deanne Schultz is
an art consultant, strategist
and curator focused on
contemporary art
MICHAEL HINGSTON
Culture
The complexity. Culture
encompasses everything from
literature to film to music to
sports — and I'm excited to
explore how Edmontonians
use these fields to understand
and interact with one another
and the city around us.
Michael Hingston is the author
of three books, co-publisher at
Hingston & Olsen and owner of
Porch Light Books
DANNY ROSS
Fashion and Design
Edmonton is fortunate to
have a variety of strong
college and university
programs in both fashion and
design. While Edmonton's
MICHELLE
DEANNE
SCHULTZ
Visual and Performing
Arts
I’m excited to share with
Edify’s readers the incredible
artists, programming and
institutions that are building
the kind of city that keeps
bringing me back. I always get
particularly excited for the
summertime when the arts
spill onto the streets through
SCOTT MESSENGER
Business and Health
I admire business owners
for their ability to identify a
need, their aptitude for
problem-solving, their
tolerance if not appetite for
risk and much more. Unable
to emulate any of that, I feel
that the next best thing is to
write about it.
Scott Messenger is the author of
Tapping the West, a book about
the development of Alberta’s
craft beer industry
From this
to that
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