The Sprawl connects Calgarians with their city through in-depth, curiosity-driven journalism. If you value independent local ...

A Better Calgary Party is the third and possibly final party to register (March 2025), describing itself as “common sense ...

Curious Calgary is a mini-comics series by Sam Hester that can be read online—and/or printed at home and folded into a zine. The entire comic fits onto a single page of 8 ½ by 11 paper. All you need ...

Sprawlcast is Calgary’s in-depth municipal podcast. Made in collaboration with CJSW 90.9 FM, it’s a show for curious Calgarians who want a deeper understanding of the city they call home. FRANCISCO ...

Sam Hester is a Calgary-based graphic recorder and longtime indie comics creator. Her recent TED Talk, How Comic Strips Create Better Health Care, has been viewed more than a million times. The Sprawl ...

But with a little help from others, they are restored and see the world anew. 'Tis the season for last-minute epiphanies, after all. So when Sam Hester emailed me on Monday to suggest a last-minute ...

The Sprawl connects Calgarians with their city through in-depth, curiosity-driven journalism. If you value independent local news, support our work so we can keep digging into municipal issues in the ...

The Sprawl connects Calgarians with their city through in-depth, curiosity-driven journalism. If you value independent local news, support our work so we can keep digging into municipal issues in the ...

The Sprawl’s pop-up press is an all-ages, kid-friendly letterpress experience—and an ongoing experiment in community engagement. It started in the summer of 2023, when Meta blocked all news on ...