When looking for a good place to raise a family, it's tough to argue with the medley of character and convenience offered up by the Northwest communities of Capitol Hill and Mount Pleasant.

Sitting on the northern side of 16 Ave. and bordered by Second and 19 streets N.W., the two historic communities have long provided Calgarians with an idyllic place to raise a family.

A Calgary developer is taking social media to a whole new level when it comes to condo living in the city.

Bucci Developments Ltd. is partnering with tech company bazinga! to introduce a new approach to connecting condo owners to each other and their homes starting with the developers Tribeca project in Mission.

For the second year, sites around Calgary are baring all in the name of promoting public interest in heritage and architecture.

The Doors Open concept has been making its way around the globe since the first event in France in 1984 with initial Canadian appearances in Toronto and Montreal. Last year's event in Calgary saw 16,500 visits with the support of more than 200 volunteers.

After significant flood damage, 57 kilometres of Calgary pathways — of the 93 affected — have been reopened in just over two months.

While progress has been made, the 36 remaining kilometres of about 25 sections of pathway will take time to repair due to environmental and landownership considerations.

In a report from Teranet, the Teranet-National Bank National Composite House Price Index increased to an all-time high in August.

"Though this was an acceleration from July, the 12-month gains in the five months ending in August were the smallest since November 2009," said the report.