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rel="bookmark">#MeetMeDowntown at Evolution Wonderlounge</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-06-07T14:19:46-06:00">June 7, 2023</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-03-18T16:27:06-06:00">March 18, 2024</time></span> </div> </header> </article> <article id="post-24829" class="grid post-24829 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-meet-me-downtown category-community category-our-stories tag-meetmedowntown"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://transforming.edmonton.ca/meetmedowntown-at-seoul-fried-chicken/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"> <img width="640" height="349" src="https://transforming.edmonton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/SeoulFriedChicken_MeetMeDowntown_05232023-4-e1684872246658-640x349.jpg" class="attachment-feat-post-thumb size-feat-post-thumb wp-post-image" alt="#MeetMeDowntown at Seoul Fried Chicken" decoding="async" 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