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Vancouver’s drive-throughs leave car captives wanting more

Vancouver’s drive-throughs leave car captives wanting more

By Pieta Woolley | January 10, 2012
While Vancouver’s food-truck initiative has given more options to pedestrians, those stuck in their cars still have only fast-food fare to choose from.
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Where to watch the game in Vancouver: sports lounges with good food

Where to watch the game in Vancouver: sports lounges with good food

By Pieta Woolley | November 16, 2011
When Langley athlete Thea Cheyne goes out to watch the Canucks, FIFA, or football, she likes the grub at places like Falconetti's East Side Grill.
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Go wild with your own Thanksgiving harvest

Go wild with your own Thanksgiving harvest

By Pieta Woolley | September 29, 2011
This October, Amanda Swinimer will wear a wetsuit to “shop” for Thanksgiving dinner.
Best of Vancouver 2011 communities: Gastown keeps on changing

Best of Vancouver 2011 communities: Gastown keeps on changing

By Pieta Woolley | September 22, 2011
The neighbourhood reinvents itself again with indie faves and monied residents.
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B.C. school curriculum ignores labour history

B.C. school curriculum ignores labour history

By Pieta Woolley | August 18, 2011
Labour history—even general information about the purpose of the labour movement—is still missing from B.C. classrooms.
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Save On Meats fits right back into the neighbourhood

Save On Meats fits right back into the neighbourhood

By Pieta Woolley | August 10, 2011
The newly opened Save On Meats building is a four-storey madhouse.
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At Edible Canada, it's an oasis of tastiness

At Edible Canada, it's an oasis of tastiness

By Pieta Woolley | August 4, 2011
At sunset on a recent Sunday night, two couples were engrossed in an argument on the patio at Granville Island’s newest restaurant.
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Young volunteers create exciting summers

Young volunteers create exciting summers

By Pieta Woolley | June 16, 2011
Today’s volunteers—young people included—bring their own passion and skills.
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At Wally's Burgers, retro tastes right

At Wally's Burgers, retro tastes right

By Pieta Woolley | June 15, 2011
As much as it’s been repeatedly sold, changed, rundown, lost in a sea of competition, and finally leased out of existence in 2008, Vancouver hasn’t let go of this working-class burger joint.
Vancouver's new food trucks off to a fabulously tasty start

Vancouver's new food trucks off to a fabulously tasty start

By Pieta Woolley | May 18, 2011
All four new food vendors I sampled recently offer superlative eats. A year of maturity looks good on Vancouver’s foray into the post hot-dog-only street-food scene.
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The Greatest Movie Ever Sold's Morgan Spurlock is a brand of his own

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold's Morgan Spurlock is a brand of his own

By Pieta Woolley | May 5, 2011
Don’t do what I did. That’s the message Morgan Spurlock is sending to young documentarians who see The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.
In a new spot, our old pal Jim's is still slickity

In a new spot, our old pal Jim's is still slickity

By Pieta Woolley | May 4, 2011
Iconic restaurant continues to draw in the crowds.
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It's not always easy for high-school students to make the grade in B.C.

It's not always easy for high-school students to make the grade in B.C.

By Pieta Woolley | April 14, 2011
At just 17, Rahul Walia already knows he wants to be a doctor.
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Welcome to the education chat room

Welcome to the education chat room

By Pieta Woolley | April 14, 2011
Some cutting-edge educators are using their students’ obsession to redirect attention back into the classroom—with impressive results.
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom: how actor Julia Stone was discovered

The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom: how actor Julia Stone was discovered

By Pieta Woolley | April 8, 2011
Writer-director Tara Johns told the Straight how she discovered Vancouver actor Julia Stone.
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Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth gets to the heart of filmmaking

Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth gets to the heart of filmmaking

By Pieta Woolley | April 6, 2011
Filmmaking teaches empathy, a vital yet often neglected value among western children. That’s what director Mark Cousins believes.
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom director Tara Johns explores female authenticity

The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom director Tara Johns explores female authenticity

By Pieta Woolley | April 5, 2011
This former Vancouverite's feature film debut is a coming-of-age tale about an 11-year-old who sets out to find her real mom.
As times change, so do Vancouver's Chinese restaurants

As times change, so do Vancouver's Chinese restaurants

By Pieta Woolley | March 31, 2011
Trevor Lee’s parents warned him against opening a restaurant.
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Uncovering fine dining’s gender divide in Vancouver

Uncovering fine dining’s gender divide in Vancouver

By Pieta Woolley | March 24, 2011
There’s a kind of Bermuda Triangle for female chefs between culinary school and the top of the industry. But why?
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Young chef Andrea Potter opts out of the kitchen

Young chef Andrea Potter opts out of the kitchen

By Pieta Woolley | March 24, 2011
Chef Andrea Potter is just 26 and has already dropped out of the race to the top of the fine-dining world.
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Social media teachers, students learn together at universities in Vancouver

Social media teachers, students learn together at universities in Vancouver

By Pieta Woolley | March 22, 2011
Postsecondary institutions are hungry for Web 2.0 experts like Alexandra Samuel, director of the Emily Carr University of Art and Design’s Social and Interactive Media Centre.
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Vancouver's young, independent butchers defy the meat-cutter stereotypes

Vancouver's young, independent butchers defy the meat-cutter stereotypes

By Pieta Woolley | March 1, 2011
Locally, at least four young men are newly at the helm of independent butcher shops—a trend that reimagines the role of the butcher.
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Red Wagon diner rides on quality in Vancouver

Red Wagon diner rides on quality in Vancouver

By Pieta Woolley | February 16, 2011
Red Wagon is a diner, full stop. Unlike other revisionist salutes to lunch counters past, the room is not all fancied up, thank God.
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Marriage fraudsters break hearts, ruin lives

Marriage fraudsters break hearts, ruin lives

By Pieta Woolley | February 10, 2011
Love, as an international commodity, can stink. Badly.
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Advocates push for school lunch program funding in B.C.

Advocates push for school lunch program funding in B.C.

By Pieta Woolley | January 18, 2011
As poverty pockets spread across the city, so should school food programs.
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Raising film funds turns DIY

Raising film funds turns DIY

By Pieta Woolley | December 23, 2010
Funding for Canadian films can be hard to come by, but an increasing number of productions are raising money independently.
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Have yourself a merry little DIY holiday spread

Have yourself a merry little DIY holiday spread

By Pieta Woolley | December 8, 2010
For those who cringe at the thought of an entire DIY party, even the notoriously wallet-destroying cheese tray can be made cheaper—and fresher—with some thoughtfulness.
Take this job and fix it

Take this job and fix it

By Pieta Woolley | November 25, 2010
Some Gen-Yers are using unions to fight for better work. But outside the inner circle, B.C. youth-labour prospects seem grim.
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Lights, camera, activism at the Vancouver Amnesty International Film Festival

Lights, camera, activism at the Vancouver Amnesty International Film Festival

By Pieta Woolley | November 17, 2010
The goal of inspiring profound change lies at the heart of the 15th annual Vancouver Amnesty International Film Festival.
Vancouver's new food venders keep on truckin’, rain or shine

Vancouver's new food venders keep on truckin’, rain or shine

By Pieta Woolley | November 9, 2010
As the rain persists, some carts may have to turn up the volume on the showmanship, or introduce other tactics.
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Romer's reinvents the burger in Vancouver

Romer's reinvents the burger in Vancouver

By Pieta Woolley | November 1, 2010
Before I ate at Romer’s Burger Bar, I equated a tantalizing burger with something sloppy. The Rodeo Star burger at Romer’s was my education, and at $11, the cheapest tuition I’ve ever paid.
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Students south of the Fraser River facing education gap

Students south of the Fraser River facing education gap

By Pieta Woolley | October 28, 2010
There aren’t enough schools for all those young people living south of the Fraser.
Antiperspirants can’t repel toxic concerns

Antiperspirants can’t repel toxic concerns

By Pieta Woolley | October 21, 2010
Trying to pin down the toxicity of your average pit stick is mind-boggling.
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UBC researchers put aluminum under the microscope

By Pieta Woolley | October 21, 2010
Neuroscientists Chris Shaw and Lucija Tomljenovic may have discovered something awful—and useful.
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Vancouver chefs share their top turkey tips

Vancouver chefs share their top turkey tips

By Pieta Woolley | October 5, 2010
For your average home cook, taking on a traditional Thanksgiving dinner can be a recipe for disaster.
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VIFF 2010: Into the Wind: A Celebration of Terry Fox looks behind the spotlight

VIFF 2010: Into the Wind: A Celebration of Terry Fox looks behind the spotlight

By Pieta Woolley | September 23, 2010
No one has heard of Doug Alward, who was Terry Fox’s most devoted friend.
Best of Vancouver 2010 communities: Athletes to artists, the disabled find their turf

Best of Vancouver 2010 communities: Athletes to artists, the disabled find their turf

By Pieta Woolley | September 23, 2010
With one in seven adult Canadians reporting a disability, according to Statistics Canada, there is no single disabled community.
Do Vancouver tourist attractions like Science World and the aquarium educate kids?

Do Vancouver tourist attractions like Science World and the aquarium educate kids?

By Pieta Woolley | August 19, 2010
Many attractions where education is a core mandate are light on resources to help nonexpert parents lead their kids.
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Tuck into these Vancouver street eats

Tuck into these Vancouver street eats

By Pieta Woolley | August 18, 2010
The key for the new mobile venders will be to either directly compete or distinguish themselves from the flashy night market stalls and provide something Vancouverites can’t get from restaurant takeout.
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Hip Acme Cafe is a diner novelty on Hastings

Hip Acme Cafe is a diner novelty on Hastings

By Pieta Woolley | July 27, 2010
This is a 21st-century take on art deco—no authentic East Hastings lunch counter ever looked like this.
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Breaking the gym class rut

Breaking the gym class rut

By Pieta Woolley | July 22, 2010
The million-dollar question is this: how can bureaucrats and politicians make an increasingly inactive and overweight teenage population snap out of it?
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Vegetarians grill themselves some barbecue love

Vegetarians grill themselves some barbecue love

By Pieta Woolley | June 22, 2010
Tofu dogs, veggie burgers, assorted chopped vegetables and tofu on a skewer—for many, these are not meals fit for a sensuous summer’s eve.
Vancouver fire pits ignite controversy

Vancouver fire pits ignite controversy

By Pieta Woolley | June 17, 2010
Across Metro Vancouver’s myriad open-fire regulations, it seems no strategy has been able to dampen urbanites’ desire for fire.
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Go fish for dinner in Vancouver's urban waters

Go fish for dinner in Vancouver's urban waters

By Pieta Woolley | June 17, 2010
In the context of a renewed interest in urban agriculture, locally grown food, and DIY production, fishing within the city limits could see a comeback.
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After 50 years, the birth-control pill battle goes on

After 50 years, the birth-control pill battle goes on

By Pieta Woolley | May 6, 2010
Canada is hardly a model for effective contraceptive use. According to statistics, we’re a defective public-health role model.
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Cameron Labine goes absurd with Control Alt Delete

Cameron Labine goes absurd with Control Alt Delete

By Pieta Woolley | April 22, 2010
Director Cameron Labine says he’s never shagged a computer. But it’s a question he gets a lot.
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B.C. restaurant staff brace for HST impact

B.C. restaurant staff brace for HST impact

By Pieta Woolley | April 1, 2010
For those who own restaurants and the staff who work there, the looming tax is like the fourth horseman of the industry apocalypse.
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Where to go for great meals and easy access during the Paralympics

Where to go for great meals and easy access during the Paralympics

By Pieta Woolley | March 11, 2010
You wouldn’t think navigating a restaurant, even with some obstacles, would be a problem in what Tourism Vancouver’s Web site calls “one of the most accessible cities in the world among travelers with special needs”.
Vienna Girardi wins The Bachelor: Weird girls of the world, rejoice

Vienna Girardi wins The Bachelor: Weird girls of the world, rejoice

By Pieta Woolley | March 2, 2010
Last night (March 1), the bold-yet-socially-awkward Vienna Girardi beat out the lovely-yet-bland Tenley Molzahn in the fight for Jake Pavelka in The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love.
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West Coast food icons change with the times

West Coast food icons change with the times

By Pieta Woolley | February 18, 2010
Canada is home to a bevy of tired food clichés. Maple syrup, poutine, flipper pie, and back bacon have endured, but they certainly don’t represent the West Coast. So what does?

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