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Eye on education in B.C.

By Staff | February 2, 2012

Our education coverage looks at how kids have been caught in the crossfire as the B.C. teachers' strike heads into its sixth month; plus attracting foreign students, teenage mentoring, and studying female sexual desire.

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Chill Out guide: Warm up this winter with these hot events

By Staff | January 26, 2012

Are the gloomy winter days getting you down? Here's our guide to the best ways to warm up this season.

The Georgia Straight's 2011 holiday gift guide

By Staff | December 1, 2011

Starting to lose sleep over what to get for your nearest and dearest this holiday season? Don't worry, we've got you covered.

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Welcome to the Georgia Straightâ��s 16th annual Best of Vancouver issue

Welcome to the Georgia Straight’s 16th annual Best of Vancouver issue

By Staff | September 22, 2011

For this issue, we were helped enormously by our readers, who completed more than 10,000 online ballots to tell us everything from their favourite politician to the best place to buy cheap drinks.

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Best of Vancouver 2011 communities: From bike trails to penny candy, Lynn Valley thrives

By Gail Johnson | September 22, 2011

There's more to this family-friendly neighbourhood than its beloved picturesque Lynn Canyon Park.

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Best of Vancouver 2011 communities: Japanese traditions bond diverse community

By Craig Takeuchi | September 22, 2011

When visual artist Kaori Kasai moved from Japan to Vancouver, she struggled with the question, "What is a Japanese Canadian?"

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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Miss Pole Dance Canada 2011 crowns a champion in Vancouver

By Judy Anna Madarász | September 15, 2011

And the newly crowned champion of the Miss Pole Dance Canada 2011 competition’s professional division is... 31-year-old Shanyn Pollard from Grimsby, Ontario.

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Kevin Dale McKeown: The Georgia Straight's first LGBT columnist looks back to the future

By Kevin Dale McKeown | September 12, 2011

I am proud that the Georgia Straight has and continues to cover and support the queer community in every way a newspaper can.

Pole dancing comes to Vancouverâ��s Kitsilano Beach ahead of Miss Pole Dance Canada 2011

Pole dancing comes to Vancouver’s Kitsilano Beach ahead of Miss Pole Dance Canada 2011

By Judy Anna Madarász | September 6, 2011

Those who spent a day at Kitsilano Beach over the long weekend may have spotted something out of the ordinary: pole dancing!

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Our City of Colours illuminates the LGBT rainbow in Vancouver's ethnic communities

By Craig Takeuchi | August 31, 2011

When Darren Ho saw some news coverage in May about concerned parents opposing the Burnaby School Board's attempt to approve an anti-homophobia policy, he knew he was on the right track.

Alex Sangha: Growing up gay and brown in Surrey

By Alex Sangha | August 26, 2011

What was it like to grow up gay and brown in Surrey? Very distressing.

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Head to Gabriola Islandâ��s Silva Bay Shipyard School to build a boat

Head to Gabriola Island’s Silva Bay Shipyard School to build a boat

By Alexander Varty | August 18, 2011

Burnaby Mountain and the Point Grey peninsula have their charms, but B.C. boasts no prettier campus than the one that hosts Gabriola Island’s tiny Silva Bay Shipyard School.

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