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Spend Multiculturalism Day outside with VIMFF’s Summer Fest

plastic orchid factory’s The Door Project improvises transformations

Cool Blues Show offers big bang for one's buck in Fort Langley

On Our Radar: Teen angst is all grown up on Fionn’s I Might Start Smoking

World Naked Bike Ride announces July 8 as the big day for Vancouver's two-wheeled nudists

Talking Stick Festival embraces diversity and inclusivity with Summer Reverb

Inaugural South Asian Family Festival features Punjabi stars, Bollywood dance, and more

Dirty Laundry bares more than just butts

Vancouver Mural Festival brings back Mount Pleasant Street Party

Indian Summer Festival unveils a lineup exploring the idea of "inter/dependence"

WHAT'S ON

Waking History - A Canadian Canvas Retrospective

T.S. Eliot's The Four Quartets

Vancity Theatre

Queer Bash

To Jul 1, 7-5 pm

CityScape Community ArtSpace

News

Stop the Sweeps documentary shows community resistance to decampments

Can't stand the heat: Kitchen workers suffer when temperatures soar

The promise of millennial power

Affordable housing needs more than just empty homes tax

Music

Cool Blues Show offers big bang for one's buck in Fort Langley

On Our Radar: Teen angst is all grown up on Fionn’s I Might Start Smoking

Vancouver tour dates announced this week include Boys Like Girls, Margaret Glaspy, RAYE

Jazz Fest 2023: the Straight's top picks

Health

From weekend riding to daily commuting: how e-bikes and Go By Bike Week can help you make the switch

How to get students biking to school with a "bike bus"

Arts

Talking Stick Festival embraces diversity and inclusivity with Summer Reverb

Inaugural South Asian Family Festival features Punjabi stars, Bollywood dance, and more

Dirty Laundry bares more than just butts

Indian Summer Festival unveils a lineup exploring the idea of "inter/dependence"

Food

CooksCamp encourages culinary resilience

Former Ovaltine Café employee raises funds to help diner recover from fire

Wine Beer & Spirits

The downside of going all in on cocktails in Vancouver is there's a steep price to pay

Wine Beer & Spirits

From jackfruit to lime bombs to tangy blood orange: four beers to get you set for summer

Living

World Naked Bike Ride announces July 8 as the big day for Vancouver's two-wheeled nudists

Know Your Local Barber: Paul Donnici

Can't Miss: 5 events happening in Vancouver this week: June 5 to 11

LifeStyle Features

Cannibalism is having its cool moment as humanity goes belly-up

Film & TV

Spend Multiculturalism Day outside with VIMFF’s Summer Fest

You Nearly Missed: The second annual Vancouver Greek Film Festival

From "I Fucking Hate Those People" to "Stabbotsford", Jeopardy! Vancouver edition does us proud

DOXA 2023: Documentary film festival’s big winners announced

Just Announced

plastic orchid factory’s The Door Project improvises transformations

Vancouver Mural Festival brings back Mount Pleasant Street Party

Vancouver tour dates announced this week include Boys Like Girls, Margaret Glaspy, RAYE

CONFESSIONS

All you wannabe poets

Don't mess with me or I'll wrap an onomatopoeia around your iambic pentameter.

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I SAW YOU

a long time ago

We met at Trinity B.C. you asked me a question about forgiveness and I gave you an answer which...

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Brand Voice

From weekend riding to daily commuting: how e-bikes and Go By Bike Week can help you make the switch

How to get students biking to school with a "bike bus"

LifeStyle Features

Cloverdale Rodeo & Country Fair returns, celebrating its 75th anniversary with something for everyone