Summer in the City 2009
Vancouver can be deathly dreary in the winter (and the spring ”¦ and the fall) but this year's Georgia Straight Summer in the City issue proves that Vancouver is the place to be once the sun begins to shine. We've scoped out the best in summer arts, movie, music, and food festivals as well as everything from dining and dating to style and sports. So no more whining about this no-fun city!
Summer events
Catching the summer arts festival fever
Summer concert tickets worth trading up for
Fair-weather film festivals let you travel the world
Go grazing at these summer food festivals
Vancouver fundraisers profit charities and you
LGBT-friendly summer fun in Vancouver
Books
Reading the city as a poem in A Verse Map of Vancouver
Vancouver Matters thinks its way through the city
Food and dining
Wanted: an affordable bistro on English Bay
Pickers point way to bounty of fresh berries
Burrard Bridge Marine Bar & Grill's pirate pub serves it all up with a view, matey
Get it while it's young: Beaujolais by the batch
Lifestyle and travel
The art of the pickup in Vancouver
Oil prices may create more local tourism
Steal this deal: staycation in the fun lane
Sports
Summer sports offer windows into other cultures
Freewheeling bicycle culture cranks out fun
Style
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