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Issue 3
July 10th - August 7th 2012
Hy’s Encore Steakhouse: What’s Behind Those Walls?
Light reflecting from Park Place Tower creates illusory windows on an otherwise bland, windowless cement and brick side wall of Hy’s Encore at 637 Hornby St. It’s a mystery, though, why there are no windows as well on the main level in the front of the building. [Read more…]
Cultural Calendar
Bust out your flip-flops and get amongst the boat load of summer celebrations around town. Don’t miss the ever enchanting Illuminares Lantern Festival and be sure to check out one of the walking tours for some fresh insight into the city. [Read more…]
Canada, the place to spend $10,000 on a Cuban cigar
When former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger openly disclosed his taste for expensive Cuban cigars, it sparked a bit of a controversy. Indeed Cuban cigars – as well as many other Cuban goods – are still under embargo in the United States and therefore illegal for American citizens to purchase. This is a ban that doesn’t exist in Canada where commercial ties with the Castro regime have never been cut. [Read more...]
Vancouver and Christchurch: possible sister cities
A recent one month visit to New Zealand gave me the feeling that I was still in British Columbia. It made me think, perhaps we should add another city to Vancouver’s list of sister cities – Christchurch. [Read more…]
Carnaval del Sol 2012
Carnaval del Sol – a celebration of Latin American art and culture – took over the streets of Vancouver on June 30, 2012. [Read more…]
Alternate world of comics reveals diverse faces
The internet and many mainstream media outlets were abuzz with the news that Peter Parker (the secret identity of Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man since 1962) would soon be killed, and would be replaced by a half African-American, half Latino teenager named Miles Morales. [Read more]
Concerned citizen warns against the perils of pot and not smiling
Vancouver often feels like a completely different planet to me, and I don’t just say that because I’m one of about 10 black people in the whole city. [Read more…]
Traditions return to Powell Street
“[The PSFS]… is very much connected to the history of Japanese-Canadians… Powell Street is the heart of the Japanese-Canadian community in Vancouver, so the festival was started there and it speaks to that history.” [Read more…]
Indian hospitality greets the curious during second annual summer festival
Food and clichés are but two aspects of Indian culture that are well known, and both can be found at this year’s Indian Summer festival, which runs until July 15. With over 5000 years of history, India can teach a young country like Canada a lot of things, and Vancouver is fortunate to have cultural [...] [Read more…]
