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Urban planners in sprawling Calgary, overpriced Vancouver, crumbling Montreal and gong-show Toronto should take note of these terrible ideas once proposed for New York and take solace in the fact that things could be hilariously worse. Or spend several millions of dollars studying them, since this is Canada. Although giant Star … Read More
You’d think all the news out of Vancouver was about Rize, but other stuff happened too. [Vancouver’s biggest real estate stories of 2012 via Straight]
Going to the movies is a weird hybrid of communal entertainment and social insulation. We usually have no intention of connecting with any of the few hundred-odd strangers sharing the experience. Attempts to engage are met with a harsh “shush.” Inability to converse has made first dates at the theatre … Read More
One of the more exasperating aspects of fall and winter for Wet Coasters is trying to dress for it. Traditional winter clothing is more concerned with conserving heat than standing up to torrential downpours and daily mists. Vancouver guys don’t need fresh-from-the-East-Coast kit like those felt-lined, faux-furred Kodiaks that make … Read More
As the winter weather sets in and memories of evenings out on patios become distant and blurred, Vancouverites huddle indoors hiding from the rain. While you could spend the winter this way, why not instead take the time to take in a little culture? Local theatres, full of comedy and … Read More
