December, 2009

Olympic Naysayers

Be they political watchdogs, business owners, or ad hoc activists, these people deserve a medal for their efforts to keep Olympic enthusiasm from running away with the ultimate prize: our civil rights and freedoms

published Dec 1, 2009

Tales of the City: December 2009

Volume 6 of an anthology of mini-stories that reflect the pleasures, frustrations, and idiosyncrasies of life in Vancouver

published Dec 1, 2009

Shop with a Chef: David Foot, Market

Market Forces

By Joie Alvaro Kent published Dec 1, 2009

Elaine Lui

The professional gossip and hilariously acerbic voice behind Lainey Gossip dishes on Tom Cruise and Brangelina

By Rebecca Philps published Dec 1, 2009

Winter Warmups

Escaping the holiday madness? Two new local lines will get you on your way in style. Plus: a few gift-giving inspirations

By Rebecca Philps published Dec 1, 2009

Battle of the Brands

It takes more than lawsuits to knock out the designer knockoffs

By David Mount published Dec 1, 2009

Bartenders Tell All

We asked the city's barkeeps to dish on pet peeves, customer do's and don'ts, bizarre stories, and hair-raising gratuities. For instance...

By Rebecca Philps published Dec 1, 2009

The Watchers

With an extra 16,000 security officers here for the 2010 Olympic Games, the Legal Observers will be aiming to protect civil rights

By Darcy Smith published Dec 1, 2009

The Vancouver Power 50 2009

This year’s power list gives bonus points to the people who’ve been most instrumental in readying the city for the Olympics—a process that has helped make clear just who runs this town

By The Editors published Dec 1, 2009

Five Great Cocktails

By Neal McLennan published Dec 1, 2009

Best Bar Snacks

By Chris Gonzalez published Dec 1, 2009

Best Wine Lists

By Christina Burridge published Dec 1, 2009

Sex and Dating in Vancouver

How a computer nerd from northern B.C. revolutionized online dating (and got filthy rich) without even trying

By Dee Hon published Dec 1, 2009

Five Perfect Cookbook Gifts

A regional focus inspires these five perfect gift ideas

By John Burns published Dec 1, 2009

Vancouver Celebrities: December 2009

Movie folk came out in force for the film festival, while tutus and busts glammed up gatherings elsewhere

By Malcolm Parry published Dec 1, 2009

A Night at the Roxy

The city's most enduring nightclub has been offering its distinctive brand of unpretentious, rough 'n dirty good times for over 20 years. Why does it work? Because you always know exactly what you're going to get.

published Dec 1, 2009

Yaletown

A once niche postal code is broadening its horizon

By Pat Richardson and Ian Bullock published Dec 1, 2009

Editor's Note, December 2009

Who's Got Pull?

By Gary Stephen Ross published Dec 1, 2009

How the Olympics Came to Vancouver

Fifty years after a group of dreamers hatched an improbable plan to bring the Olympics to B.C., the 2010 Winter Games are about to begin. Here’s how fantasy turned into reality