CONTENTS: DECEMBER 2007

 


PANORAMA


Calendar
A discerning guide to what's worth seeing, hearing, and doing this month

Top Stories
Hitchens vs. God; McKinley vs. slumlords; Burgess vs. Tantric sex

Q&A
Jacqui Cohen on philanthropy, parties, and “Vancouver’s SoHo”

You Are Here
How Whalley went from troubled ’hood to “Central City”

Vancouver Life
Mac Parry's shiny happy people

Best Buys
More than a mall: Oakridge’s high-fashion boutiques


DEPARTMENTS

Golden Arches
One of the lasting legacies of the 2010 Games is likely to be the roof atop the Richmond Oval
By Trevor Boddy

Bench Strength
When I told The Owner I had Parkinson’s and had to quit our oldtimers team, he disagreed
By Sean Rossiter

FEATURES

The Doctor is Out
Dr. Bill MacEwan is a psychiatrist with a difference—he doesn’t wait for
his patients to come to him
By Marcie Good

Editor's note: A photo essay on the Downtown Eastside by photojournalist Wendell Phillips accompanied this feature. See the print edition of the magazine for complete coverage.

To Have and Have Not
Frank Giustra has spurred a keen new interest in philanthropy. How do we harness that enthusiasm and apply it to our city?
By Matt O’Grady

A Life of Giving
Martha Lou Henley eats grilled cheese for lunch—and quietly uses her millions to support the performing arts
By Michael Harris

COVER STORY

The Power 50
Our 7th annual guide to the people who make things happen. Who’s up? Who’s down? Who’s new? Who’s gone? Surprises galore on this year’s list


EATING + DRINKING

Business is Served
The restaurants where deals get done—morning, noon, and night
By Jamie Maw and Chris Gonzalez

Drink
Solutions for storing wine
By Christina Burridge

Food
Andrey Durbach unveils his latest neighbourhood resto
By Fiona Morrow

A La Carte
Shopping with Chutney Villa’s Chindi Varadarajulu; gourmet hot chocolate; and the West End’s best deli


ENDMARK

Standing Pat

As a senator, former Tory cabinet minister Pat Carney (first elected in Vancouver Centre in 1980) has worked on marine and aboriginal issues and, especially, on B.C.’s role and representation in Confederation. Vancouverites aren’t the only Canadians who owe her a debt of thanks


Available on newsstands November 17, 2007

 

 




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