Along the road to becoming the frontman for one of California’s most famous punk bands, Dexter Holland had dreams of becoming a doctor. “I entered university as a biology major—premed—and I was also pursuing the band,” Holland, lead singer and guitarist for the Offspring, told the Straight last month. “I found myself more consumed by … Read more
Fewer home sellers in Vancouver are laughing their way to the bank. The number of homes in the city that sold over listed prices has fallen to its lowest level in two years. Tracking by real-estate platform Zealty.ca shows that 122 sales in July 2022 went above asking prices. The number represents only 21.4 percent … Read more
The Gastown Business Improvement Society is presenting a family-oriented outdoor event next Thursday (August 25) that will feature games, a digital light show, and a performance by the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra. Meet Me at Gastown will kick off at 5 pm with a variety of games–including giant jenga, building blocks, and beanbag toss–followed by the … Read more
VOTE Socialist has a bold vision for parks in the City of Vancouver. The electoral organization is fielding candidates for council, park board, and school board in the October 15, 2022 municipal election. As part of its overall platform, the party seeks to “reimagine city parks as a nexus of settler-Indigenous restitution, community-building, climate action, … Read more
FRIDAY: Comedy BANG! BANG! at the Vogue Theatre features Scott Aukerman, Paul F. Tompkins, and the CBB All-Stars. FRIDAY: screening at the Cinematheque of Orson Welles’s spectacularly seedy 1958 noir film, Touch of Evil. Chelsea Handler performs at the Queen E. Theatre. FRIDAY: American comedian Chelsea Handler performs two shows at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre as part of her Vaccinated and Horny Tour. FRIDAY: indie-pop band … Read more
A group called Our Streets has put out a lengthy statement about what occurred outside the Carnegie Centre on August 9. The statement came after Vancouver police issued a news release entitled “VPD officers assautled in melee with large crowd in the Downtown Eastside”. You can read both statements below. Vancouver police statement Several Vancouver … Read more
By Sean Orr After observing and writing about the growth of inequality in this city for decades, I’ve decided to run for Vancouver city council this year with VOTE Socialist. It’s time for radical change. Recent violent attacks on unhoused people in Metro Vancouver, and the circumstances around the resignation of B.C. Housing CEO Shayne … Read more
Another day, another club opening for New York Mayor Eric Adams. We hear the party-loving pol — whose favorite haunt is the celebrity-friendly, members-only hotspot Zero Bond — attended the opening of the swanky new Aman New York in the Crown Building. A source tells us “he arrived late and stayed late.” This, by the way, … Read more
Ken Charko believes that the Non-Partisan Association has a good shot at the October 15 municipal election in Vancouver. Charko is convinced that the city’s oldest electoral organization has a winning campaign theme around the twin issues of safety and affordability. Charko is one of the NPA’s candidates for council, and he is paying close … Read more
Morgane Oger does a lot of things in the fields of IT, business, and politics. For her latest, the transgender mom of two kids has joined Progress Vancouver, an electoral organization vying in the October 15, 2022 local election. Oger wants to become a city councillor. Her candidacy was welcomed Tuesday (August 9) by the … Read more