UBC Journalism 'On The Beat'
The breeze that on a Saturday afternoon swayed the rainbow flags in Vancouver’s West End, carried with it a diverse melody of sounds including the gravel-scratching of a drag-queen’s roller blades, the neighing of ponies and the rhythm of drums. Stepping into the enclosed area starting at Davie Street from Burrard and ending at Broughton, […]
Just past West Pender Street after the Cambie Street intersection, residents in worn clothing stood on sidewalks approaching pedestrians for spare change. Misty rain hovered in the air, adding a dark opacity to the area. There was a mild chill to the early September afternoon, and a slight breeze to match. A frail, toothless elderly […]
The lights dimmed, and darkness enveloped the corners of the pub. Then suddenly, a brilliant spotlight illuminated a corner, making the single stool and microphone that stood on the small stage glint in its harsh glare. Chatter faded as a man with scruffy black hair and a matching beard took to the small raised platform. […]
Dramatic rent increases for social housing across Vancouver have left many low-income individuals and families in constant fear of eviction. Brant Villa is one of many social housing complexes owned by BC Housing. There are 48 units in total – some are apartments intended for single adults and others are townhomes designated for families. The […]
EarthDance Day 2010 united hundreds of peace supporters on a recent Saturday afternoon in Stanley Park—literally. At 4pm, hundreds of hands joined to form a human circle that spread across the field of the Prospect Point Picnic Area. It took only minutes for a huge crowd to gather, fostering a phenomenal energy that stopped several […]
The larger-than-life sculpture unveiled to the public this week on city-owned lands awaiting development is itself a tool of construction. Or destruction, depending on who you ask. Whether the fate of southeast False Creek lives up to its artwork’s symbolism is another story. Adjoining the paved path that rims the inlet, a monolithic brown bulldozer […]
Local band Legally Blind played Friday at a fundraiser for the legal defense of Vancouver activists arrested at this summer’s protests of the G-20 Summit in Toronto. The lead singer resembled a young Johnny Rotten as he dedicated Pink Floyd’s We Don’t Need No Education to Premier Gordon Campbell. Next the band played original tune […]
Rubén Ortiz Torres tucked the collar of his black collared shirt into his rumpled black sport coat before crossing and uncrossing his arms. His sculpture, Museum Bench, was the top-billed attraction at Friday night’s Hot to Cold |Cold to Hot opening at the Charles H. Scott Gallery. The exhibition, held in coordination with the Consulado […]
Thirty-six teams from cities across Canada and the United States jockeyed for positioning Saturday at the fourth annual East Van Crown hardcourt bike polo tournament. It was the second of three days of festivities that began with Friday’s Dirty Threesome Co-Ed Tournament and continued with Saturday’s round-robin qualifying matches. For the uninitiated, hardcourt bike polo is […]
The McDonald’s in Kerrisdale, usually a calm place where many members of the elderly community eat in the day time, transformed late last night into a loitering place for young adults under the influence of alcohol. At 2 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18, a police car was parked in the parking lot of the McDonald’s […]
