UBC Journalism 'On The Beat'
In an increasingly digital world, where one can download and read a book on a computer screen without ever setting foot in a library or bookstore, Word on the Street provides the perfect excuse for book lovers to come together. The annual festival for readers and writers drew thousands to the Vancouver Public Library on […]
The sixth annual Hip Hop For Peace festival hit the Vancouver Art Gallery Saturday, featuring performances from local and global hip hop artists with an anti-war message. Mobilization Against War and Occupation, a Vancouver activist group with a young, student-based following, hosted the event to rally opposition against the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Politics and […]
The 900-block of Nelson Street was shut down again Saturday as a chemical leak in an adult learning centre continued to pose a potential health risk to anyone in the area. The block was first closed off Friday around 6 p.m., when police became concerned about the fumes from a urethane foam product used in […]
Inside Blenz café in Yaletown on a drizzly Sunday morning, dozens of photographers clutched Canon Powershot S90s and free lattes, waiting to hear the next theme of the second annual 12×12 Vancouver Photo Marathon. Finally, a volunteer pulled a slip of paper out of a top hat: “Expendable,” she said. “Expendable?” a participant said. “I […]
The Vancouver Art Gallery steps on Robson and Howe are a teeming centre of life in downtown Vancouver. On any sunny afternoon, one is likely to see groups of street punks smoking pot, elderly men in suits playing chess and a variety of international vendors selling handmade art wares. Protest abounds in this location and […]
