The Straight first wrote about neighbourhood libraries in the city more than a decade ago. Back then, staffer Miranda Nelson mapped out around 60 free libraries in the city in which residents and ...

When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns with Mars Then peace will guide the planets And love will steer the stars This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius Age of Aquarius Aquarius A ...

Noelle’s punk handle befits her fronting the political grindcore band Chaos Disorder and Panic, but most people just think of her as Noelle. She’s earnest, hard-working and can be tad confrontational ...

This seems like the worst system ever. Some green haired people tell us to treat these people like children who get a free paycheque and rent but they cannot even function anymore. We need special ...

This is a one-day film screening and panel discussion based around the Arabic greeting nawartoona—“you have brought light to us". In partnership with the MENA Film Festival and University of Canada ...

At least they updated the Confessions everyday and sometimes more than once… and this was probably because there was more than one person moderating it! If the person currently moderating is too busy ...

Not surprised to hear that the frontman of the la lune band got kicked out for sexual assault. Word of advice to people out there that wants to make it big. Just focus on the music. Whatever issues ...

It occurs a lot in the government and all I can say is that everyone above me is terrible at their job but great at playing politics. Imagine simply being able to speak and use words freely, and say ...

I worked in Before and After School Care when I was younger. You’d spend your days trying to maintain control over large groups of rowdy kids ages 5 through 12. Trying to entertain them had been no ...

In terms of its usual meanings, “Haram” means “forbidden”—or “forbidden by the Qaran,” as Gordon Grdina, leader of Gordon ...

How many weekends on the West Coast are truly better than the Vancouver Folk Musical Festival, which runs this Friday to ...

Atacz, the Vancouver-born brand turning plastic bottles into stylish, functional bags, is opening its first-ever retail location at CF Richmond Centre on Saturday (July 19), and it’s giving West Coast ...