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Remembering the Mainstreeters with the @GeorgiaStraight

Every week our friends at The Georgia Straight provide us with a preview of what you’ll see on - and in – their paper that week.

Every week our friends at The Georgia Straight provide us with a preview of what you’ll see on - and in – their paper that week. They are the source for lifestyle and entertainment in our city and along with their robust online presence they've always released a print edition, distributed everywhere each Thursday. This week, as it's Christmas, their publishing schedule is a little bit different and you might see copies of the paper as early as this evening.

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This issue is their 2,455th and on the cover this week is The Mainstreeters. Curators Michael Turner and Allison Collins showcase a gang of artists whose astonishing creativity helped transform Vancouver.

Here are some links to stories highlighted on the cover:

- Remembering the Mainstreeters by Robin Laurence

- CES 2015: New technology transforms our virtual reality by Blaine Kyllo

- Vancouver's ill and addicted lost in a mental-health care maze by Travis Lupick

- Light-alcohol wine options to keep spirits aloft by Kurtis Kolt

- Inherent Vice’s Joaquin Phoenix stays flexible by Nathan Caddell

And their 2015 Golden Plates ballot is now live and ready for your votes. Have your say HERE!

Pick up a copy of the Straight when you see it!