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The Last 52 covers of The Georgia Straight

One year ago today we launched a partnership with The Georgia Straight where each week we they supply us with a preview of the cover of their paper that's coming out the next day along with links to full stories that you can read online before they h
One year ago today we launched a partnership with The Georgia Straight where each week we they supply us with a preview of the cover of their paper that's coming out the next day along with links to full stories that you can read online before they hit the streets. To celebrate 52 weeks we're looking back on all of the covers from the past year in the slideshow below. Click the link in each of them to be taken to the page that has links to the cover stories and much more.

The Last 52 Covers of the Georgia Straight

By Vancouver Is Awesome

As they appeared on VancouverIsAwesome.com from February 2014 - February 2015

  • February 13 - 20, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Chutzpah Festival.

  • February 20 - 27, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Urban living - Hastings reborn.

  • February 27 - March 6, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Spring arts preview.

  • March 6 - 13, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Spring adventure.

  • March 13 - 20, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Meeru and Vikram.

  • March 20 - 27, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Mounties!

  • March 27 - April 3, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Spring Books issue.

  • April 3 - 10, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Fracking fallout.

  • April 10 - 17, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Spoofing the PM.

  • April 17 - 24, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Earth Day and articles focus on climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, provincial parks, B.C. liquefied natural gas, and whale and dolphin captivity at the Vancouver Aquarium.

  • April 24 - May 1, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    ‘Get out of town’: Vacation destinations within driving distance of the Lower Mainland. Articles on B.C. getaways, cycling, fishing, cowboy country, and more.

  • May 1 - 8, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

     DOXA Festival.

  • May 8 - 15, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Healthy Living. Articles on marijuana’s effects on addiction, social media’s impact on mental health, an artist’s suicide-prevention effort, and sexual anorexia.

  • May 15 - 22, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Urban Living. Articles on Lower Lonsdale, patio privacy, and building green.

  • May 22 - 29, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Beer! Articles on the business of brewing, expert picks, pairing beverages with food, and recipes for drinkers.

  • May 29 - June 5, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Summer Movies. Articles on upcoming releases, Vancouver’s special effects industry, and the Festival of Ocean Films.

  • June 5 - 12, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Bard on the Beach. On its 25th anniversary, our Shakespeare fest celebrates its past with a Midsummer Night’s Dream (starring Scott Bellis) and stages a bright future.

  • June 12 - 19, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Summer in the City. Young Vancouverites rediscover the charm of a day at the races; plus, swimwear, skydiving, arts and film fests, tech and food events, and concerts.

  • June 19 - 26, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Jill Barber and the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Jill is finding life in Vancouver pretty sweet as she brings Fool’s Gold to the Vogue, plus Hedvig Mollestad and Nels Cline.

  • June 26 - July 3, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Summer Sipping. The bartender known as H on the beauty of rum, plus great craft beer, scotch and oysters, Maui beyond mai tais, B.C. white wines, and cold-pressed juices.

  • July 3 - 10, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Dancing on the Edge. Choreographer Vanessa Goodman sets loose hundreds of balloons at Dancing on the Edge.

  • July 10 - 17, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Khatsahlano Festival and headliners the Poppy Family Experience. Legendary singer Susan Jacks resurrects the Poppy Family with help from some Vancouver indie-scene heavyweights.

  • July 17 - 24, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Folk Fest. How Mary Lambert emerged from the depths of despair to perform on the Grammys with Macklemore and Madonna; plus Joan Baez and five other musical acts appearing at Jericho Park.

  • July 24 - 31, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    The risk of oil by rail. After the Lac-Mégantic inferno one year ago this month, Metro Vancouver mayors worry about a huge increase in trains pulling explosive crude oil through their cities.

  • July 31 - August 7, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Squamish Valley Music Festival. Local heroes Louise Burns, Sleepy Tom, MGH!, CityReal, and Rykka get ready for the summer’s best musical party.

  • August 7 - 14, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    B.C.’s grizzly hunt. Will cameras finally replace rifles in 21st-century British Columbia?

  • August 14 - 21, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Healthy Living. How to remove disease-causing chemicals and poisonous metals from your body. Plus aboriginal healing, Wi-Fi in hospitals, mountain biking, food safety, and gluten-free beer.

  • August 21 - 28, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    “Spray Kings”. Renowned Brazilian street artists Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo, aka OSGEMEOS, are creating their largest public mural on Granville Island.

  • August 28 - September 4, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    TaiwanFest. Rice vs. Noodles: At TaiwanFest, Vancouver chef Tom Lee hosts a culinary battle featuring two staples of Asian diets.

  • September 4 - 11, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

     Fringe Festival 2014. Alley Theatre’s Little One joins an array of shows about offbeat siblings; plus, early reviews and a new drama series.

  • September 11 - 18, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Fall Arts. Actors Emma Slipp and Emmelia Gordon are two talents to watch this season; plus, their critics’ picks and more.

  • September 18 - 25, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    19th Annual Best of Vancouver.

  • September 25 - October 2, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Vancouver International Film Festival. Vancouver director Julia Kwan goes back to Chinatown; plus, comprehensive coverage and reviews.

  • October 2 - 9, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Fall Feast. Exile Bistro’s Vanessa Bourget is one of several chefs making the most of the harvest.

  • October 9 - 16, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Vancouver Opera. Vancouver Opera’s Stickboy finds spoken-word poet Shane Koyczan (photographed by Kaare Iverson – www.kaareiverson.com) revisiting the traumas of his past.

  • October 16 - 23, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Healthy Living. Ryan D’Arcy advances SFU’s innovation agenda, why too much screen time harms our kids, plus the Dalai Lama, attention deficit disorder, rats, and more.

  • October 23 - 30, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Urban Living. Ivan Quintana and Erica Schmidt make the old new again with upholstery; plus, Southeast False Creek emerges, new-style salvaging, and picture-frame plants.

  • October 30 - November 6, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    David Suzuki. The veteran environmentalist hopes his Blue Dot Tour leads to constitutional protection of our right to clean air, clean water, and healthy food.

  • November 6 - 13, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Matthew McConaughey. In Interstellar, the actor completes his evolution from rom-com heartthrob to antihero to courageous family man.

  • November 13 - 20, 2104

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Winter Adventure. Stories about the amazing health benefits of cross-country skiing, how technology boosts outdoor safety, plus heli-skiing, outdoor apparel, and what’s new at B.C.’s mountain resorts.

  • November 20 - 27, 2015

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Culture Crawl. Artist Brad Turner is part of a glass-blowing renaissance that will be visible to visitors during the giant East Side open-studio tour.

  • November 27 - December 4, 2015

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    White Lung.

  • December 4 - 11, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Gift Guide!

  • December 11 - 18, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Liquor regulation updates. The B.C. government claims it’s creating a level playing field with its liquor reforms, but critics say they’ll jack up the price of wine.

  • December 18 - 25, 2014

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Chor Leoni’s All is Calm. Making peace through music: Chor Leoni’s All is Calm relives the Christmas truce of 1914, when a simple carol brought a temporary halt to a brutal war.

  • December 25, 2014 - January 1, 2015

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    The best movies of 2014. Their critics list their favourite films of the year.

  • January 8 - 15, 2015

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    The Mainstreeters. Curators Michael Turner and Allison Collins showcase a gang of artists whose astonishing creativity helped transform Vancouver.

  • January 15 - 22, 2015

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Banking on Values. Vancity president and CEO Tamara Vrooman is part of a global movement to redefine the role of financial institutions in the 21st century.

  • January 22 - 29, 2015

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. A top new-circus company, Montreal’s Les 7 Doigts de la Main, anchors a genre-mashing mix.

  • January 29 - February 5, 2015

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Chill Out and the Chutzpah! Festival. Israel’s red-hot Maria Kong rocks 360-degree dance at the Chutzpah Festival; plus, winter’s biggest concerts and festivals.

  • February 5-12, 2015

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Healthy Living. Cancer survivor Steve Curtis boosts mind-body medicine, how pets help the sick, Scarleteen shakes up sex education, and yoga for guys.

  • February 12-19, 2015

    By Vancouver Is Awesome

    Northwest Comedy Fest. The charmed life of standup star John Mulaney; plus Hannibal Buress and other highlights of the annual laugh riot.