Opinion

If you go looking for a fight, you just might fnd one It really amazes me how some people are quick to insult strangers that they pass by on sidewalks or in other public places, but those same foul mouthed bigoted bullies never take so much as a sing

The glorious sunshine on Family Day seemed to bring everybody outside. I wound up in Grandview Park, whiling away the holiday afternoon with familiar friends and a familiar feeling in my hand: a disposable coffee cup.

Nothing it seems can be quite as dramatic as when unbridled greed crashes headlong into political expediency.

Olivia Palermo’s effortless style has won her a spot as one of the most coveted street style icon. Palermo has now teamed up with Nordstrom and Chelsea28 for a one year collaboration where her collection will be available in 94 Nordstrom locations.

I want to run something by you, readers. Let’s say Mayor Gregor Robertson and his staff devise this plan to identify up to 23 city properties and offer them up in a deal with the federal government to build so-called affordable housing.

WHO LET THE DOGS OUT? On Monday morning, I did a really stupid thing. I didn’t listen to my wife, who definitely always knows best, and I let our new dog off the leash to pee.

The alternate headline for this story is: A correction about J.O. secondary. I wrote a story two weeks ago about the much-adored Mike Evans , a basketball coach and counsellor at Britannia secondary since 1980.

Except for nuclear and geothermal, all energy we use comes from the sun in one form or another. As sunlight reaches the Earth’s surface, it powers heat transfers that move air and ocean currents, used for wind and tidal power.

With car sales breaking records in B.C., and long lineups happening in Vancouver’s trendiest restaurants, not many of us can imagine a sudden shift in our economy that could drive house prices down.