Opinion

Lion Hotel owner faces Jan. 26 deadline to deal with City of Vancouver orders

Happy New Year! Now all of you get back to work, school or whatever it is you do… I hesitate to begin 2016 with a bummer of a rant, but tell me if you haven’t reached the same conclusion I did on my drive into the office Tuesday: For far too long, we

Sadly, another year of typing has come to a close. That means it’s time again to raid the brain’s storage locker and come up with a list that aims to entertain and inform on what went down on the civic scene in 2015.

People who are single often tell me how hard it is to find a good mate these days. They’re met with modern day challenges such as internet dating and plain old changes in what a relationship entail and look like.

24/7 rush hour on Davie I wonder whose brilliant idea it was to ban right-hand turns on red lights at the intersection of Burrard and Davie streets? It completely impedes the flow of traffic on Davie Street – it's like a permanent traffic jam.

Flip phone predecessor achieved middle ground of embracing technology while also rejecting it

Political goings on this past year in Vancouver were not totally eclipsed by the historic federal election of the Liberals and Justin Trudeau. But that event was intimately connected with Mayor Gregor Robertson and his aspirations for the city.

Re: “Crossword,” Dec. 3. The Courier’s crossword puzzle creator should have enough candour to sign his name to his work. Many of the clues in this week’s crossword gave me the feeling I was being messed with, in an annoying, not an amusing, way.

Re: “Vibrant communities need more than cute cafes,” Dec. 17. I have been to the Le Marché a couple of times and find the place just a wee bit twee for my liking.