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Serafim Fortes in front of his tent

Essay

Grappling With the Legacy of a Black Icon in Vancouver

While celebrated and canonized, Serafim “Joe” Fortes exposes the thorny process of mythmaking in Canada.

A black and white image of a man in a giant peanut costume, walking down the stairs of the Vancouver Courthouse.

Arts

50 Years Ago, a Man in a Peanut Costume Ran for Mayor of Vancouver

The rise and fall of Mr. Peanut.

Community

The Tale and Tragedy of Moby Doll, Vancouver’s First Captive Orca

How one whale changed our relationship to a species.

Community

A Brief 135-Year History of Vancouver’s Unique and Endangered Park Board

Over 130 years of a contentious Vancouver institution.

Killarney – The Winding History of a Frontier Neighbourhood

Built on top of forests and trash, the neighbourhood has long held out hope of a solution to Vancouver’s housing woes.

How Veterans Took Over the Hotel Vancouver and Helped Solve a Housing Crisis

The 1946 occupation of the Hotel Vancouver.

Community

Could Vancouver’s Historic Corner Markets Make a Comeback?

Meet me on the corner.

Arts

How a Former Prisoner of War Became One of Vancouver’s Most Successful Writers

James Clavell’s Shogun remains a pop culture touchstone.

Community

Riley Park⁠—The Lofty History of Vancouver’s Central Neighbourhood

Where East meets West.