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Get to Know: ACORN

The Association of Communities Organized for Reform Now (ACORN) is a multi-issue, membership-based community union of low and moderate-income people, with active chapters in 28 cities across Canada.

On Licking Statue Boots and Real Estate Developers Frothing at the Mouth

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds flying ants and things that need some burning.

On Living in a Hate Crime Capital and the True Costs of Cleaning Up a Tent City Mess

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr considers a move to Alberta while remember the legacy of Vision Vancouver.

On Home-Owning Politicians Sucking Hard and Still Drinking In Any Park You Want

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr questions our urban designers and opens a big book of dark chapters.

On Bears Cleaning Up Gastown and Taking Bets on the New Tent City Location

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds new murals and drugs being seen as 'morally unacceptable'.

On Tumbling Down Little Mountain and the Coming of the Vaccine Passports

In his latest read of the local news, Sean Orr learns of landlords in governments and what it's like to work in an SRO

On Paying More For Parking and Finding Out That Actual People Live in Coal Harbour

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds overgrown grass and sculpture drawing NIMBY fire.

Vancouver’s First ‘Food Hall’ a Lost Opportunity?

JRG might surprise us with something amazing here, but it's fair to wonder if it won't be genuinely embarrassing for all involved.

On Young People Totally Sucking and Scumbag Real Estate Agents Stealing Fruit

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds clickbait bullshit and genetically modified mosquitoes.

On Dudes Not Chilling and Riding Out the Pandemic in Forts Made of Blankets

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds vanity projects and The Province readers' heads exploding.

On Renaming Vancouver’s Trump Tower and Local Coyotes Ordering Human Takeout

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds banks full of money and councillors being terrible.

On Paying Rent in Cockroaches and Wine-Paired Dinners at 7-Eleven

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr wonders at Covid uncertainty and what might happen if we go too far left.

Vancouver’s Best Cocktail Spots, Winter Edition

We asked drinks expert Talia Kleinplatz to map out her favourite imbibing spots in Vancouver for the long dark that lies ahead.

That Time a Real Estate Developer Scammed Investors With an Extra Apostrophe

According to widespread local legend, duped investors they thought they were investing in a 480 foot high skyscraper...

This Homegrown White Supremacist Organisation Once Terrorized Vancouver

"I thought the Asiatic Exclusion League was unrepeatable history until I started reading the comments below local real estate news stories..."

On Mayors Dreaming, Renters Wielding Pitchforks and Sunny Afternoons

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds holes in Canadian smugness and a cooling real estate market.

On Metaphors Writing Themselves and Imagining an End to Vancouver’s Housing Crisis

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr feels for a misjudged seagull and wonders about the price of real estate.

On City Hall Still Kissing Developer Ass and Bad Things Media Companies Do for Clicks

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds the trouble with billionaires and stories designed to provoke rage.

On Cruise Ships Being Lame and Climate Change Deniers Investing in Waterfront

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds Don Cherry tossed and the rest of Canada reacting to Alberta.

On Real Estate Investors in Hiding and Wondering if Trump Has a Trudeau Pee Tape

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds Trudeau signing on to silliness and the NPA blaming the Russians.

On Wildfires Cancelling the Summer and Terrible Pop-Up Restaurant Ideas

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr awaits news from Crab Park and rolls his eyes at real estate developers.

On Hassling Restaurants in White Rock and the Inside Joke of Housing ‘Affordability’

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr applauds Batman's zeal and wonders at a snapshot of foreign-owned real estate.

On Voting For Babies and Picking Fights With People Who Drink Juice

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr wonders at the mayoral race and people who defend the real estate market.

On Facebook Shenanigans and Electing the People Who Are Part of the Problem

In Sean Orr's latest read of the news headlines, he finds a mayoral race full of fiends and local cops doing dumb things.

On Pitching Tents in Shaughnessy and Career Politicians Wanting Unlimited Rent Increases

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds meaningless, nebulous phrases and the province exercising its power.

Meet the Thrifty Duo Behind Chinatown’s New ‘Kool Thing Vintage’

Readers beware! This long read Q & A with a pair of vintage vets contains content that will inspire some mega thrift shopping!

On Larceny in the Legislature and Making the Empty Homes Tax Hurt So Good

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr finds a local cop with de-escalation training and bad decisions in Saanich.

On Dashing Through the Snow and Elections That Aren’t Worth Hacking

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr smells old seafood sauce and applauds adverse weather ingenuity.

The Reincarnated Pizzeria of Legend Every Vancouverite Should Try Once

Did's Pizza was once upon a time the late night cheap food of choice for many in this city. Then life intervened, both for him and for us.

On Blaming Restaurants For Everything and Building a Real Estate Casino for Condo Kings

Local dishwasher Sean Orr briefs us on recent Vancouver headlines while on tour with his band in the California wilds.

On Pillars of Altruism, the Price of Unity and Crashing the Housing Market

In his latest read of the local headlines, Sean listens to more whining from the over-privileged and gives credit to clergy for courage.

On Hogging All the Coffee Shop Wi-Fi and Never Mind the Suicidal Seniors

In his latest read of the news headlines, Sean Orr laments lazy and jingoistic journalism and seeks to radicalize construction workers...

The Scout List Vol. 487

An agenda of the things we are doing, wishing we could do, or are conspiring to do in Vancouver from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, 2018.

The Iconic Structure at East 6th Avenue and Clark Drive

"My uncle rocked a hand-drawn East Van Cross on his t-shirt back in 1972."

The Very Best Cocktail Bars In Vancouver, Ranked By Scout Readers

Drinks expert Talia Kleinplatz details Vancouver's best drinking spots and asks readers to pick their faves.

On Harshing Seattle’s Mellow and Living Scared in Other People’s Bank Vaults

Sean links out to fishing spot mysteries and the history of foreign real estate investment in Vancouver.

The Many Weird Visions Of Vancouver That Never Came To Be

The Piece Of Vancouver History That Just Sold For A Song

On Cautious Optimism And The Costs Of Doing Restaurant Business

The Most Positionally Unique And Otherwise Awesome Barstools In Vancouver

On Exposing Yourself To Gastown & Ridiculing The New Housing ‘Data’

On Diamond Encrusted Weirdness And Optional Helmets For Cyclists

On Ghomeshi Vexation & An Old White Man’s Discoveries in Chinatown

On Christy Clark’s ‘Bold Action’ And Those Poor Bastards In Point Grey

On Duelling Xenophobias & Putting Money Down On A Housing Collapse

On Bursting Bubbles And The Danger Of Unicorns Replacing Sous Chefs

On Immoral Obligations And Ignoring Everything Bob Rennie Ever Says

What To Call A Place When It's No Longer Meant For Its Own People

"I picture the mayor of Hedge City as being some sort of feisty badger hoarding bags of cash..."

On Journalism’s Bad Day & How Airbnb Is Gutting YVR’s Rental Options

On Psychos Renting In Kits & Stealing Lamborghinis Instead Of Bikes

On Right-Wing Lefties & Public Art Softening The Blow Of Rising Rents

How Some YVR Real Estate Agents Reveal Themselves To Be Dicks

"I was totally into Shadow Flipping before I started beating my own pets..."

On Political Optics & The Hilarious Tremblings Of Outraged West Siders

On Jumping Off Ferries And Racism Getting The Best Of A Class Issue

Ten Things That You Should Absolutely Do Between Now And Next Week

Will Vancouver Soon Be Over-Saturated With Tiny Nanobreweries?

On Beer Bellied Yogis, Stache Wax, And Building A Winery In Your Tiny Apartment

The Commodification Of Character By Mercenary Condo Marketers

"I live in a tiny shoebox that I can't afford, so yeah...I was a total sucker for Rennification. But at least the cute brunch place on the corner uses good beans..."

After Brush With Real Estate Marketers, Strathcona Gets Nickname

"All my friends and their small dogs are moving to Strathtopia..."

Ten Things That You Should Absolutely Do Between Now And Next Week

Noisemaker Trio Weed Stay Loud With Latest Album, “Running Back”

On PNE Porn Shoots And The Temptations Of Life On Commercial Drive

Music From Real Estate, Dada Plan, Timbre Timbre, Panda Bear, More

On Harper’s Jihad And Real Estate Developers Owning Our Futures

Strathcona Village

Condo King

On Barfing Into Fendi Bags & Affluent Kids Moving Into The DTES

Home Ownership

Canadian Riviera

"I just heard Hashman Deejay give a shout out to the Canadian Riviera on Boiler Room..."

On Flipping Houses & Always Believing The Person In Dreadlocks

The 3 Albums That Anchor The Tastes Of Super Vancouverites

SCOUT LIST: 10 Things That You Should Absolutely Do Between Now & Next Week

ZULU REPORT: All The Awesome Sounds That You Should Be Listening To This Week

On Secret Tunnels And Defending The Honour Of Granville St.

On Inner City Neglect And The Debunked Foreign Ownership Myth

SCOUT LIST: 10 Things That You Should Absolutely Do Between Now & Next Week

Jack Evrensel Sells West, CinCin, Blue Water Cafe, Thierry, Araxi To Aquilinis

TEA & TWO SLICES: On Grapes’ Wrath And Sensationalism As Newsmaker Of The Year

Alex Bleeker On Getting To Jam And Never Writing Break-Up Albums

TEA & TWO SLICES: On Picketing Fancy Art Galleries And Going The Distance For Drugs

SoMa

ZULU REPORT: All The Awesome Sounds That You Should Be Listening To This Week

IRONY: Waldorf Hotel Set To Close January 20th After Being Sold To Condo Developers

SCOUT LIST: 10 Things That You Should Absolutely Do Between Now & Next Week

TEA & TWO SLICES: On “Vintage East Vancouver” And It Being Time To Sober Up

TEA & TWO SLICES: On Hating Bieber And The World’s 4th Least Stylish Neighborhood

VANCOUVERITES: Twelve Minutes With Troy And Nima Of “Rowan Sky” On West Cordova

HONOUR BOUND: Tangential Vancouverism At The 221a Artist Run Centre In Chinatown

YOU SHOULD KNOW: Mount Pleasant Has Always Been A Lot More Hip Than You…

SOUNDTRACKING: Crunching Autumnal With “Real Estate” Frontman Martin Courtney

Tea & Two Slices: On Welfare, Real Estate And Hiding Your Gender With A Pair Of Pants

Tea & Two Slices: On Crazy Hippies, Real Estate Myths And Canuck Fever In Africa…

Smoke Break #822: A Message To West Vancouver’s Bald Real Estate Cheeseballs

The Scout List: A Curated Agenda For Discerning Vancouverites

Zulu Report: On Crocodiles, Nymphs And Grinderman, Oh My!

Tea & Two Slices: On Smog, Legal Weed Doom & Moral Relativism…

Getting To Know The Six Species Of Arm-Chair Urban Planner…

180 Sqft Gambier Island Escape Pod For Four Built For $7,000…

Tea & Two Slices: On Busloads Of Boozers And Gentrification

Tea & Two Slices: Translink Free Rides And Bob Rennie is Amazing