A no messing around guide to the coolest things to eat, drink and do in Vancouver and beyond. Community. Not clickbait.

Vancouver Special

vancouverspecial

Vancouver Special | Architecture | Recently included in the Vancouver Sun’s Top Ten Eyesores list, The Vancouver Special is a beloved, working-class institution. Cheap materials allowed for it’s proliferation, and our mild climate meant that the basement only needed to extend about a foot into the soil, making it a de facto ground floor instead (two floors for the price of one!). A firm part of our cultural ethos, it has inspired a music compilation, a store, and a book by Charles Demers.

Usage: “I picked up a copy of Vancouver Special at Vancouver Special then took it home to read in my Vancouver Special…”

explore-the-lexicon

One of the Most Beloved Players to Ever Wear a Canucks Uniform

“I was there when Gino scored a penalty shot goal against Calgary. The way the crowd erupted, you’d think we had just won the Stanley Cup!"

How a Climate Change Event Created a Local 'Cause Célèbre'

"Is Barge Chilling Beach a good first date or nah?"

How Generations of Underaged Partiers Have Avoided Cops and Cover Charges in BC

"On our way up to Jones Lake on Sunday we had to wait for a slow convoy of hungover bush party survivors to pass..."

How Vancouverites Know a Targeted Hit on a Gangster Has Just Gone Down

"Like sunshine after rain and dawn after dark, a report of a burning vehicle usually means a gangster has just been shot at."