Solomon Post
Mar 14th, 2010
Vancouver Observer Olympics reporters and contributors celebrated their own Olympic victories at a feast prepared by VO food writer Charles Macurdy that featured recipes he created to honour Canada's...
The Savvy Vegetarian
Mar 11th, 2010
Love 'em or hate 'em, the 2010 Games were an historic moment in our city. Now that they're over, it's time to eat.
Olympics
Mar 3rd, 2010
Martin Luther King Jr. said, “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” I need to remember this because I’ve just read the most unbelievable, non-apologetic...
Olympics
Feb 28th, 2010
On the last day of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, the sun came out, casting a glow on the dramatic, story book finish to the 21st Winter Olympic Games. What a nail-biting climax: a gold medal...
Overheard at the Olympics
Feb 25th, 2010
Fear of the Olympics being over (FOBO) afflicts four out of five Vancouverites, a recent survey taken by Team Vancouver Observer shows. "Will our city remain so jovial and friendly?"...
Olympics
Feb 22nd, 2010
When it's all said and done, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is sure to declare the Vancouver Olympics the best Games, as they do for the Games wherever they take place. But much of...
Music
Feb 20th, 2010
Canadian music icon Neil Young did not show up on the second night of a tribute concert in his honour, but the sold out crowds at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre didn’t seem to mind. The...
Overheard at the Olympics
Feb 17th, 2010
Applause from a room packed with journalists from around the world greeted Maelle Ricker as she prepared to talk about her gold medal win yesterday on the slopes of Cypress Mountain near her...
Political Junkie
Feb 16th, 2010
Mayor Gregor Robertson walked up to the podium, took out his iphone and told the gathered media, “Say cheese.” He snapped a photo of the audience and said, “We are all media.” And with that he...
Overheard at the Olympics
Feb 16th, 2010
A VANOC bus carrying the city and province's leading dignitaries arrived nearly a half an hour late to BC Place and the result was that the premier, the mayor and the leaders of the four host...
