After 11 years of bringing you local reporting, the team behind the Vancouver Observer has moved on to Canada's National Observer. You can follow Vancouver culture reporting over there from now on. Thank you for all your support over the years!
Leah Golob is an editorial assistant at the Vancouver Observer and writes about trending topics on a daily basis. Her interests include pop culture, travel, social issues and literary journalism.
Leah has a master’s degree in English literature with professional experience teaching and researching Canadian literature at Brock University.
“I don’t even know half of these ingredients. What is this? What is that? I don’t know,” laughed the beauty consultant towering over me at the Lancôme cosmetic counter.
Concerns over high radiation levels proved too much for The Canadian Medical Assistance Team (CMAT) stationed in Japan. CMAT was evacuating the area this morning, fearing nuclear disaster at the...
“Where school upgrades stand today, if we were to have a serious earthquake it could potentially be tragic,” Patty Bacchus, Chairperson of the Vancouver Board of Education said today. "The...
Now that Christy Clark is BC's second female premier, her old talk show gig at CKNW news is up for grabs. What does it takes to step into Clark's worn out shoes? A "desire to win," opposed to a...
Do you feel helpless amidst the battle of the brands? Author and branding consultant Bruce Philp pushes readers to reconsider the relationship between consumers and corporations.
Attention all literary-loving Vancouverites, tomorrow evening Margaret Atwood will be narrating a theatrical performance of her latest best-selling novel.
The Vancouver Art Gallery and City Council have been engaged in an on going discussion about creating a new art museum that will, advocates say, stand as an architectural landmark. The proposed...
