Schadenfreude in DubaiAt least the Olympic Village will get built. In Dubai and other real-estate hotspots around the world, the dominoes are…
Fashion VictimA tie shop dies, Thurlow at Robson, Dec 27th. Or is this the first sign of the coming carnage?…
The Big OI grabbed a B-Line on Saturday down to Richmond for the opening of the Big O: The Richmond Olympic Oval will…
Another housing crisisA friend in L.A. sends in this inquiry: I recently sent in my order for Olympics tickets & now must…
The Creative BinnerProvince columnist (and sometime PT contributor) Derek Moscato picks up on an idea I floated a few weeks ago: ……
The Air in BeijingIt’s been fascinating, when watching the Olympics in Beijing, to see how dramatically the air quality can change from day…
A Blight on the WeatherYeah, it’s been bad. Vancouver in June. But what a loss for the World Triathlon, held this last weekend on the…
Olympic Legacy The Times of London got their hands on the proposed transport plan for the 2012 Olympics: Olympics chiefs set to…
Water and oilSpeaking of convenience stores (below), here’s another take from Lisa Margonelli’s Oil on the Brain. (There are some books you…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner