Environmental group opposes wind farm location
by Amy Steele

Redevelopment for downtown park and other stories
by Amy Steele

LETTERS

Conservative label doesn’t fit writer
by Dave W. Reesor

David Byrne wanted a dance partner
by R. Sirignano

Dancing isn’t the be all and end all
by Rhea Darcha

WEB WATCH

First Thursdays in the cultural district
by Courtney Thompson

VIEWPOINT

Getting a handle on native adoptions
It makes more sense to push for reforms than to make children suffer
by Reuel S. Amdur

CITY

Threat of landmines continues
Villagers putting themselves at risk in order to earn a living in the fields
by Roberta McDonald

FOOD

Tall, decaf, non-fat, nutty toffee latte, please
New and tried-and-true cafes do much more than simply service your caffeine fix
by Danyael Halprin

BOOZE

Vine bandits
Mass-marketing and technology threaten diversity
by Kevin McLean

GOOD LISTENER

Ask Captain Putt Putt
The Good Listener gets a logjam view of Port Alberni’s industrial economy
by Ian Doig

BOOKS

Welcome to the club
Fast Forward finds new weapon in fearless battle to promote literature
by Bryn Evans

BOOKENDS

Time for a new national sport
Writers stand poised to replace hockey players as CBC hosts Poetry Faceoff
by Harry Vandervlist

COMEDY

Stand-up film critic
Comedian Kevin Stobo provides must-see takes on Hollywood flicks
by Stephen W. Smith

MUSIC

Burlesque is back
The Kabuki Guns provide more, uh, bang
by Andrew Wedderburn

The kids are all right
Young girls are taking the music industry to school
by Kirsten Kosloski

All these interruptions
Between touring and side projects, Vancouver’s Kids These Days keep busy
by Kirsten Kosloski

No need to jump on the bandwagon
Guttermouth’s contrary attitude isn’t making the punk band any friends
by Keith Carman

Worth the wait
A year in the works, The Summerlad’s new album hits the street
by Derek McEwen

The hats are coming off
Agriculture Club won’t be limited by white-trash stereotypes
by Keith Carman

CD REVIEWS

Edwards moves forward with Back to Me
CD Reviews:
Kathleen Edwards’ Back to Me
reviewed by MD Stewart
Bunky’s Born to Be a Motorcycle
reviewed by Jason Lewis
Jennifer Lopez’s Rebirth
reviewed by Jane McCullough
The Impossible Shapes’ Horus
reviewed by Kirsten Kosloski

VISUAL ARTS

At The Gates
Christo and Jeanne-Claude come down to earth with Central Park project
by Jacek Malek

In like a lion
March brings Alberta biennial and photography festival
by Wes LaFortune

THEATRE

A Ripper yarn
Offbeat thriller pursues London’s notorious serial killer with help from puppets
by Martin Morrow

Test-drive
PlayRites’ second stage a launch pad for dramatists and Dames
by Jeff Kubik

Preaching to the choir
Bigger Than Jesus is fantastic theatre, but who is it aimed at?
by Jason Lewis

DANCE

Out with a bang
This year’s Alberta Dance Explosions made an entertaining and original exit
by Jocelyn Grosse

FILM

Keeping up with the James’s
Renowned musician and silent movie guru brings new life to classic films
by Jason Lewis

Punk’s princes on parade
Makers of The Ramones documentary had to manage the managers
by Tom Murray

Unzipping the leather
End of the Century finds individual voices beneath myth of The Ramones
by Zoltan Varadi

Time travel and amnesia
The mysteries of The Jacket
by Andrea Huck

Not cool
Script from old-timer’s crime novel needs hip replacement
by Jason Anderson

A boy and his Superdog
Based on a true story, this could be the quintessential Canadian kid-and-pup movie
by MD Stewart

Cursed needs more bite
Getting computer-generated werewolf effects to look good can be a bitch
by Jason Lewis

Checking out
Man of the House sticks to the plan
by Andrew Aitkenhead

VIDEO VULTURE

It’s the end of the world
Post-apocalyptic prefaces: The end of humanity in just a few words
by John Tebbutt

VIDEO

Undone by implausible teeth
I Claudia a brave effort, but gets lost in translation from stage to screen
by Timothy Heck

Some vices are good
Classic cop drama reinvented genre and raised bar
by Derek McEwen