by Kurt Heinrich | Mar 13, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
On Sunday afternoon, Theodora and I were very concerned that we’d made a horrible mistake in deciding to make an impromptu visit to Vernon’s premier ski area, Silverstar. We were high-up on the Coquihalla Highway and were crawling along at 20 km an hour as...
by John Horn | Mar 12, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Editors’ note: Kurt and John are firm believers that Vancouver can and should be the Canadian epicenter for growing the sport and culture of soccer football soccer. This is a self-described healthy community. We can play outside year-round, as fields are rarely...
by Kurt Heinrich | Mar 9, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
After a unsatisfying victory last week, the Octopi squad were hungry for a cleaner and more decisive win this Wednesday when they took the field against Right Back on the Bench (RBOTB). It was a cool evening at Thunderbird. Although the Octopi was missing star...
by Godfrey von Nostitz-Tait | Mar 8, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
WHAT WE READ “Desolation Island”, the fourth book in Irish writer Patrick O’Brian’s naval series, set in the age of Lord Nelson. O’Brian chronicles the adventures of eccentric ship surgeon/spy Stephen Maturin and his buddy, Captain Jack...
by potential | Mar 6, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Australians have known for a long time that we have a bit of a problem with food. As a population we’re not the healthiest eaters, which our national dish of meat pies with chips and beer is a pretty good indication of. But over the past five years, our little problem...
by John Horn | Mar 5, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories, Pop Culture Career Advice
If you like The Wire, March Madness and democracy then you should read the next 250* words. Recently a new project has sought to mesh the popular March Madness bracket with pop culture hit The Wire. The result is Smacketology, a tournament that pits Wire characters...
