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Local Spotlight
The Other Side of Silence
Christian Kluxen is recomposing Victoria Symphony's audience
Places
Some Like It Hot
Victoria’s Wellness Industry Gathers Steam With HAVN and Wildwood Saunas
People
Howie Siegel: A Flavourful Life
The plucky origins of a local icon and Pagliacci’s founder
Culture
We’re Going to Need a Bigger Canvas
Property Developer and Victoria’s Visual Arts Spaces Forge an Unlikely Alliance
People
Holding Hands With Victoria’s Past
Artist Crystal Przybille Reflects on Her Enduring Contribution to Our Cityscape
Local Spotlight
Get Your Chops Off
Summer is (Almost) Here and the Grillin' is Easy with Farm & Field Butchers
People
This Jam is Gonna Last
Digging the Roots of Victoria Ska Fest With Founder Dane Roberts
Culture
The Battle Behind Our Businesses
Two Local Organizations Are Standing Up for a Prosperous Downtown
Local Spotlight
What’s Old is New Again
Revitalizing the Pre-Classical Genre with the Early Music Society of the Islands
Places
Where There’s Tea, There’s Hope
Daniela Cubelic of Silk Road Tea is Weathering the Storm in our Teacups
Places
A City in Harmony
Composing an Inclusive Musical Community at the Victoria Conservatory of Music
Culture
Wine in a Time of Climate Change
The Wild Ride That Was the 2022 Vancouver Island Vintage
Places
Recycling Culture: Moving Forward by Looking Back
An Alternative Business Model Brings Collective Chic to Cheers Vintage
Culture
Almost Healthy: The Patient Ambition of Victoria Theatre
Examining the Constitution of Our Dauntless Stage CompaniesBars & Cocktails
Good Times on the Wagon
Conquer Dry January (and Beyond) With Locally-Crafted Alcohol AlternativesOnly Pour the Good S**t
The Decades-Long Overnight Success of The Drake Beer Parlour
Tuesday November 23, 2021
We Drink Here
A Local’s Guide to Avoiding Average Cocktails in Victoria, BCThe Whistlebrewer
Charting the Origins of Whistle Buoy Brewery and TaproomLocal Culture
What’s Your Story?
Confabulation Revives the Dying Art of StorytellingHome Is Where the Wharf Is
A Glimpse Below Deck at Victoria’s ‘Liveaboard’ LifestyleCoworking Capital
Forging Community Bonds in the Work-From-Home Era at KWENCH and theDockLucky: Victoria’s Last Great Indie Bar
Saluting a Champion of Local Music

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