Vancouver Is Awesome #162 - May 9, 2023

NewdessertshopspecializesinLebanesetreats

Lookingforanotherinternational offeringwhenitcomestofrozen desserts?

LeParfaitopenedupinearly March,bringingLebaneseand Arabic-styleicecreamtoHomer Streetdowntown,alongwithsweet andsavourycrepes,smoothies,and juices Everythingismadein-house, saysco-ownerGerardDaccache, andpresentedtogiveanauthentic Lebaneseexperience.

"Thewayit'smadeandservedisabit unique,"hesays "Thecomponents aredifferentandthepresentationis different Theicecreamisnotbythe scoop,soyoucanhavethreeorfour flavoursinonecone"

Lebaneseicecream:What makesitdifferent?

Thebiggestdifferenceistheadditionof masticgum,anaturalextractfromthe mastictree,whichgivestheicecreama morestretchynaturethanotherfrozen dairydesserts,Daccachesays

Theyalsohaveavarietyoftraditional flavoursfromLebanon,likeashta (clottedcreamdippedinpistachios)and rosewater.Intotaltheyhave12flavours rightnow,allmadeattheirshop A

handfuloftheflavoursaredairy-free andvegan,likemango.

Alongwiththeicecream,theyhavea non-alcoholiccocktail,shikaf,which mixesstrawberryandavocadowith(a differentversionof)ashta,alongwith seasonalfruits,nuts,andhoney;other specialstheyhavearesmoothieswith avocadomixedin,andparfaits.

Youcangetyouricecreambythecup orcone,includingwaffleconesor traditionalLebanesesquare"biscuit"

cones Theyhavetake-outcontainers

whereyoucanget severalscoopsofice creamtoenjoyathome oroutandabout Daccache,whoarrived inVancouverin2019 fromBeirut,andhis partnerhaveyears ofexperienceinthe foodindustryandice cream;hispartner's grandfatherrana well-knownshop backinLebanon,and Daccacheworkedat ashopwhenhewas younger

Whenhegotto

VancouverhefoundtheLebanesefood sceneiswell-represented,buttherewas alackoftreatsandsoLaParfaitwas inspired."There'sbeenagreatreaction fromtheLebaneseandArabpeople thathaveseenwe'reservingashta icecreamandthefruitsmoothies," Daccachesays.

LeParfaitislocatedat812HomerSt andisopendailyfrom10a m to9pm

ByBrendanKerginwithfilesfrom LindsayWilliam-Ross

Localmuralist designsrenter friendlywallpaper

Onedownsideofrenting,ifitisn'tasquishysolarium orsomeone'slivingroom,canbethelackofcreative freedomwhenitcomestodecorating.

Afewtaped-uppostersandasmallpottedplantcan livenupthespace,butwhattodowiththosebare,plainwalls?

VancouvermuralistTierneyMilnedesignedarenter-friendly solution:peel-and-stickwallpaper

ThecollaborationwithOttoStudio,alocalwomen-owned business,consistsofninewallpaperdesigns,onedecalset,and twoartprints

“We’reseeingpeoplereallywantingtobringfun,colourand playfulnessintotheirspaces–andremovablewallpaperisthe perfect,low-commitmentsolutionnomatterifyouownor rent ”saysOttoStudioco-founderJenCook

Theninewallpaperdesignscomeinaround35colourwaysand thedecalinfivecolourways,allinnostalgicplay,boldshapes, andkaleidoscopepatterns

"WhileIamdrawnprimarilytogem-tonesandretropops ofsaturation,thecollectionalsoincludesmoremutedand calmingcolourwaystogiveasmuchrangeaspossibletomix andmatchandchoosewhichcoloursbringothersthemost joy,"saysMilne

WhentheVancouvermuralistisn'tpaintingthesidesof buildingsallovertheworld,shemakesartinaco-working spaceintheOlympicVillageneighbourhood

ByMariaDiment

PollrevealsthebestbeachinVancouver

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Asspringandsummerweather bringsVancouverwarm sunnydays,localsareonce againflockingtothebeach

ButwhichbeachareVancouverites spendingtheirsummersin?

Whilemanypublicationshaverated KitsilanoBeachhighly,evencallingit oneofthesexiestbeachesintheworld atonepoint,itdidn'ttaketopspot whenV.I.A.polledlocalreaders. Insteadthetopbeach,byalarge margin,accordingtolocals,isthe LocarnoBeachandSpanishBanks stretch Inourpoll,morethan40per centoflocalsand36percentofall readerssaidit'sthebest

Kitsilanowassecond,butadistant second,withonly15percentoflocals callingitthebest.Readersoutsideof Vancouverseemtohaveasoftspotfor Kits,astheybumpedthatuptoalmost 18percent EnglishBayandJerichobeaches finishedthirdandfourth,respectively, eachwitharound13percentofthevote Third Beach wasn't too far behind, either,witharound11percentofthepoll SunsetBeachlaggedbehind,withonly

around5percentsayingit'sthebest

SolidlyinlastplacewasSecondBeach.

Somebeacheshadasignificant differencebetweenhowpopularthey werewithlocalsandtheoverallV.I.A. readership Forexample,firstplace Locarno/SpanishBankshadanalmost fourpercentdifference,withlocals choosingitmoreoften. ThereverseofthiswasKitsilano, withadifferenceofmorethan2 5per cent,suggestingpeoplefromoutside Vancouvermuchpreferthefamed Kitsilanotothelarger(andfreetopark

at)sectionofcoastfurtherwest.

SunsetandSecondbeacheswere similar,without-of-townersreally pullinguptheirnumberscomparedto locals

Thepollranfrom4/23/2023to 4/29/2023 Ofthe727votes,wecan determinethat404arefromwithin thecommunity Thefullresultsareas follows:

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Yarnartistcreateswebforgiantspidersculpture

Vancouver's gigantic spider sculpture now has its own web.

In keeping with the theme of Phobia, the gigantic spider sculpture hanging underneath the Victoria Drive Bridge near Broadway, local artist and yarn bomber Deidre Pinnock has made a giant yarn web

"Every spider needs a web, needs a home," Pinnock tells V.IA. by phone

It's actually the second web she made for Phobia. The first she made as a sign of support for the huge sculpture made of junk; Phobia wasn't sanctioned by the city when it was installed but has since been approved "In Vancouver, they don't always appreciate art like they do in other countries," she says "I wish Vancouver would embrace art hanging from walls, from chain link fences, under bridges"

Her original web, which took her a week to make, hung off the side of the bridge; it only lasted a

couple of days.

Within a few days she had made a second one but held onto it for a couple of weeks as she considered when was best to hang the new web and built up confidence to share her new work

Earlier this week she decided it was the right time and found a new site for the web on the chain link fence where the best views of

Phobia are had. She says it's been up she's had a "big-time positive response."

She's not sure how long the new web will last Some of her pieces are taken down quickly, others last for years But if it does come down, it probably won't be the last web for Phobia

"Spiders always keep building new spider webs," Pinnock says

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More yarn art coming Pinnock, who's behind much of the yarn art in East Vancouver, especiallyDudeChillingPark(aka Guelph Park) has been sharing her craft for years. In early 2022 she was the one who crocheted a special sign for the park after its iconic art sign was stolen

Thanks to friends' and strangers' support, she plans on creating

more around Vancouver, including an installation of 1,000 orange pom poms. She wants to celebrate the Raymur Rail Bridge

She's also always looking for new ideas and spots

"I'm always looking for a place for my art, to make people smile," Pinnock says

ByBrendanKergin

RyanBeil:3rulesforhecklingattheballpark

Heckling at the ballpark is both a time-honoured tradition and a contentious topic of conversation

Itcanbejarring,surprising, annoyingeven,tohavesome knuckleheadseatednexttoyouin thestandssuddenly(andloudly) startyellingataplayerabouttheir battingprowess,fieldingability,or ineptitudeonthebasepaths

Itcanalsobeliberating,fun,and life-fulfillingtobetheknucklehead doingtheshouting

Basically,somepeopleloveitand somepeoplehateit Idon’tknow howyoufeel,butIhappentolove it Withinreason!

Whenyoufirststartwatching baseballgames,yourealizethat it’stheperfectsporttoheckleat Itsnotslow,itsfocused.Thestory ofthegameistoldmomentto moment.Andoftenthosemoments arehushedwithanticipation

Thisleavesaperfectlittlewindow forsomeoneinthestandstogivea ballplayerontheopposingteama

pieceoftheiroftensun-strokedand usuallybeer-addledmind

Itcancomefromaplaceofloyalty Someseeitasaswornduty,totry anddoeverythingintheirpower todistractanddisrupttheenemy team Othersaresimplyseeking

attention IfI’mbeinghonest,I tendtofallintothelattergroup Whateverthereasons,allinall,I supporthecklingattheballpark. But,asIalreadystatedabove: withinreason!Andtoday,Idliketo sharethat“withinreason”withyou

Herearethreegoldenrules toliveby,ifyoudecideto heckleataballgame:

1.Don’tbeabully

Everyoneonthefieldatabaseball gameisahumanbeing.Eventhe umpires,I’mtold Theplayersyou watchatTheNatareeliteathletes chasingalifelongdreamandare someofthetopperformersintheir

field,intheworld It’sonething tobeabitcuttingaboutaplayer’s tendencytochaseabreakingpitch outsidethezone.Itsanotherthing tocalltheircharacterintoquestion

2.Thinkaboutthepeople aroundyou

Thisisthesameas“knowingyour audience”asacomedian Before youheckle,lookaround Areyou surroundedbykidsandfamilies? Ifso,maybeleaveyourprofanitylacedzingersinyourwordquiver

3.Yourhecklingmay backfire

IusedtohecklealotmorethanI donow Admittedly,Ievengota littleobsessedwithit Iwaseven knowntodoopporesearchon

someofthegoodplayerscoming intotownsoIcouldsurprise themwithatauntabouttheirhigh schoolmascot

ButIgottasay,myoverallrecord… ain’tsogood Ithink,moreoften thannot,mybestlines/shouts/ yellingshaveusuallybeenfollowed bytheplayeronthereceivingend knockingoneoutofthepark Andtheneveryoneinmysection blamingandostracizingme Justknowthatifyouchooseto heckle,youcouldbethelastbitof firethatignitesaplayerintothe gameoftheirlife.Youcouldbe themotivation Youcouldbethe catalyst. Youcouldbethefool.

Buthere’sthething:Everynow andthen thefoolsareright! Whatdoyouthink?Doyou supporthecklingataballgame? ThinkI’mwrongaboutmyrules? Comehecklemeaboutit!As alwaysyoucanfindme,downat theNat

ByRyanBeil

Localstudiohelpsmakepopular dragshowintomobilegame

The"largestdragshowonearth"is comingtoVancouverthissummer butthosewhocan'tmakeitcanstill diveintothepopularshowvirtually. ThankstoEastVancouver-basedindie gamestudioEastsideGamesandother partners,fansofRuPaul'sDragRace cantakepartinthefierceandfashionable competition,too,fromthecomfortoftheir ownphone

StartingintheiconicWerkRoom, "RuPaul'sDragRaceSuperstar"players willcontendwithrivalQueenstoslaythe runwayandclimbtothetopwheretheywill

Popularfleamarketshuttingitsdoors

Apopular Vancouver market is closing down this summer, with hopesoffindinganewspacewith whichtooperateinthefuture

TheEastsideFleaisalocally-lovedseasonal marketforhandmadeartisangoods,vintage clothing, collectibles and more

and outside, and more food trucks available than ever before

"The space is refreshed to go out with our best foot forward, but nothing too spectacular," they note

competeagainstotherplayerQueensaround theworldforthetitleoftheTopQueen. Asplayersshowofftheirpersonalflair, "werk"therunway,winnewlooks,andparty intheUntuckedlounge,theycanalsounlock Queensfromtheshowalongwithachance towinsomeoftheirmosticonicoutfits Justlikeintherealshow,playerswillgetto experiencealltheteaandsisterhoodofthe WerkRoom

Themobilegameisavailabletodownload ontheAppleappstoreandGooglePlay.

ByMariaDiment

For five years now, the market has called its 20,000 sq ft space at the Eastside Studios home. The space was a hub for many East Vancouver communities, including queer partygroupTheWarehousewhichrecently leftthebuilding

NowtheEastsideFleaisthelastremaining tenant.

Thespaceis"slatedfordemolitionandwe're the last folks there, right till the very end," Eastside Flea founder Bill Valentine tells V.I.A.

The market will continue every weekend before "going out with a bang" on June 15 Valentine says that to finish off strong the Fleahasexpandedthebarareaintoafood courtpatiospacewithseatingbothinside

Despite shutting its doors, the Eastside Flea aims to reopen them in the fall- once they find a new location.

While the market hasn't found a new home yet, Valentine wants the new space to be in another renovated warehouse, similar to the Eastside Studios

"The space we have now, because it was sort of a raw canvas, allowed us to really make it our own," Valentine explains The Flea's mural-coated walls and decorated ceilings affirm this.

"We look back on these last five years really fondly, and we're really thankful for all the support we've seen from the Eastside community," Valentine says "Spirits are high and we're looking forward to what comes next"

ByMariaDiment

AwesomeInstagramPhotooftheWeek

ThisgreatVancouversunsetphoto wastakenandsharedbyJasonDack (@jasondackphotographer)and itremindsusthatsummerisjust aroundthecorner!

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BobKronbauer:TheNPAis goneandnobodygivesacrap

The website for Vancouver's oldest political party, the Non-Partisan Association (NPA), went dark on May 1 and nobody seems to have noticed.

After the party completely imploded leadinguptolastyear'selection,withtheir incumbentcouncillorsjumpingshiptoform

anewparty(ABCVancouver)aroundnowmayorKenSimwhowastheparty'sprevious candidateintheelectionbeforelastelection, and their mayoral candidate John Coupar resigning from the party weeks before the election (yes, my head is spinning too,)

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thefutureoftheNPAwasuncertain. It'snormalforpartiestoeffectivelygointo hibernationbetweenelectionsinthecity Youwon'theartoomuchfromtheCoalition ofProgressiveElectors(COPE)intheyears thattheyfailtogetacandidateelected. Howeverevenwiththeirmeagrefundraising, they still manage to scrape together a few bucks to pay their web server fees That does not seem to be the case with the NPA, though the cause for their disappearance could not be confirmed Theirmediaemailisdownandourcalls-to alinethatgoesdirectlytovoicemail-were notreturned.

Isthisthefinalnailinthecoffin?HasABC VancouvereffectivelybecometheNPA,with itsincumbentcouncillors,formerstaff,and votersintow?Thepartycallsitselfa"real alternative,"and"abroad,inclusivecoalition

whereeveryoneiswelcome."

SoundsalotliketheNPA,butifonethingis certaininVancouverpolitics,nobodyknows what will happen leading up to the next election It's not unlikely that we'll see the old partisan"Non-Partisan"corpsecome backtolifeandgoinsearchofbrains,which theyseriouslylackedinthe2022election

ByBobKronbauer

VancouverNow&Then:Weall (usedto)liveinaYellowSubmarine

Arecord store, and one of the last private homes on this block, as seen in 1975 and 2020

That's the Yellow Submarine record store at 319 E Broadway While the building that housed the shop still stands, neither building on either side of it does

JohnBentleyisanarchitectural photographerwhohasphotographed theinsideandoutsideofthousands ofbuildingsaroundVancouver Using imagesfromtheVancouverArchiveshe offersaglimpseofthepastandpresent onhissiteVancouverNow&Then

5thingsyou(probably)didn'tknowaboutvehiclesinVancouver

Vancouverisacitywheretheautomobilehashad greatinfluence

Whileitwasfoundedbeforecarswere commonplace,thefirstvehiclesarrivedonlocal streetslessthan15yearsafterthecity'sofficialbirthday.

Thatmeans,assettlersclearedthelandandorganizedthe area,motorizedvehiclesweretakenintoaccount.Infact,one oftheworld'sfirstgasstationswascreatedinVancouver. Andthecity'sfiredepartmentwasoneofthefirsttobe motorized.

HerearesomeotherfactsaboutVancouver's motorizedvehicles,automobilesandother similarcontraptions.

1.ThefirstmotorizedambulanceinVancouver ranintoapedestrian,killinghim

In1909Vancouver'sfirstmotorizedambulancearrivedinthe city.EagerforatestdriveCharlesCockingtookitoutfora spin.

Thatjourneyturnedtragicwhentheambulancehitan Americantourist,killinghimimmediately.

2.Canada'soldestHarley-Davidsondealership isinVancouver

TherearefewbrandsasrecognizablegloballyasHarleyDavidsonandaVancouverbicycleshopgotinontheground floor.

StartedbyFredDeeley,TrevDeeleyMotorcycles(Trevwas Fred'ssonwhotookoverthebusiness)hasbeensellingthe iconicmotorbikessince1917,whenhestarteddistributing theMilwaukee-basedbrand.Atthetimeitwasn'ttoowellknown,butthatchangedovertheyears,withtheDeeley's alongfortheride.

3.Almosttwodozencarsweredumpedin EnglishBayonpurpose

TheAustinA40wasapopularcarinthe1940sandwassold acrosstheU.K.,Canadaandothercountries.

FredDeeley(yes,thesameone)wasamassivedistributor ofthecars,anddecidedtoholdashowofthepopularcarin Vancouver,bringingdozensofcarsbyseatothecity. Notallofthemmadeit.

Afterafirebrokeoutontheshipcarryingthecars,afireboat usedsaltwatertodousetheflames.Thatmeant22ofthecars weredamagedbyfireandwater,leadingAustinexecutives todecidetodumpthemintotheBurrardInletEnglishBay areaafterbeingstrippedofpartsandtires.

4.ThereusedtobecarracesatHastingsPark

TheHastingsParkracecoursehasbeenusedforhorse racesforover100years,andisafamousvenuetowatch

thoroughbredschargedownatrack.However,foraperiod itwasalsousedforcars,includingthedirtcourse. Raceswereheldthereonceinawhilebetween1907and1927

5.MetroVancouverhasavintagetruckmuseum Withtrucksdatingallthewaybackto1914,theBCVintage TruckMuseumistuckedawayinCloverdale,abitofa distancefromthedowntowncore.

Alongwiththe109-year-oldtruckthereareexamplesfrom the20s,30s,40sand50s.Therearealsotools,gear,and othertruckparaphernaliafromB.C.'spast

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