Archive for August, 2009
From Bicycle Spokes to Sharing Cars with Other Folks: It’s easier than ever to stay green while getting to school
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
Despite myriad awesome ’80s movie scenes and a sweat-free entry that other modes of transport don’t always guarantee, pulling up to school in a car is almost getting to be a bit of a faux pas these da
A Night Out . . . On a Student’s Budget: Monday’s tips on cheap entertainment around town
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
Alright, starving-student types, listen up: you need a break, just like the rest of us. After a long day of studying, it helps to unwind a bit before you get back to the books. But, yikes, you’re livi
Java Joints
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
While many equate Victoria with tea, we’re also a damn good coffee town. The best shops combine great joe with a good place to hang, listen to music, meet like-minded people and provide a space to str
A Real Physical Education: Outdoors equipment rental opens up a world of fun stress busters
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
There’s no better way to burn off steam than going outside and gettin’ physical. Tennis? Hiking? Canoeing? Count us in. But maybe you moved to Victoria with little or no baggage and there’s not a lot
Alley, Cats: Get between the streets
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
For a city with such a distinct lack of back lanes, Victoria sure seems to have a lot of notable alleys. Some, like Chinatown’s Fan Tan and Dragon alleys, are holdovers from a more labyrinthine era, w
Blog City: Keeping Up As It Happens
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
With general-interest media in decline, the public is turning more and more to venues that speak directly to the issues they care about, in a voice they understand. And so blogging-the art of citizen-
Get Out: Family Fun
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
At first glance, Victoria doesn’t seem to boast much in the family-friendly line. While there has been a long-standing push to establish a children’s museum downtown (somewhere, sometime), we’re lacki
Let’s Do Brunch: sleeping in, eating late
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
If you’ve ever gone for brunch on a Saturday in Victoria, you’ve no doubt spent some quality time in a line-up. Despite a veritable horn of plenty in the city, it seems there’s always more people wait
Lisa Baldissera: Cultured and Contemporary
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
For the past decade, Lisa Baldissera has run the contemporary art wing of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. The UVic alumnus has recently wrapped curating Assume Nothing: New Social Practice, a 115
Charles Campbell: Artistic Activist
Thursday, August 20th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
Charles Campbell is a man of balance. Painter, father, activist, a guy who likes to relax by walking his dog . . . in a way, he’s the everyman of Victoria. He’s also the communications director at the