Locals Jets Overhead deliver a rock classic with third albumJets Overhead Boredom and Joy (Warner) 4.5/5 Textures. Soaring, otherworldly melodies. Unforgettable pop tunes that become part of your life. Here, on album three, locals Jets Overhead prove that in a different era (that’s the ’80’s), they would have been radio heroes, because they’ve got all of the above, and more. Take one listen to […] Continue Reading |
CRD looks for public input on waste management planningResidents of the Capital Regional District (CRD) have until midnight on July 15 to give their input on the region’s waste management plan via an online questionnaire. The CRD is currently reevaluating their waste management plan, which was adopted in 1989 and has undergone two revisions to date. They are hoping many residents get involved […] Continue Reading |
Dog Day aren’t overAround the age of 16, Seth Smith abandoned his small east-coast town in search of greener grasses… or at least somewhere where the high schools had music and art programs. Smith found this place in Victoria, where he attended Vic High for a few years before the east lured him back with that Maritime twang […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Royals thrilled about NHL draft selectionsTwo current Victoria Royals players recently saw their dream to someday play in the National Hockey League (NHL) come a little closer to fruition at the annual league draft in Pittsburgh on June 23. Royals forwards Steven Hodges and Logan Nelson were the first two players for the new Victoria franchise to be selected by […] Continue Reading |
Jon Lovitz’s comedy act a winnerWe’ve seen him on Saturday Night Live and followed his career trajectory in over 30 really bad motion pictures (anyone remember Rat Race?), but not many of us have thought of Jon Lovitz as a standup comedian, never mind a piano-playing, singing one-man show comedy act. In his recent performance at the Alix Goolden Hall, […] Continue Reading |
Take This Waltz could give Williams an Oscar nodYou know when critics start talking about how a certain actor will be in the running for an Oscar nomination this year for a recent performance and you just roll your eyes and picture some over-the-top performance where someone plays a character with some debilitating speech impediment, or a missing leg, or something? And you […] Continue Reading |
Values meet volume at Tall Tree music festEvery year throughout Canada there are tons of music festivals, most of them profit-based ventures for the production companies that organize them. But once in a while someone comes along and breaks the mold, putting profit aside and, instead, focuses on music, community, and sustainability. This is exactly what Victoria-based Radio Contact Productions has done […] Continue Reading |
Victoria Royals director honoured by CamosunCamosun College recently honoured an employer who’s no stranger to mentoring co-op students in the industry of sport. Victoria Royals director of hockey operations and communications Jeff Harris has been named co-op employer of the year by the college’s Centre for Sport and Exercise Education. “I’m surprised,” says Harris of the award. “You don’t […] Continue Reading |
The Foreigner visits VictoriaThere’s a moment in most peoples’ lives when they wish they didn’t speak (or understand) the English language. In The Foreigner, the main character pretends just that… and gets away with it. Director Toshik Bukowiecki says Larry Shue’s play is a perfect way to conclude the 2011/2012 Langham Court Theatre season. “It’s a wonderful play […] Continue Reading |
Lansdowne Preschool being forced to relocate after 50 years in OaklandsResidents of the Oaklands community, and parents of children who attend Lansdowne Preschool there, recently attempted to raise enough money to prevent a community space from being developed for land for condos. They did not raise enough by the date they had to, and the preschool must now relocate. “The land has a church, a […] Continue Reading |
