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May 8 2025: Your ultra-local May horoscopes

May 8 2025: Your ultra-local May horoscopes

Plus: How many B.C. spots made it into Canada’s Top Restaurants?

May 08, 2025

Hey there. It’s another beautiful May day in Vancouver. Or maybe it isn’t. We love local micro-climates.

But even if the sun isn’t out, the bluebells and the rhododendrons and the mysterious white bushes in front of my building are in full bloom. Beautiful.

— V.
Associate Editor

— FEATURE —

Could better arts funding have saved the Vancouver Mural Festival?

When the Vancouver Mural Festival announced its abrupt end earlier this year, people were in shock: how could one of the city’s most iconic art events not have enough money to continue? “I feel like the City of Victoria has just put the City of Vancouver to shame,” says co-founder Adrian Sinclair—because, it turns out, B.C.’s coastal capital is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to supporting the arts.

— LIVING —

Your very Vancouver May 2025 horoscopes

We’re coming to the end of Taurus season, but our resident not-an-astrologer Rachel Burns has starry predictions that’ll keep you going all month long.

Will the by-election change Vancouver’s housing policy?
Grouse Bike Park is set to open for its inaugural season in June
Get your groove on at the PNE Summer Nights Concerts
The Ultimate Summer Staycation! Book early and save 20% on your stay at Vancouver’s waterfront boutique hotel - Granville Island Hotel.*
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And Exhale....

Whether you are discovering Black Rock Oceanfront Resort for the first time or you are returning, this newly renovated property with air-conditioning in all of its suites, seems to invite you to immediately take in a deep breath and relax.

From their floor to ceiling windows in their lobby that open up to panoramic ocean views to their incredible Drift Spa, you find yourself unwinding and energized at the same time. Perched on the edge the rugged coastline of Vancouver Island there is no shortage of incredible views, access to beaches, and to the meandering Wild Pacific Trail.

Check out it out, you will be so glad you did.

— ARTS —

Good things come in small packages at Sticky Show

The fourth annual Sticky Show sees dozens of artists creating the most beautiful post-it notes possible.

Comedian Graham Clark is attempting 24 hours of standup mayhem
Griffin Art Projects celebrates 10 years with a focus on collectors
Inner Elder: A hilarious and heartfelt memoir that intertwines memory, spirit, and place, inviting readers to experience the transformative magic passed down through our grandmothers.*

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Enjoy the blues, brew, food and fun at the Cool Blues Show, Fort Langley

See some of the biggest names in blues for only $65 (regularly $75) this monthly only at the Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival Cool Blues Show, July 25.

⭐ Bywater Call
⭐ Angelique Francis
⭐ Steve Marriner
⭐ Brandon Isaak
⭐ Jimmy D. Lane
⭐ Robert Connely Farr

— MUSIC —

How did B.C. do in Canada’s Top Restaurants of 2025?

Out of 100 restaurants from across the country, 19 of the best are in B.C. But did any Vancouver spots crack the coveted top 10?

Where to eat for Mother’s Day in Vancouver
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Make a difference in your community

Supportive housing and sheltering are an immediate response to street homelessness, bringing people in from the cold and rain.

Since 1993, Vancouver’s PHS Community Services Society has been housing, feeding and helping people who are unhoused or at risk of homelessness.

Your support changes lives: Please donate to PHS today.

— ICYMI —

Sex//Work: All relationships are transactional, actually
Will any Vancouver MPs get posts in Mark Carney’s cabinet?
30 can’t-miss Vancouver concerts happening this month
Two Vancouver spots made it into North America’s 50 Best Bars
Paella Sundays are back at Como Taperia

— THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND —

VISUAL ARTS: Kirsten Chursinoff’s Botanically Inspired imagines plants as textile art. (May 8-July 4 @ Amelia Douglas Gallery, New Westminster)

DANCE: Queer BIPOC artists move from lyrical dance to rave beats in Growing Pains. (May 9 @ Cobalt Cabaret)

THEATRE: Katie Voravong’s award-winning Fringe show I Fear Love opens up. (May 9-10 @ Revue Stage)

BOOKS: North Van’s Friends of the Library book sale rehomes pre-loved titles. (May 9-11 @ North Vancouver District Public Library Lynn Valley Branch, North Vancouver)

THEATRE: Get biblical with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. (May 9-June 8 @ Metro Theatre)

COMEDY: Parenting is a lot like improv—which is why the Improv Centre is running a Mother’s Day Special. (May 11 @ The Improv Centre)

PERFORMING ARTS: Music and animation meet in kid-friendly concert Daughter of the Inner Stars. (May 11 @ Orpheum Theatre)

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Want to know what else is happening in Vancouver? Check out our events listings.

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