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Victoria should do everything they can to keep Hermann’s Jazz Club and View Street Social alive

Victoria should do everything in its power to keep two iconic venues — Hermann’s Jazz Club and View Street Social — alive.

Victoria staple FernFest cancelled for 2026

“Over time FernFest has grown into a very large and very expensive undertaking,” the statement reads. “Even for a dedicated organization like ours, we simply can’t do everything.”

Drag in Victoria is more than a show

The realization, that drag did not have to reinforce the binary, opened a door. Within months, Simmons was experimenting with the art form.

How to celebrate Black History Month in Victoria this February

From cemetery tours and museum exhibits to keynote speeches and panel discussions, here are seven events to learn more about Black history this month!

Questions remain surrounding changes to graduated licensing program

Initially, the changes were set to take effect in early 2026. With that timeline delayed until the summer, many questions still remain.

Approximately 300 gather downtown in march of solidarity with Iranians

The march, in protest of the Iranian government's brutal crackdown on protests, started at Centennial Square and ended at the B.C. legislature.

Five Victoria releases to get you away from Spotify, and towards local performers

“Eventide” features twinkling electric guitar that chops and reverberates with Glass’s own enunciation, reminiscent of bands like Explosions in the Sky. It remains a purposely instrumental release, made for the…

For the love of local: A look into Victoria’s local market scene

“You realize that populated in your own city are hundreds of garage studios, metal working studios, people who are knitters … these markets bring them out of the woodwork and…

Saanich plans to update Shelbourne Valley, Quadra McKenzie areas

“We know that the campus supply of housing is inadequate, and that the off campus supply has been inadequate [too]," Murdock said.