[delboy]

Good to see things slowly changing. I have been following this for a while. About 10 years too late, but any move in a more liberal direction is welcome and seriously needed. God i hope this is the start of something good. The state of the night life here has made me old and boring before my time

Vancouver needs to become much less regulated to allow creative types to flourish; for that to happen one needs an organic atmosphere that will find its own way and not be too forced as is the case now. To steal a line from No Fun City...." there is culture everywhere here, but no cultural infrastructure." To me that sums up the problems here and from a different perspective, you have to admire the efforts made by those who have taken the music scene underground.

One problem though, is the fact that the city has built residential just about everywhere and needs to be creative in where nightspots can grow without upsetting the citizens.

Bring it on!