One of the streets being created around the new St. Paul’s Hospital complex will be named after Nora Hendrix – a founder of the Black community’s first church (and grandmother of Jimi Hendrix). Vancouver City Council approved the proposal from… Read more →
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Fountain Chapel celebrates unique role in Hogan’s Alley community
by Flyn Ritchie • • 1 Comment
Yes, Nora Hendrix is Jimi Hendrix’s grandmother. But that’s not why the City of Vancouver announced February 1 that a new temporary modular housing development at 258 Union Street will be named after her. Hendrix was a key figure in the Hogan’s Alley… Read more →
Black History Month, from Stayed on Freedom to African Fountain Chapel
by Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
February is Black History Month, sponsored by the City of Vancouver. There will be a series of activities, but I will focus on two events of particular interest to the Christian community: Stayed on Freedom and the ‘Grand Reopening and… Read more →
Vancouver neighbourhoods: Hastings (Downtown Eastside / Strathcona)
by Jonathan Bird / Flyn Ritchie • • 0 Comments
Encompassing the historic neighbourhoods of Gastown, Victory Square, Chinatown, Oppenheimer and Strathcona – as well as the Downtown Eastside (DTES) and the emerging pocket district of Railtown – the Hastings area is by far the most richly layered and contested… Read more →