She writes extensively on urban issues, such as housing affordability, heritage preservation, and city growth and transformation. Prior to her seven-plus years writing for the Globe, she spent 11 years as the music critic for the Vancouver Sun. As music critic, she was a regular judge for the Junos and Polaris Prize, and frequently shared her opinions on CBC Radio. The New York Times featured her in a profile of Vancouver, in which they called her “the city’s unofficial night owl.”