aggregated from: Beyond Robson

So, I don't know about you guys, but over the years I've found some real gems in Vancouver alleyways, free sections of apartments, and thrift store free bins. A few days ago I found this book placed carefully on a chair in the alleyway outside my a...

aggregated from: Vancouverite

Ahhhh, Christmas 1951. Let me just through another Yule Log on the fire and pour myself a hot toddy. Oh, and get my pack of Pall Mall cigarettes. Sweet: 1. Cure for throat-scratch was, duh, Pall Mall Cigarettes2. Santa smoked back then. Yeah he did...

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Some months ago the Vancouver Public Space Network held a competition in which entrants were supposed to design a public square for Vancouver's citizens to gather in the downtown core. But, wait a tic--don't we already have a public square? Built in ...

topics: design, downtown, gallery, jazz, plaza

aggregated from: Vancouverite

Wait, what, cold, windy weather has turned the Olympic flame, in the Olympic Fail: The Vancouver 2010 Olympic flame has been extinguished a dozen times so far due to cold, windy weather, said torch relay officials.But while 2010 relay boss Jim Richar...

topics: design, olympics, vancouver-2010

aggregated from: GungHaggisFatChoy

Origami Master Joseph Wu also has a sense of humor to accompany his nimble fingers and creative mind.A few years ago he created a design called When Pigs Have Wings which I first saw at the Pacific Origami Conference at the Hotel Vancouver in Novem...

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

Are you ready for the new and improved Beyond Robson? We're making some long overdue changes around here and are looking for some fresh new faces to come along for the ride with us to make Beyond Robson the best site it can be. In addition to ramping...

aggregated from: Vancouverite

This is neat. A design competition. In Surrey! i'm not sure what is more awesome: 1. The city of Surrey is holding a public 75k design competition. 2. It's a competition to transform Surrey's town centers. 3. Is Surrey's tagline really the future li...

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Aboriginal artists from across Canada, featured at Vancouver 2010 exhibition, Over 50 artists were featured at the Vancouver 2010 Aboriginal Art Exhibition at Canada Place in Vancouver BC, Oct 17/18. It's a two day free exhibition with sales to the ...

topics: artist, design, gallery, marathon, museum

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

Matt Good upset over Olympics. Me too. Have I told you guys that yet? True story, I'm totally upset. So are the Cowichan First Nation. VANOC has threatened legal action against businesses that use the Olympic logo or even use the word 'Olympic,' sa...

topics: design, ndp, olympics, vanoc, whistler

aggregated from: North Vancouver Politics.com

Coach Houses will again be discussed in City of North Vancouver. Council on Monday night will be reviewing three proposed options for moving forward with their introduction in the City.In all three scenarios, they would be limited to one-and-a-half ...

topics: design, north-vancouver