aggregated from: Beyond Robson

There are the Vancouver Olympics, and there are the Vancouver Anti-Olympics. In this divided city we have two torches and two sets of mascots running around town. With days to go before the opening of the 2010 Olympic Games, this Saturday Vancouver h...

topics: downtown, downtown-eastside, olympic-games, olympics

aggregated from: Chow Times

The response was simply overwhelming. When Arkensen and Nanzaro donated three of their precious Dress Rehearsal tickets to chowtime s readers we did not think much about it. After all, we had too many tickets and the event is held on work and schoo...

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

With a price tag of $300,000 and a configuration that doesn't affect the current number of lanes for cars, the Dunsmuir Viaduct could be the site of Vancouver's next separated bike lane if city council votes tomorrow to give the project a go. If vote...

topics: city-council, commercial-drive, downtown

aggregated from: Vancouver Condo Info

You know how when company is coming you shove everything into closets and close the door, pretending that the mess doesn t exist? Well some busybodies have been opening up our closed doors instead of just enjoying the fruit punch:VANCOUVER, British...

topics: downtown, downtown-eastside

aggregated from: Nancyland, Vancouver Foodie Fun

Okay, I feel a bit duped. I should have known better. I could tell something was up. I saw some subtle signs that made my foodie senses tingle. Of course, I didn't pay enough attention to them. Little details about the appearance seemed a bit ou...

topics: burnaby, downtown, menu, prawns, restaurant

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

Sun, Province to Promote Governments' Homeless Message. CanWest newspapers co-sponsor government-run public relations centre in Downtown Eastside during Olympics . Just in case as there was any doubt of the collusion between government, corporations...

topics: downtown, downtown-eastside, olympics, show, vanoc

aggregated from: Vancouver Condo Info

Now that the W has revitalized the Downtown Eastside, eliminating the scourge of homeless, drug addicts, panhandlers and prostitutes there s just one more bold step to complete this neighborhoods transformation: 270 sq foot micro condos.For those kee...

topics: condo, downtown, downtown-eastside

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

As far as culture jams or detournements my personal favourite has to be taking the Canadian Olympic Committee's own propaganda campaign Paint the Town Red literally as a means of protest. I've said it a couple times on Morning Brew, but let's all go ...

topics: downtown, olympics, vanoc

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

It's a sad city that can't sustain independent bookstores anymore, and that's quickly the kind of city that Vancouver has grown into with the closing of the last Duthie's Books location on 4th ave announced a few days ago. The bookstore, once a chain...

topics: business, downtown

aggregated from: Chow Times

It looks like we are going to have dinners or lunches around in downtown for the next little while. This is the first of many over the next month or so.The reason is Arkensen and Nanzaro is having top secret practices for the Closing Ceremony of the ...

topics: chinatown, downtown, menu, restaurant, restaurant-review