Take a break from the news cycle and help us celebrate the things we covered this week that are making Vancouver Awesome with a capital “A.”
March 31-April 6, 2018
1. This week's Very Special Episode of the V.I.A. Podcast is all about FOOD.
Vancouver Canucks’ Henrik Sedin, left, and his twin brother Daniel Sedin, both of Sweden, skate before an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks in Vancouver on March 27, 2018. Vancouver forwards Henrik and Daniel Sedin have announced this will be their last NHL season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
2. 10 of the best ways Vancouver said #ThankYouSedins!
3. Dates announced for Vancouver summer fireworks festival
4. Your weekend wake up call: Brunch is beautiful at Honey Salt
5. Awesome to some, less so to others: A Times Square-style video screen is coming to Broadway and Kingsway
6. This map shows over 2,500 places to see cherry blossoms in Metro Vancouver
7. Vancouver Greek Food Festival returns for 40th delicious year
8. VIDEO: B.C.’s most awesome peace-time explosion!
9. 15 photos of Vancouver being ridiculously good looking in the dark
Photo Tyler Mcleod
10. Mailman chronicles adventures with Canuck the crow on Instagram
11. First-ever youth homeless count coming to Metro Vancouver
12. Meanwhile in Victoria: Lifetime ban from Empress for pepperoni seagull fiasco has been lifted
13. This new book is ‘Fire and Fury’ for B.C. and if you vote you need to read it
14. VIDEO: Super cute lambs at Maplewood Farm during ‘lambing season’
15. Stanley Park herons laid their eggs in time for Easter Monday
16. The world’s first The Belgian Chocolate Café to open in Vancouver
Lindsay William-Ross/Vancouver Is Awesome
17. First person story: My name is Alex, and I have Autism Spectrum Disorder
18. This 30-year-old Vancouverite has some advice for kids going to prom
19. Aloha Bowls: New food truck brings healthy eats to Vancouver streets
20. Fall For Local Spring Market pops-up this month in North Vancouver
21. Ditch your retail job and get outside this summer with BC Parks Student Ranger Program
22. VIDEO: Cultural Anthropologist discusses the future of archival objects
23. Pender mercies ease stress of taking B.C. Ferries on long weekend
24. Pallet Coffee Roasters opening fourth Vancouver location
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25. This ultimate Beer Run races to five Vancouver craft breweries
26. Deadline to #savetherio Theatre extended to April 16
27. Century-old wooden paver blocks exposed on Vancouver street
28. Get outside the gallery with Capture Photography Festival’s street exhibits
29. This treat shop is using ramen noodles in their newest chocolate bar
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30. Whole Foods Market in North Vancouver to open this month
31. Full seniors’ discount returns to B.C. Ferries; fares cut 15% on minor routes
32. Tsawwassen couple newest Lotto 6/49 millionaires
33. UNIQLO at Richmond Centre opens this week with giveaways, specials
34. This Week in History: Party of the century (Vancouver’s Centennial)
35. Public art can be awesome: City unveils public art teeter-totter costing over $30K
Photo Harbour Air
36. Vancouver to Seattle seaplane service starts later this month
37. Author R.L. Stine will give Vancouver Goosebumps this Halloween
38. In Chinatown, DALINA’s Italian eats offer a sense of home
39. Here’s how to get a free cup of coffee from 7-Eleven on April 12
40. Street signs honour Musqueam First Nation heritage at UBC campus
41. Phew: You no longer need to feel embarrassed about loving Chardonnay
42. Blood, sweat, tears and beers: Beer Wars return to Vancouver this Sunday
Vancouver Pillow Fight Day (LeonWang/Shutterstock)
43. There’s going to be a big pillow fight in downtown Vancouver this weekend
44. This $1.8 million painting was just donated to Emily Carr University
45. Top Drop: Naturally chic wine fest returns to Vancouver this May
