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.”
August 18 – 24, 2018
1. On this week’s V.I.A. podcast, we went inside the crazy world of Instagram with Erin Sousa of Sparkle Media.
Erin Sousa in the V.I.A. Podcast studio (Bob Kronbauer/Vancouver Is Awesome)
2. The PNE could see a massive revamp in coming years.
3. Canuck the Crow was named Vancouver’s Unofficial Ambassador.
4. We explored the first-ever Chilliwack Sunflower Festival.
5. KPU Brewing announced their first series of collaboration beers from program alumni.
Beer Taster by Flickr user Quinn Dombrowski
6. Art Gallery’s summer Family FUSE weekend urges learning from the land.
7. This Richmond fish & chips shop is celebrating 40 years of frying.
8. This man shared his trick for growing the longest zucchinis.
9. Make new friends at Vancouver’s first Walk to End Social Isolation.
10. Here's why millennials are flocking to bird watching.
Yousif Attia, 35, is shown in this undated handout photo. Yousif Attia wasn’t exactly a typical teenager. He had always been fascinated by birds, and he wanted to participate in a local Christmas bird count — an annual event where people across North America note the number of fowl in the Western hemisphere. No one at his Calgary high school shared quite the same passion for ornithology, but fortunately it was the late 1990s and local birdwatching groups were just a few clicks away on the internet. Attia found his community. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO – Yousif Attia
11. Source says new anti-poverty strategy will aim for 50 per cent cut in low-income rates.
12. Ready or not, it’s Pumpkin Spice Latte season.
13. This cool Vancouver intersections map art shows crossroads of traffic and graphic design.
14. There’s a new religion-themed bar and restaurant open in Vancouver.
15. Here’s where to get fresh sockeye salmon in Metro Vancouver.
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16. Here's what to see, do and taste at the 2018 TAIWANfest.
17. The Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA is going to be at VIFF.
18. Rain in this week’s forecast could wash away Vancouver’s smoky skies.
19. Haircut photography project aims to change perceptions of DTES residents.
20. First-ever puppy stampede happening at Pet-A-Palooza this Sunday.
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21. Local twins crowned Canadian beach volleyball champs.
22. Meet the guy behind the Kit Kat Fries at this year’s PNE.
23. The Park Board is asking people to send emails to a bunch of trees in Vancouver.
24. This massive, endangered Leatherback turtle was just spotted off Vancouver Island.
25. East Vancouver kids on a roll at Raycam soapbox derby.
The Raycam Soapbox Derby was on a roll last Friday. The annual event supports and celebrates the eff The Raycam Soapbox Derby was on a roll last Friday. The annual event supports and celebrates the efforts of the NASKARZ program for at-risk youth. Photo Jennifer Gauthier
26. This map can help you find happy hour specials in Vancouver.
27. You can do yoga with actual raptors this weekend.
28. Le Burger Week returns to Vancouver for 7 days of epic burgers.
29. Mountain biking on uphill trend on the North Shore.
30. Your guide to the most outrageous foods at the PNE this year.
Cricket Caramel Apple (Lindsay William-Ross/Vancouver Is Awesome)
31. Here’s how you can help those affected by B.C.’s wildfires.
32. Jane Goodall to appear at Vancouver International Film Festival.
33. UBC linguist creates an ancient language for the Hollywood film Alpha.
34. People are listing their homes for free on Airbnb to help wildfire victims.
35. 5 new ramen shops to check out in Vancouver.
The seafood ramen at Koika is a best-seller (Lindsay William-Ross/Vancouver Is Awesome)
36. New heritage tour explores complex history of Vancouver’s West End.
37. Everything you can eat and drink at the Richmond World Festival.
38. At $1 a bottle, this random pop from India is one of the best deals in Vancouver.
39. Riverdale, Once Upon a Time stars to play in Whitecaps charity game.
40. This 50% off cat adoption promo helps shelters deal with wildfire overflow.
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41. B.C. man who saved overdose victim’s life urges people to know how to use kit.
42. Super 8 film found in thrift store offers glimpse of Vancouver in 1971.
43. Vancouver punk pioneer Randy Rampage remembered as hard rocker with ‘heart of gold’.
44. This Vancouver church will use a bouncy castle to power their organ.
45. Vancouver among top 20 of the world’s most reputable cities.
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