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.”
September 15 – 21, 2018
1. On this week’s V.I.A. podcast, we spoke to The Food Gays (Adrian Harris and Jeremy Inglett), about their brand new cookbook!
Adrian Harris and Jeremy Inglett. Photo Bob Kronbauer
2. Here are 5 ways to scare up some Halloween season fun in Vancouver.
3. La Taqueria opened a new Broadway location (a block from the old one).
4. Crosswalks on The Drive are getting red, white, and green Italian makeovers.
5. There was a new record set in Grouse Grind Mountain Run.
Madison Sands of Maple Ridge set a new official record for the Grouse Grind Mountain Run (Photo courtesy Grouse Mountain)
6. Whistler Peak already has a great deal of snowfall.
7. Candidates weighed in on the issues at a lively Vancouver mayoral debate.
8. What’s old is new: B.C. brewers are looking to the past for inspiration.
9. This Haunted Trolley Tour is bringing Vancouver’s infamous ghost stories to life.
10. An all-biscuit restaurant is opening soon in Vancouver.
The Moose (Chewie’s Biscuit Co/Facebook)
12. You might be able to drink booze in public after next month's election.
13. Metro Vancouver library made this list of the world’s most striking libraries.
14. DTES Heart of the City Festival offers 100 exciting events at over 40 venues.
15. You can FEAST like never before at this awesome new Asian dining festival!
The first annual Feast Asian Dining Festival is presented by Vancouver Is Awesome
16. YVR named 6th best North American airport for passenger satisfaction.
17. This Geeky Hooker is bringing a crocheted superhero scavenger hunt to Vancouver.
18. This Vancouver created app could save someone’s life from an overdose.
19. This Vancouver harvest moon is going to look ridiculously massive.
20. This woman leaves hopeful messages for people considering suicide on Lions Gate Bridge.
Mindi Reynolds is a Vancouver woman who spearheaded an effort to post messages of hope along the railings of the Lions Gate Bridge ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day this month. (Cindy Goodman/North Shore News)
21. This North Vancouver athlete completed five Ironman Triathlons in five days.
22. There's a 42-foot-long nightmarish reptile dangling in a UBC atrium.
23. This Vancouver artist wants to travel to the moon.
24. This immersive Vancouver exhibition will challenge your boundaries.
25. Here are 5 serene spots to go forest bathing in Metro Vancouver.
Photo: woman in the forest / Shutterstock
26. Here are 6 hopped-up foods and drinks that beer lovers need to try.
27. Get your veg on at this market-style vegan food fest this weekend.
28. Nook restaurant is opening a third Vancouver location soon.
29. Someone hoarded 64 felines and now it’s raining kitties at this BC shelter.
30. This tiny Mount Pleasant parklet was a labour of love.
Esther Paysan (left), Winnie Lee and Kathy Au take advantage of a recent sunny afternoon and break out the checker board at Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House’s new parklet. Photo Dan Toulgoet
31. Here’s your chance to check out Vancouver’s cool new fire boats in person.
32. You can go alien hunting in the B.C. mountains on this Halloween glamping adventure.
33. Kevin Smith’s photo tour of Vancouver includes poignant McPizza history minute.
34. Here are the pumpkin patches you must visit in the Lower Mainland.
35. Check out this gorgeous rainbow sky photo by photokirr.
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