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Classic Swedish Heritage Brand #FjallravenPopUp Now Open @thisopenspace In Chinatown

Vancouver Is Awesome is a proud sponsor of thisopenspace , a full service pop-up production studio with a flagship storefront at 434 Columbia St., Chinatown.

Dec 11, 2014 2:46 PM Read more >

5 local businesses that you can pay to scare the living crap out of you

Okay, so THIS POST I made about Locked Vancouver, the "real life escape game" on Kingsway was a bit of a viral hit, quickly becoming one of this month's most popular entries on our blog.

Dec 9, 2014 3:11 PM Read more >

A Virtual Tour of the Great Bear Rainforest courtesy of @HelloBC

Sandy Pell from Hootsuite tipped me off to this video showcasing the making of Destination BC's new virtual tour of the Great Bear Rainforest.

Dec 9, 2014 1:29 PM Read more >

Pacific Northwest Cabin Themed #Portage Pop-up Continues This Weekend In Chinatown

Vancouver Is Awesome is a proud sponsor of thisopenspace , a full service pop-up production studio with a flagship storefront at 434 Columbia St., Chinatown.

Nov 28, 2014 4:15 PM Read more >

Local Snowboard & Streetwear Label #NomadCollective Opens Its Pop-Up Doors On Pender

Vancouver Is Awesome is a proud sponsor of thisopenspace , a full service pop-up production studio with a flagship storefront at 434 Columbia St., Chinatown.

Nov 24, 2014 12:57 PM Read more >

SFU Beedie Students Open "Products For A Circular Economy" Pop-Up Design Showcase

Vancouver Is Awesome is a proud sponsor of thisopenspace , a full service pop-up production studio with a flagship storefront at 434 Columbia St., Chinatown.

Nov 21, 2014 5:37 PM Read more >

New Vancouver app provides alternative to Uber

6 months ago (long before Uber was grabbing disparaging headlines) a group of ambitious 18 and 19 year-old university students began chipping away at a new ride-sharing app, aptly named Cab Share Canada .

Nov 18, 2014 3:07 PM Read more >

Vancouver based company to launch the first wearable air quality tracker

Since I was initiated with Nike's Fuel Band a couple years back I've been mildly obsessed with how many steps I take in a day, how far I travel on foot as well as how much time I spend just sitting around.

Nov 18, 2014 1:40 PM Read more >

Living the Happy City: Rockers East Vancouver

East Vancouver’s own Japandroids performing at the Biltmore Cabaret. In March, I wrote an essay for V.I.A.

Nov 18, 2014 8:30 AM Read more >

The OTHER local election: deciding the Mayor of Eggnogtown! #vanpoli #eggnog

This past summer I made THIS BLOG POST about how Avalon Dairy had released a ballot containing the names of a bunch of their fans so that people could vote for one of them to become their inaugural "Egg Nog Ambassador".

Nov 13, 2014 1:08 PM Read more >