Business

A Year In The Life was a project concepted and executed by Heather Morton - Canada's progressive authority on Art Buying for advertising agencies - which recently wrapped.

Just wanted to give a quick shout out today for a new, growing, Gastown-born online community: Cargoh.com! What they are is "A social marketplace for independent art + design + culture".

Did you know that Jim Pattison (the Vancouver billionaire who was recently listed as #178 on the Forbes list of the world's richest people and has received an Order of Canada) wholly owns everything to do with Ripley's Believe it or Not ? True story

Greetings Vancouver is Awesome readers! Artsy!Dartsy! is Vancouver's online art & design event guide. Offering comprehensive event listings, the site is updated daily to list current and upcoming exhibits, lectures, and shows.

Not sure how this one got past us.....I think Bob lives like two blocks from this place, and I've been religiously picking up my weekly produce co-op box all summer, yet somehow neither of us has posted anything about this place.

Have you entered Vancouver is Awesome 's giveaway for one copy of every album shortlisted for the Polaris Prize ? Go HERE to find out more and enter. Read about Tegan and Sara 's album Sainthood HERE .

Remember the I LOVE GRANVILLE ISLAND storytelling contest from the summer? Well they got all of the winners together for an insider's tour, on which you can tag along...

Have you heard about Grooster yet? It's a Vancouver-based group buying web site that offers an amazing limited time offer every day.

Have you heard about Grooster yet? It's a Vancouver-based group buying web site that offers an amazing limited time offer every day.

No, not really. But seriously, Kidsbooks always has the best window displays. What a great store!