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Ugly Christmas Sweater Day They used to be the gift from Grandma that you dreaded the handknit Christmas sweater. But thanks to Vancouverites Chris Boyd and Jordan Birch, you can wear them proudly.

Renfrew Santa Paws is coming to town Dec. 14 and 15 for a dog-friendly, festive fundraiser at the Tisol pet store on Grandview Highway.

Photographer Dan Toulgoet documents how times have changed in Gastown, matching archived images of streets and buildings with their present day incarnations.

SKYPING TO THE FUTURE: Philanthropists Richard and Heidi Coglon hosted an intimate $250-a-ticket benefit to raise funds for Chat to the Future, an orphanage in Uganda.

Property: #204- 27 Alexander St. $374,900 MLS # V1024144 Anyone who has spent any time in historic Gastown knows the area never gets dull.

It's ironic that a city famous for its old-fashioned liquor laws owes its origins to an unlicensed saloon.

Market gives vendors legal place to sell goods

1867: The year “Gassy” Jack Deighton arrived to open the area’s first saloon. 0: The number of gas stations in Gastown. 1977: The year Raymond Saunders built the famed Gastown steam clock.

Female-run tattoo shop a creative, cozy haven

Store owners say vibrancy of area has improved over the years