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24th Annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival!

24th Annual Vancouver Queer Film Festival!

Vancouver Pride Week may be over, but one of the best summers we've had in YEARS is still in full-swing - as if that surreal thunderstorm a couple days ago wasn't a good enough indication.
Read All Over -- Anakana Schofield

Read All Over -- Anakana Schofield

Read All Over celebrates the bookworm in all of us, showcasing readers in Vancouver and the books they love most. Anakana Schofield is a writer of fiction, essays, and literary criticism.
DAILY FLICKR PICKR DAY 794

DAILY FLICKR PICKR DAY 794

Every day we share a single photo from our Flickr Pool shot by one of our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!) Took a day off yesterday, 'cause, well, I wanted to, so there! Back at it today though, listening to the theunder and trying despera
WE ARE VANCVR: Melanie Kwan, Designer/Illustrator

WE ARE VANCVR: Melanie Kwan, Designer/Illustrator

Vancouver is an amazing city, chock full of creative talent. WE ARE VANCVR is a simple, elegant way to showcase all that talent in one place. Every Tuesday we profile one individual from the VANCVR community. VANCVR.com is a Domain7 Labs project.
VBC 'VIEWS -- Malarky by Anakana Schofield

VBC 'VIEWS -- Malarky by Anakana Schofield

ReVIEWS, preVIEWS, interVIEWS, and overVIEWS: here's where you'll find out what the Vancouver Book Club team thinks about the literary scene in Vancouver. What you should read, where you should go, who you should sit up and notice.
Scene and Heard: Last Week In Music Vol. 116 ft. Jets Overhead, The Trews, Joel Plaskett, Hannah Georgas, Said The Whale

Scene and Heard: Last Week In Music Vol. 116 ft. Jets Overhead, The Trews, Joel Plaskett, Hannah Georgas, Said The Whale

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver. We post weekly guest playlists comprised of Vancouver artists and ‘Last Week in Music’ highlights some of the best concerts happening around the city...
Italy wins the 2012 Honda Celebration of Light!

Italy wins the 2012 Honda Celebration of Light!

The winner of the 2012 Honda Celebration of Light fireworks competition is Italy! Congratulations to their team and to Brazil and Vietnam's who also put on incredible shows for everyone in English Bay.
Illustrated Vancouver Vol 28 – Theatre Under the Stars

Illustrated Vancouver Vol 28 – Theatre Under the Stars

Due to the popularity of this post over at Illustrated Vancouver this weekend, I thought I should re-post yesterday's image here as well. For your nostalgic enjoyment, I present a Theatre Under the Stars souvenir program from 1945.
START YOUR WEEK RIGHT WITH THE V.I.A. WEEKLY PLAYLIST WEEK 131: Tough Lovers

START YOUR WEEK RIGHT WITH THE V.I.A. WEEKLY PLAYLIST WEEK 131: Tough Lovers

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver. With 27,418+ artists , boasting 142,000+ tracks , the CBC Radio 3 web site is the absolute ultimate authority, and the home, of independent music in Canada.
$5 Planter Boxes!

$5 Planter Boxes!

Did you catch the story about the GRILLED CHEESE GIVEAWAY that Christine posted about earlier in the week? It was the result of a Neighbourhood Small Grant from the Vancouver Foundation and the City of Vancouver.
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