Events and Entertainment

The Vancouver International Film Festival commences today. Thank you to all who participated in VIA's mini-contest by submitting a comment about a film you're excited to see. By random draw, our two lucky winners are Jude and Gloria.

These lovely knitted mittens shown above match the ones that'll be worn by all 12,000 of the folks who will be taking the Olympic torch across Canada, through more than 1,000 communities, starting in about one month's time.

We really didn't need VIA's SKATE OR DIE event to get any radder but hey..why not.... now take a look at the after party...the city's three biggest skaterock bands playing on the same bill, at Pat's Pub to boot.

Holy schnike! This afternoon I drove by the Esso at Burrard and 4th Ave., and what should greet my eyes? Gas going for 99 cents (okay, 99.

Stacy's "Welcome to the Canadian Team" KR3W Apparel video, 2009. Vancouver's (via Kamloops) Stacy Gabriel has a problem: he's too damn good at skateboarding. SBC Skateboard magazine published an interview with him in their Spring '09 issue (#11.

There are so many awesome photos that you've added to our FLICKR POOL that we can no longer pick just one a week, so from now on we're going to be showcasing one every single day! Day #24 is a photo courtesy of kurtdriver : Submit to our FLICKR POOL

Tomorrow, the Canucks kick off their 2009-10 season with a visit to Alberta, to play the Calgary (stinkin can't stand them too bad Fleury didn't make the team because then we'd have another reason to hate the) Flames.

It's a new dog every day, click here to find out how to get your dog featured here if you haven't sent in your photos yet! Today's dog featured in Dogtown Vancouver is Rio, Chris W's pup. Here's what he had to say about him... NAME: Rio.

This last Sunday couldn't have been better and The Word On The Street was filled with people, books, music, writers and poets. Booths lined all sides of the downtown Library. And there were actual words placed upon the street.