Events and Entertainment

#ArtistAtHome is a series of portraits and profiles of local artists by Christopher Edmonstone. Read all about it and see the archive HERE . Thrilled to have this fine gentleman as the #ArtistAtHome for today.

Today's dog featured in Dogtown Vancouver is Snowball, Toray's pup. Here's what he had to say about him... NAME: Snowball or Snezhok in Russian. BREED: Samoyed. HOOD: Yaletown. FAVOURITE SNACK: Watermelon.

Video above: This remarkable footage of 1907 Vancouver was shot by William Harbeck from the front platform of a streetcar as it made its way along Granville, Hastings, Carrall, Cordova, Cambie and Robson Street.

As our @VIAwesome Instagram account inches towards 40,000 Followers a new thing has emerged: the 2,000 Club! That's the term we use for images that garner more than 2,000 Likes each, and so far it has only 4 exclusive members.

Brett Finlay shares how research in microbial species is making a profound change in western disease. He is the co-author of the book "Let Them Eat Dirt" about our obsession with cleanliness. https://www.youtube.

Kick off your week right with the brand new Do604 x Vancouver Is Awesome playlist. Featuring bands playing in Vancouver this week, such as indie rockers Fast Romantics, crooner Carolyn Mark, and party starters Humans and Odesza.

When TELUS got all of us Team TELUS ambassadors to participate in their #TakeTheLeap challenge I was the last to really reach my stride, so to speak.

https://flic.kr/p/ENSiwz Spring is clearly on its way to our beautiful city, and it’s time to celebrate its arrival.

Let spring sweep you up in Mount Pleasant this week. This month, Little Mountain Shop has teamed up with thisopenspace for a week-long Spring pop-up shop full of goods that will suit the spring in your step.

Our Daily Photo #2337 is from Instagrammer rkmemory who took this shot while crossing the Cambie Street Bridge. Happy Friday everyone. Captured while crossing Cambie bridge.