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Cart Attack! - Three Food Things You'd Be Crazy To Miss This Month

Yeah, that’s more like it, summer. It’s finally summer! Rainy weekends are behind us (I promise 100%), so now you have oodles of awesome food truck experiences to look forward to.
Check out tomorrow's issue of the Straight here. Today.

Check out tomorrow's issue of the Straight here. Today.

Every Wednesday our friends at The Georgia Straight give us something new to share with you here on the blog: a preview of what you’ll see on the front of – and inside – their paper the next day.

Pink Buildings and Ice Cream

Our Daily Photo #2048 is from Instagrammer Samu , who captured a great sunny moment in Vancouver filled with ice cream and bright pink backdrops.
Vancouver Biennale Artist: Hiraku Suzuki (Japan)

Vancouver Biennale Artist: Hiraku Suzuki (Japan)

VNB Photo presents Hiraku Suzuki at the Coal Harbour Community Center following his performance.
Dogtown Vancouver: Samburger

Dogtown Vancouver: Samburger

It's a new dog once a week! Click here to find out how to get your dog posted if you haven't sent in your photos yet! Today's dog featured in Dogtown Vancouver is Sam, Adrian's pup. Here's what they had to say about her... NAME: Sam.
Why I'm donating 100 skateboards to a West Vancouver fundraiser

Why I'm donating 100 skateboards to a West Vancouver fundraiser

Every year or so I preface a post for people who are new to our blog by telling the story of how way-back-when, before I started V.I.A., I used to work in the skateboard industry in California.

Urban Reef

If you've trekked along Robson Street recently, then you've seen the new "Urban Reef" communal area. Our Daily Photo #2047 from Kumiko captures a quiet street before the hustle of the day begins.
Somewhere, over the Sandman... #SandmanDavieRainbow

Somewhere, over the Sandman... #SandmanDavieRainbow

First we had the world's first rainbow crosswalk in the West End, now we might have the first ever rooftop rainbow on a Sandman Hotel! You might've noticed this 55-foot rainbow this week and wondered what was happening.

Chuck Davis "I'm Going To Need Some Help"

Chuck Davis shocked audience by revealing he had terminal cancer. This news catalyzed a community effort to successfully publish his "History of Metropolitan Vancouver" Introduction by philanthropist and community leader Barj Dhahan.
Scene and Heard: Last Week In Music Vol. 215 ft. The Boom Booms

Scene and Heard: Last Week In Music Vol. 215 ft. The Boom Booms

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...
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