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START YOUR WEEK RIGHT WITH THE V.I.A. WEEKLY PLAYLIST WEEK 216: Greg Drummond

START YOUR WEEK RIGHT WITH THE V.I.A. WEEKLY PLAYLIST WEEK 216: Greg Drummond

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver.
CBC launches #IndigenousEyes: A photo contest for B.C.'s aboriginal youth

CBC launches #IndigenousEyes: A photo contest for B.C.'s aboriginal youth

The CBC just launched a contest looking for the new generation of young aboriginal photographers in BC.

Signs of Spring

The signs of spring continue in the city! This shot of blossoms outside of Hotel Vancouver is our Daily Photo #1070 from Glenny is another reminder that the sun will be here to stay longer.
Illustrated Vancouver Vol 48 – Lecture at the MOV

Illustrated Vancouver Vol 48 – Lecture at the MOV

Extra, Extra! Special Announcement! I will be speaking next Thursday, March 27, 2014 at the Vancouver Historical Society 's monthly lecture series! The event details are here and the talk will begin at 7:30pm at the Museum of Vancouver in Vanier Park
Vancouver on the Cheap: Pay-What-You-Can Matinees at the Firehall

Vancouver on the Cheap: Pay-What-You-Can Matinees at the Firehall

If you were to create a Venn diagram where one circle was labeled "cheap" and the other labeled "awesome", the middle point where they cross over could be labeled "Vancouver on the Cheap".

The Opening - Edward Burtynsky: A Terrible Beauty

THE OPENING is all about delving into the fascinating, quirky and wonderful visual arts in Vancouver.

The Real PEOPLE of Vancouver: Elder Mabel Todd

It's the third episode of "The Real PEOPLE of Vancouver" ( HERE is the first one, and the SECOND )! This one is a 20 minute piece focusing of Mabel Todd, a first nations elder who participated in the Walk4Justice in honour of missing and murdered ind

Those Granville Escalators

Do you ever get nervous you might fall and create a domino effect on those Granville Station escalators? No? Just me? Our Daily Photo #1069 from Braydon captures just how long and steep those escalators are.

Indicative first tweets from some of your favourite local media

The Province's Erik Rolfsen hipped me to an interesting tool which allows you to go back and see the first tweets of anybody on Twitter, so I figured I would take you on an interesting journey into the histories of some Vancouver media that we follow
Rethinking Transportation Lecture: “Choosing the Happy City”

Rethinking Transportation Lecture: “Choosing the Happy City”

Rethinking Transportation: New Voices, New Ideas Brought to you by TransLink in collaboration with the SFU City Program Choosing the Happy City March 26, 7 pm Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (at SFU Woodwards), 149 West Hastings, Vancouver Admission is
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