Events and Entertainment

Every day we publish a photo from the Instagram hashtag ( #vancouverisawesome ) shot by you and your friends in this great city of ours. Today's photo comes from @soxland who captured "The Rain Has Begun.

For the past two weeks we collaborated with the City of New Westminster to discover and uncover the best of what the Royal City has to offer.

As I'm sure many of you are now aware, a fire in the early morning hours of November 2nd caused a tremendous amount of damage to the Woodland Smokehouse and Commissary located at the corner of Commercial Drive and Pender in East Vancouver.

What's even more playful than the books she chose to donate is Sarita Mann's curious tale of hiding beneath the covers, away from the watchful eyes of her parents, to ogle her favourite books: A Treasury of Curious George by Margaret and H.A.

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver.

Say hello and welcome to Sarah Savoy, owner of Much + Little and newest Community Sponsor for A Good Book Drive (2013). Sarah donated The Mouse and his Child by Russell Hoban.

1.4 Million. That’s the number of new residents who will call Metro Vancouver, Squamish, and the Fraser Valley home in 30 years, according to Urban Futures . It might sound like a big number, but it sounds even bigger if you compare it to the 2.

Every day we publish a photo from the Instagram hashtag ( #vancouverisawesome ) shot by you and your friends in this great city of ours. Today's photo comes from @dtsyvr who captured "A Nice Place To Sit.

Vancouver is home to a thriving fashion industry made up of individuals committed to its growth and success. Get to know these personalities in The Inseam and discover what makes the Vancouver Fashion scene so awesome.

David Vertesi is popularly known as the ebullient vocalist and bassist for Vancouver indie pop band Hey Ocean! But our stars are aligned with this fellow for a slightly different reason: He also champions a wonderful local initiative called #SingitFw