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THE PROOF is a weekly roundup showcasing local creatives. A column for creatives to share their story and work, in a unique, concise format: each creative shows 8 pictures and answers 8 questions.

Vancouver Is Awesome is a proud sponsor of The Chinatown Experiment , a storefront dedicated to pop ups which provides anyone that has an idea and the desire to bring it to life with the opportunity to make it happen.

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 @oliviaheadpieces who captured "Hello Friendo.

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.

Straight from the V.I.A. library (my office!), here are 7 new books written by local authors and/or released by local publishers which you might want to consider buying a loved one this holiday season. FOR YOUR MOM/AUNT/ANYONE OVER 45: 1.

Meet Shanda Leer, one of the baddest queens East Van has ever seen. Ms. Leer served up some “childhood realness”, donating The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka.

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 Lucy Ford, Jennifer G's pup. Here's what she had to say about her... NAME: Lucy Ford.

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.

Julie, pictured in this historical Vancouver photo, writes: "This is a picture of me and my boyfriend Shane from 1972 when I was 16 years old. I dug out my photo just yesterday to bring to the Museum to donate.

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 @gpmendoza who captured "A Public Piano.