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

Every day we share a single photo from our Flickr Pool shot by one of our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!) Whoa - I just had a flashback to Art History class again.

A year ago I started a project called A Stranger A Day to overcome my shyness and talk to people. The challenge: talk to a stranger a day for a year of my life and try to convince them to let me take a picture and share a story.

This week Paul Anka was a guest judge on Cover Me Canada on CBC and he didn't send ANYONE home...so Ali lives on! Now it's our turn once more to give her VOTES , Facebook likes , YouTube views , Tweets , and support from our awesome community...

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver. With 27,099+ artists , boasting 125,783+ tracks , the CBC Radio 3 web site is the absolute ultimate authority, and the home, of independent music in Canada.

Are you signed up for the Rain City Chronicles newsletter? They just released their first one today and by signing up you'll be the first to know about their upcoming shows and ticket specials, and kept up-to date on news and exciting projects! Here'

Yesterday I SHARED the story of the 10 kilogram solid gold Bill Reid tribute coin with you.

Each and every weekend we put a call out on Twitter asking our followers to tweet us fun and interesting photos of things they're coming across in and around Vancouver.

Earlier today I took my son down to the Royal Canadian Mint store on Granville Street to check out the world's first 10 kilogram 99.

Once weekly I bring you personified pieces of our city.