Events and Entertainment

Each week we'll uncover some unusual and (hopefully) interesting facts about the city. This week we take on Gastown's historic Woodward's Building. 1.

The inaugural Vancouver Chinese Lantern Festival is now lighting up the night on the PNE grounds. Here are 21 photos from this exciting new attraction.

Traditionally, Christmas festivities at Fort Langley during the mid-1800s were simple. Workers received the day off for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and a ration of rum.

Our Daily Photo #2677 is from imnotgerman who took this night shot of the iconic Gastown Steam Clock.

Your One Awesome Thing for today: How the Astor Chinese Garden Court at the MET Museum in New York inspired a Vancouver landmark.

On December 23, Vancouver's music + comedy communities will come together to collect warm clothes and blankets for the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre.

We released Episode 4 of the Vancouver Is Awesome podcast today! Each week Lindsay William-Ross and Bob Kronbauer bring you awesome things happening in your city that we think you should know about.

Our Daily Photo #2676 is from julian_plimley , who took this noir-ish photo in the middle of the Lions Gate.

Vanessa Lam won the grand prize at the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series competition during SCOPE Miami Beach.

A 23-year-old Richmond man is still recovering from severe health effects after overdosing on nitrous oxide (N2O), commonly known as “laughing gas.” "I was almost paralyzed," said Walliace (the Richmond News agreed to withhold his last name).