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Black Strathcona - Hogan's Alley, the beginning and end

From the early 1900s to the late 1960s, the East Side neighborhood of Strathcona was home to Vancouver’s first and only black community.
Thank you for voting for us in the WE Vancouver Best of the City! We won (kinda)

Thank you for voting for us in the WE Vancouver Best of the City! We won (kinda)

Thanks to everyone who voted for us in WE Vancouver 's Best of the City for 2014! We won 2nd in the blog category and our @VIAwesome Twitter account got 3rd! Check out all of the winners for every category - some of which are broken down into neighbo
Tomorrow's issue of The Georgia Straight, today! Issue 2410

Tomorrow's issue of The Georgia Straight, today! Issue 2410

Every Wednesday our friends at The Georgia Straight give us something new to share with you here on the blog: a preview of what you can expect to see on the front of - and inside - their paper the next day.

Red Umbrella Project

Our Daily Photo #1053 features the beautiful Rainblossom Project with the blue sky and Vancovuer skyline as a backdrop by Casey-Jo.
Vancouver is... ASHES! Burned to the bloody ground!!!

Vancouver is... ASHES! Burned to the bloody ground!!!

Here's a book that promises to be a great read for anyone interested in the history of our city: Vancouver Is Ashes - The Great Fire of 1886 ! Releasing in March from Vancouver's own Ronsdale Press , this 200 page paperback (30 pages containing b/w p
Those red umbrellas on the seawall made it onto a local Chinese language site!

Those red umbrellas on the seawall made it onto a local Chinese language site!

The red umbrella project that we TOLD you about made it into another publication! Following the story in The Province newspaper yesterday, today westca.com published THIS !

Black Strathcona - Sleeping Car Porters fought for labor and civil rights

From the early 1900s to the late 1960s, the East Side neighborhood of Strathcona was home to Vancouver’s first and only black community.
Those red umbrellas on the seawall made it into The Province!

Those red umbrellas on the seawall made it into The Province!

Remember that mysterious art project with the red umbrellas that we EXPLAINED a few days back? It made it into yesterday's edition of The Province newspaper. Awesome! HERE is a larger version and HERE is the piece they published online.
Vancouver Creatives: Barrie Mowatt

Vancouver Creatives: Barrie Mowatt

VNB Photo is proud to present Barrie Mowatt, Founder and President of the Vancouver Biennale .

Get Outside

No, seriously. Get outside before all the snow is gone. Our Daily Photo #1052 is from couveCollective . We're guessing this was taken somewhere riddled in snow like the mountains, so if you're too late to enjoy it downtown then make the trek.
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