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Thanasi Stoubos has been growing giant beefsteak tomatoes in his East Vancouver garden for nearly two decades. The largest one he’s ever grown weighed more than three pounds.

c/o OkieDokie on IndieGogo A couple years back we shared what we called " THE BEST MAP OF VANCOUVER EVER ". It was an interesting modernist take on visualizing our city, and it was created by a New York designer named Archie Archambault .

Alistair Hayne, a student at Gulf Islands Secondary School, has been identified as the victim of an accidental shooting on Salt Spring Island.

Our Daily Photo #2628 is from becca860628 who took this relaxing shot at Lighthouse Park.

The photographer really wanted make it look like the dinos weren't so much toys but actual living beings in the landscape.

Interesting Vancouver Portraits (formerly Interesting Vancouver Presents) is a podcast series hosted and produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon with help from David Swanson. It features conversations with ordinary Vancouverites leading extraordinary lives.

The end of September is here, bringing with it the New Forms Festival 2017 , with tons of artists to keep you entertained, workshops to keep you engaged and panels to keep you informed. Make sure you don't miss this amazing festival.

Each week we’ll uncover some unusual and (hopefully) interesting facts about the city. This week we take on English Bay’s historic Sylvia Hotel. It started out as an apartment building R. Broadbridge photo, Vancou- ver Public Library VPL 9426.

Local marijuana producer Tantalus Labs - who are known for their "sun grown" greenhouses which are aimed at using 90% less electricity than other grow operations - has just released a guide book on how to best grow marijuana at home.

Our Daily Photo #2627 is from instadavew who took this warm sunset shot in the city. One more from that crazy sunset last week.