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Those Granville Escalators

Do you ever get nervous you might fall and create a domino effect on those Granville Station escalators? No? Just me? Our Daily Photo #1069 from Braydon captures just how long and steep those escalators are.

Indicative first tweets from some of your favourite local media

The Province's Erik Rolfsen hipped me to an interesting tool which allows you to go back and see the first tweets of anybody on Twitter, so I figured I would take you on an interesting journey into the histories of some Vancouver media that we follow
Rethinking Transportation Lecture: “Choosing the Happy City”

Rethinking Transportation Lecture: “Choosing the Happy City”

Rethinking Transportation: New Voices, New Ideas Brought to you by TransLink in collaboration with the SFU City Program Choosing the Happy City March 26, 7 pm Goldcorp Centre for the Arts (at SFU Woodwards), 149 West Hastings, Vancouver Admission is
Kids downtown, 1961

Kids downtown, 1961

One of the kids in this historical Vancouver photo writes: "Susie and Chrissy with Mo (Grandma) shopping. Mother liked to dress us in matching outfits.
THE INSEAM VOL. 87: 1:FACE WATCH CANADA

THE INSEAM VOL. 87: 1:FACE WATCH CANADA

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.

Rainbow Crosswalk

The rainbow crosswalk at Davie and Bute IS pretty awesome.
Tomorrow's issue of The Georgia Straight, today! Issue 2413

Tomorrow's issue of The Georgia Straight, today! Issue 2413

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'll see on the front of - and inside - their paper the next day.
Make a Difference or Dye Tieing

Make a Difference or Dye Tieing

Words: Daniel Costantino on behalf of the MADODT family In 2010 two of my best friends Chris Vanderkooy and Peter Wilton travelled to Kigali, Rwanda through The Elevation Project, a leadership program that gives youth the opportunity to see and exper
Amanda Palmer is Crowdsourcing a TED Party

Amanda Palmer is Crowdsourcing a TED Party

Cabaret punk gypsy musician, artist, and enthusiast of all things fun and beautiful, Amanda Palmer is in town for TED, and she is crowd-sourcing a TED-inspired party tonight for Vancouverites.

Crystal Pite was Awesome at the February Public Salon

The Public Salon series is predicated on the idea that Vancouver is Awesome! We introduce Vancouver to itself. In February we got to hear from internationally renowned dancer and choreographer Crystal Pite.
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