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We Heart Local award winners announced!

We Heart Local award winners announced!

Did you make a nomination in the We Heart Local awards that we WROTE ABOUT a little while back? They've announced the winners today! Have a look HERE at the full list and see if your picks made the grade.
Canada wins the @Celeboflight!

Canada wins the @Celeboflight!

BOOM! Canada has taken the title this year as the winner of the 2013 Honda Celebration of Light fireworks competition! I hope you managed to take in all three nights of what I personally feel is the best annual event Vancouver has to offer.
THE INSEAM VOL. 75: PERRY PUGH AT KNOWSHOW

THE INSEAM VOL. 75: PERRY PUGH AT KNOWSHOW

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.
Dogtown Vancouver: Chucho

Dogtown Vancouver: Chucho

It's a new dog once a week! Click here to find out how to get your dog posted if you haven't sent in your photos yet! Today's dog featured in Dogtown Vancouver is Chucho, Jennifer D's pup. Here's what she had to say about him...

Daily Photo Pickr: Day 938

Every day we share a photo from our Flickr Pool and a photo from our Instagram hashtag ( #vancouverisawesome ) shot by our faithful and talented readers (that’s you!).
Kickstarter ends Canadian bootlegs!

Kickstarter ends Canadian bootlegs!

You know how some people from BC will invest in a mailbox in Blaine, Washington so that they can access mailorder from the states from companies who don't ship to Canada? Over the past couple of years as Kickstarter has turned into a powerful force o
Scene and Heard: Last Week In Music Vol. 167 ft. Jamison Troy, Hrdwtr, Magician & The Gates of Love, Head Of The Herd, Mother Mother

Scene and Heard: Last Week In Music Vol. 167 ft. Jamison Troy, Hrdwtr, Magician & The Gates of Love, Head Of The Herd, Mother Mother

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver. We post weekly guest playlists comprised of Vancouver artists and ‘Last Week in Music’ highlights some of the best concerts happening around the city...
Before there was pride...

Before there was pride...

Before there was the Vancouver Pride Society , there was BCTV (now Global ) and this super awesome logo that they used from 1973 until 1994! Happy belated BC Day everyone! If Global doesn't break this out for Pride next year we just might have to get
START YOUR WEEK RIGHT WITH THE V.I.A. WEEKLY PLAYLIST WEEK 183: Loon Choir

START YOUR WEEK RIGHT WITH THE V.I.A. WEEKLY PLAYLIST WEEK 183: Loon Choir

SCENE AND HEARD showcases the independent music scene here in Vancouver.
Vancouver Ink: Daniel Bray's "Rain City" tattoo

Vancouver Ink: Daniel Bray's "Rain City" tattoo

This new feature exposes you (and your friends') Vancouver-themed tattoos! We have an obvious fascination with pride-of-place and how it manifests, and getting a tattoo showing your pride for something is perhaps the ultimate commitment.
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