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Inside The Found and the Freed

Inside The Found and the Freed

From time out of mind, the building at 706 Victoria Drive that meets the corner of East Georgia housed Scott’s Market, a family-run convenience store with a reputation that mirrored both the interior space full of groceries and the exterior appearanc
The dude from the band Art of Dying is launching a hot sauce line

The dude from the band Art of Dying is launching a hot sauce line

Another Vancouver Kickstarter project coming at you today. This one is from Jonny Hetherington who you may know as the frontman of the rock band Art of Dying .
25 photos from the West Coast Trail

25 photos from the West Coast Trail

For many, hiking BC's West Coast Trail once in their lifetime is a rite of passage. For others it's an annual outing. Originally constructed in 1907 as a passageway to transport survivors of shipwrecks, it's 75 kilometres of raw BC beauty.
Good News Roundup for November 3, 2015

Good News Roundup for November 3, 2015

It’s not all doom and gloom out there in the local media. Bad news dominates the news cycle but even we can’t accuse the mainstream outlets in Vancouver of only focusing on the negative.
The GREAT PUMPKIN of Mount Pleasant

The GREAT PUMPKIN of Mount Pleasant

Each Friday I join our friends at The Peak 102.7fm to share One Awesome Thing in Vancouver. This week I shared the story of a mysterious character called The Great Pumpkin who has been keeping Halloween alive in Mount Pleasant for years.
12 Startups to watch (with founders younger than you)

12 Startups to watch (with founders younger than you)

Photo: Britney Gill Photography Vancouver is home to some of the hottest emerging and established startups, but thanks to The Next Big Thing Foundation (TNBT) , our local startup scene just got a whole lot cooler (and younger).
The best surf, outdoor and nature photos from costal BC

The best surf, outdoor and nature photos from costal BC

Back in June I wrote "if you only support one Kickstarter project in your entire lifetime, make it this one", in regards to Jeremy Koreski's This Is Nowhere book that he was crowdfunding.
Good News Roundup for October 26, 2015

Good News Roundup for October 26, 2015

It’s not all doom and gloom out there in the local media.
10 photos of Vancouver's cutest hedgehog

10 photos of Vancouver's cutest hedgehog

Vancouver-based photographer and art director Sophia Hsin has been nailing it on Instagram over the past few months with her @AmeliaHedgehog/ account. In it she styles her sweet pet in the cutest minimalist scenes you've ever seen a hedgehog inhabit.
The last umbrella you will ever buy

The last umbrella you will ever buy

It's almost criminal that it's taken so long for a product like this to be designed in this rainy city of ours, but a local design group called Hedgehog Products has just launched "the last umbrella you will ever buy".