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It’s not all doom and gloom out there in the local media.

I'll try my best not to write this like a news story (we're not a news site), but shortly before 1pm this afternoon the Vancouver PD's Marine Unit were called to a fire in False Creek, a stone's throw from Science World.

It’s not all doom and gloom out there in the local media. Animal extinctions in BC are on the rise and kids are getting sick using the street drug GHB but even we can’t accuse the mainstream outlets in Vancouver of only focusing on the negative.

A group of Vancouverites have started a petition to turn the Burrard Street Bridge into the biggest pride rainbow ever. And it’s not just a symbol of inclusiveness.

1. Sea Bus Banana Boating The only downside is the 3-zone ticket. 2. East Van vs West Side Tug-O-War Testing whether craft beer or yoga makes you stronger. 3. Grouse Grind Donkey Kong Now you can brag about points in addition to your time. 4.

When I first embarked in a career in tech, I didn’t know what I was in for, mostly because it was accidental. I was pursuing a career in book publishing, but that was back in 2007 when the outlook for the publishing industry was grim at best.

Let's say, hypothetically, you were to open up a convenience store on the corner of Main and 14th Avenue in the space where there was a 7-11 operating out of until only recently.

Vancouver Is Awesome is a proud sponsor of thisopenspace.ca , an online platform for booking unique spaces for pop-up shops, exhibits, and events. They’ve hosted hundreds of pop-up concepts in Vancouver neighbourhoods since September 2012.

It’s not all doom and gloom out there in the local media.

This it it! The 2nd edition of VANCOUVER CREATIVES opens tomorrow at MAKE Gallery following a 6-month timeline that involved dozens of invitational photoshoots to the established Vancouver creative industries portraying 11 prominent figures in repres