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We've teamed up with Vancouver startup Wantoo to launch another quick poll that we're hoping you'll take. The question is "What topics would you like to see more of on Vancouver Is Awesome?" and it's a quick YES or NO thing.

In this series we stop people along the bike lanes in Vancouver and have chats with them about their thoughts on cycling, their bikes, and more. Have a look at the archive HERE .

By now, you've probably heard of Paul Anthony's Talent Time. This critically-acclaimed monthly variety/talk show/cable access TV program, at the Rio Theatre, is pretty much a cult phenomenon. This summer they tried something different.

It’s not all doom and gloom out there in the local media. People are dying from fentanyl overdoses and the drought is continuing to drag on but even we can’t accuse the mainstream outlets in Vancouver of only focusing on the negative.

We’re a couple of local photographers, and for the past year we've been shooting Vancouverites for So It Is: Vancouver , a coffee table book that shows why we’re proud to call this place home.

In May this year, the Economist called Vancouver a “mind-numbingly boring” city and later, a freelance writer at HuffPost BC agreed (http://huff.to/1Irf0JT). Interesting Vancouver is changing all of that with DoShops.

Each week I bring our friends at The Peak 102.7fm One Awesome Thing to check out it Vancouver. Today it was the retro video arcade that just popped up! Have a listen to learn all about it. The arcade is open 7 days a week! Learn more HERE .

It’s not all doom and gloom out there in the local media. Multiple police shootings and urban fires happened over the weekend but even we can’t accuse the mainstream outlets in Vancouver of only focusing on the negative.

Each week I join our friends at The Peak 102.7fm to share One Awesome Thing in and around Vancouver. Today we talked about why the Vancouver Canadians are a safe bet for a great time this weekend. And any weekend for that matter.

Salt, Fresh & Field is back with more bite-sized food shows! In this latest episode of their Outpost series Chad Brealey takes us to Alberta and breaks down the process of how a local meadery makes wine out of honey.