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Chalk Star

Chalk Star

Her hands were not really that big. This was the scene at the corner of Robson & Burrard on Saturday: I was walking by and saw these amazing drawings by a man named Sing.
(Old) Hollywood North

(Old) Hollywood North

Jason Statler photo. The Hollywood Theatre has been continuously owned and operated in Kitsilano by the Fairleigh family since 1935.
VPL Used Books for sale... always!

VPL Used Books for sale... always!

Did you know that at Bookmark, the store at the VPL main branch, they have a pretty deep selection of used books that they sell? I didn't. What I did know is that the VPL is on Twitter, and they're one of my favourite organizations that I follow.
Artsy!Dartsy! Weekly!

Artsy!Dartsy! Weekly!

Greetings Vancouver is Awesome readers! We here at Artsy-Dartsy are proud to be new contributors to VIA.A brief background on us: We are Linus and Denise. So pleased to meet you! We love art and design, hence we started a website called Artsy-Dartsy.

The Payola$, The Hollywood and the Ridge

You probably know that Vancouver band The Payola$ ' big hit song Eyes of a Stranger because it was an integral part of the cut-off jean-shorts and jelly shoes early-80s summers of your youth.
Alley Finds

Alley Finds

I recently had the pleasure of being invited up to the apartment of Alex and his fiancée Katie (Katie was in Wisconsin) for a Sunday morning chat post- Lost Lagoon stroll .
Sea Village Houseboats

Sea Village Houseboats

There seems to be a few places in the lower mainland where you can live in a house on the water. Kind of what Relic (from the Beachcombers) lived in, but a bit more modern and less dilapitated.
Laneway House is Awesome!

Laneway House is Awesome!

In case you missed it, this weekend was the open house for Vancouver's first official laneway house (courtesy of Lanefab Construction ). If you're lucky enough to own a house in the Vancouver area and you've got some extra space...

BC Place... event?

About a year and a half ago I reported on your BC Place getting a new, retractable roof. I was beginning to wonder when they were gonna start construction when BOOM!, they announce that they're deflating it this coming week.
The Vancouver Lions?

The Vancouver Lions?

I got an e-mail from V.I.A. reader, Jacquie B, a couple days back. She wanted to let you all know about this amazing installation that her friends Erica and Alex did on one of the Lions (remember THIS post that Randy shared during the games?).