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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?).
ICOGRADA DESIGN WEEK (Keynote Speeches)

ICOGRADA DESIGN WEEK (Keynote Speeches)

Design Week Vancouver is rolling along and last night's keynote speeches were by Helen Walters , Cameron Sinclair and Don Ryun Chang .
STUFF I GIVE AWAY IN MY ALLEY! HOW IT WENT DOWN!

STUFF I GIVE AWAY IN MY ALLEY! HOW IT WENT DOWN!

A few weeks ago I made this post about things that I leave in my alley, and posed the question of which order the items would be taken in and why. Well, I apologize for the delay, it wasn’t fair to keep you guys in suspense…..
Thanks, City worker dudes

Thanks, City worker dudes

Occasionally I'll come across city workers doing random jobs, improving our streets, and share them with you: - Painting traffic lines HERE . - Snowblowing bugs out of trees HERE .
Vancouver Was, Is, and Always Has Been ... Awesome.

Vancouver Was, Is, and Always Has Been ... Awesome.

Win tickets to Heritage Vancouver Society's Inaugural Long Table Social and Dinner for Two at Nuba! The Kids Are Alright. Vancouver is awesome and it has been for a while.
Woodward's Building

Woodward's Building

The Woodwards building seems like it is almost done and there is a lot of activity there now. One if the highlights is Stan Douglas' Abbott & Corodva photograph that takes up almost a whole wall.
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.
What Is Your Vancouver?

What Is Your Vancouver?

That's the question posed on the wall-size blackboard at the Museum of Vancouver . When I was there for their screening of the Handmade Nation documentary a couple of weeks ago, I had to take a photo of a child's answer to the question.
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