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Jun. 21, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Summer Saturdays~Street Theatre in Steveston Village

Steveston Village in Richmond is a wonderful old fishing village and cannery, so much so that was featured for seven…
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Jun. 20, 2018 / Colin Stein

BBC on the World Cup: Japan fans impress by cleaning up stadium

Following Japan’s 2-1 win Tuesday night over Colombia, BBC News posted the following: After a heated World Cup match, the…
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Jun. 16, 2018 / Colin Stein

Vancouver Mural – 20 W Hastings

Michael Alexander, one of Gordon Price’s travel partners on the east Asian urbanist study sojourn, took this photograph last month.…
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Jun. 15, 2018 / Colin Stein

PIBC Webinar: On Truth & Reconciliation in Public Planning Consultations (June 20)

The Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) has a special summer webinar on the day before National Indigenous Peoples Day,…
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Jun. 15, 2018 / Colin Stein

Then and Now: Architectural Perspectives by Vancouver Photographer at Venice Biennale

Architectural photographer Andrew Latreille, a Melbourne native based in Vancouver, has just returned from Venice for the launch of the…
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Jun. 14, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Public Art — Granville Island Mural

Shopping for a birthday present and pate when I saw this mural, called “Seagulls” by the busy and prolific Priscilla…
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May. 26, 2018 / Gordon Price

"Forever Bikes"

Metro Vancouver’s Bike to Work Week, starting Monday, may only run for seven days, but artist Ai Weiwei thinks bicycles…
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May. 25, 2018 / Gordon Price

Vancouver Diary: East Village Huh?

Dianna noticed these banners on Vancouver’s Hastings Street, between Clark and Renfrew in what is now termed, by the Hastings…
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Apr. 20, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

David Bowie in Brooklyn,David Bowie in the Subway Station

Trust New York City to lead the way. In this post from Curbed.com the David Bowie retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum has…
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Apr. 19, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

DogSpotting Trending at College

Bailey Gumm has written about an accepted trend at the only liberal arts college in Utah. A communications student created a…
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Feb. 13, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

When They Know You're From Vancouver

Here in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, two things have surfaced when I mention that I’m from Vancouver. The first is the…
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Jan. 26, 2018 / Gordon Price

The Worst-Placed Utility Box in Metro

In front of the main window of North Van’s new Polygon Gallery. Or maybe that is the art.    …
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Jan. 26, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Friday File: Wearable Infrastructure Art

  This excellent YouTube video provides a perfect way to occupy a dry day in Vancouver~printing t-shirts on manhole covers.…
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Jan. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

Flooding by Design – King Tides in Vancouver

It was a perfect item for visual media: the King Tide in Vancouver last week that resulted in shortline flooding…

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