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Jul. 25, 2019 / Gordon Price

Green Lines

1900 block Alberni…
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Jul. 24, 2019 / Gordon Price

Tour the Heritage Heart of Mount Pleasant – Aug 18

Number One on Heritage Vancouver’s Top 10 Watch List site for 2019 is Mount Pleasant, one of Vancouver’s original neighbourhoods…
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May. 17, 2019 / Gordon Price

Tough Questions I Wanted To Ask

[Update: Do read Geoff’s comment at the end of this post.  Powerful and provocative.]   SFU Vancouver – the downtown…
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May. 01, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Opening Day of Montreal’s Expo 67~52 Years Ago

  Fifty-two years ago today Expo 67 opened on two man-made islands in Montreal. The 20th century was about World’s…
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Apr. 23, 2019 / Gordon Price

Weed Festival, Vancouver-style

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Apr. 09, 2019 / Colin Stein

The Sea Captain, at Surrey Central Station

Kudos to TransLink, for making some space for Indigenous art that doesn’t shy away from engaging people on social and…
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Apr. 03, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Shark on the Roof in Oxford Great Britain

  https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/1113365348244439040   An American named Bill Heine moved  to Oxford Great Britain and ran two cinemas. This gentleman had…
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Mar. 14, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The Vessel, New York City

Once again, New York City is taking public art literally one step further in the design of the public art…
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Mar. 05, 2019 / Gordon Price

What’s Satirical in Singapore: The BenZi Project

A brilliant piece of performance comedy from three guys – two of whom, Benjamin Kheng and Hirzi Zulkiflie, are the…
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Feb. 26, 2019 / Gordon Price

New York City: Your Best Ever Advice and Recommendations

Two Vancouver urbanistas – Michael Gordon and Gordon Price – have decided to celebrate their birthdays in New York City. …
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Feb. 09, 2019 / Ken Ohrn

Public Art — Whale Mural, Puerto Vallarta

Just walking around, and suddenly there’s this.…
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Feb. 07, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

When Paris Couldn’t Say No to a Public Art Bouquet

What do you do if you are a world-famous city that has suffered horrendous terror attacks and a famous artist…
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Feb. 06, 2019 / Gordon Price

Vancouver Heritage Foundation Celebrates Heritage Week – Feb 18-24

  The theme of ‘Heritage: The Tie that Binds’ highlights the power of cultural heritage to bring people together and…
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Jan. 28, 2019 / Jada Natalie Stevens

Councillors Christine Boyle and Khelsilem Discuss Housing Affordability on This is Vancolour

On the latest episode of the This is Vancolour podcast, Vancouver City Councillor Christine Boyle and Squamish First Nation Councillor Khelsilem…

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