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Oct. 16, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Public Art — Playhouse Mural

This Playhouse is located on Thurlow south of Davie. The 2017 mural is by @alitbruce, a.k.a. Ali Bruce.…
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Oct. 14, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Civic Complaint Coupon

Please be aware — there’s a new policy in place.  If you vote, you get five of these coupons.  If…
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Oct. 09, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Thanksgiving 2017

Haddon Park…
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Oct. 09, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Housing In BeeTropolis

Near Comox and Bute, in the Nelson Park gardens, is a housing complex for the birds and the bees. Like…
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Oct. 04, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Spontaneous Place-Making

First posted on PT some time ago, this place has grown. It’s under the Burrard St. bridge, and you get…
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Oct. 02, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Vancouver Corner

Distinctive, yet so ordinary as to be nearly invisible to passers-by. Check the ingredients list: bike button, boulevard tree, mural…
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Sep. 29, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Friday Funny — A Bike Subject

This caption contest is long over, but the finalists are still pretty funny.…
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Sep. 27, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Signs of Vancouver (Well, Actually Coquitlam)

Dropped in to Caffe Divano for coffee between a Millennium Line Evergreen Extension ride (smooth, fast & easy) and a…
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Sep. 22, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Yaletown

Or, more precisely, Yaletown-Roundhouse Canada Line station.…
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Sep. 22, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Friday Funny — Twisted Words

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Sep. 20, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Public Art — Mural Festival (Ackerman)

Artist Fiona Ackerman created this mural south of Broadway on Ontario as part of the 2017 Mural Festival.…
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Sep. 18, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Signs of Vancouver

At the Elbow Room Cafe on Davie near Seymour, renowned for its sauciness if not its sauces.…
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Sep. 15, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Friday Funny — Contests I May Not Enter

Not being much of a Halloween guy, I’m not sure what I’d do with the prize if I won this…
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Sep. 08, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Friday Funny — With Duct Tape No Less

Having trouble waking up in the morning? Help is on the way, once this prototype gets into production:…

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