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Mar. 15, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Old Heritage

Located at 4266 w 10th Ave, Vancouver.  Help me out — there must be a technical name for those window…
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Mar. 10, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Friday File-Meet the Silver Surfers

As the BBC notes it takes something pretty exceptional to turn heads on social media. And Bon and Pon, a 37…
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Mar. 10, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Honouring and Raising the Reconciliation Pole-UBC

There is  very special event at the University of British Columbia on April 1 and all are welcome to attend.The…
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Mar. 08, 2017 / Gordon Price

Item From Ian: Saving Legacy Businesses

Chinatown? From NextCity:  The Broiler is the kind of old-school place that people mention when they talk fondly about “old…
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Mar. 08, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Colour Bubbles

Presumably to help celebrate and publicize International Women’s Day. At the Vancouver Art Gallery. “Big Love Ball” by Wendy Williams Watt.…
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Mar. 08, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Public Art from Vancouver Goes East to Montreal

I will admit it. I get very attached to some of the great public art in the City and always…
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Mar. 08, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

A New Heritage

Will future generations look back on this building with awe and reverence — the vanguard of an emerging aesthetic?  A…
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Mar. 06, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Metropolis, Sears and Mixed Use Court Decision in Burnaby

The dynamics between shopping centre developers can be quite complex and rather secretive. CBC is reporting on the dramatic unfolding of…
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Mar. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Rogers Sugar Building Losing its View

Carlito Pablo in the Georgia Straight reports on the expansion of the Vancouver waterfront container terminal owned by Port Vancouver.…
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Mar. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

New City of Vancouver Logo Benched

Metro News reports that the rather simple design for a new City of Vancouver logo which as  Melody Ma has pointed…
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Feb. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Church Rezoning versus Single Family Neighbours

  Cheryl Chan in the Vancouver Sun  reports on the  Dunbar Ryerson United Church located in Kerrisdale that has  a…
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Feb. 21, 2017 / Gordon Price

Daily Scot: Character Housing- "That's not going to work …"

Scot links to another story from CBC on the hottest housing story at the moment, with this note: “The video is…
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Feb. 21, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Reboot, Renew, Rebrand that City

With a whole bunch of other issues going on, the City has decided to change its brand. As Wanyee Li reports…
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Feb. 16, 2017 / Gordon Price

Secret Vancouver: Return to Hogan’s Alley – Feb 18

Secret Vancouver: Return to Hogan’s Alley  . Hogan’s Alley is an essential part of the history and soul of Vancouver.…

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