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May. 01, 2013 / Gordon Price

Is Bellevue the new Vancouver?

Speaking of Seattle – or at least its metropolitan neighbour across the lake – Crosscut columnist Knute Berger makes an interesting…
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Apr. 09, 2013 / Gordon Price

Call for Submissions: History and future of high-rise buildings

From the New York Times: This summer, the New York Times opinion department will present a special interactive project about…
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Mar. 04, 2013 / Gordon Price

City of the Year: Medellín, Colombia

Imagine international reaction, a decade or so ago, to this sentence: The Wall Street Journal and Citi announced today that…
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Mar. 04, 2013 / Gordon Price

CITY CONVERSATIONS: Roast Pidgin?

The Pidgin Restaurant in the DTES: Gentrification? Opportunity? The recently opened Pidgin Restaurant has seen nightly protests by some residents…
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Feb. 26, 2013 / Gordon Price

City Conversation summary: "Planning for Queer Communities"

Karenn Krangle did a nice summary of the Feb 21st City Conversation on Planning for Queer Communities in Novae Res Urbis:…
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Feb. 21, 2013 / Gordon Price

Hong Kong life in 40 square feet

From PetaPixel: … the human rights organization Society for Community Organization recently commissioned a series of photographs showing what a…
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Feb. 21, 2013 / Gordon Price

City Conversation: Planning for Queer Communities – Feb 21 at 12:30

If you’re anywhere near SFU Harbour Centre at 12:30 pm today, join me and Metha Brown, a member of Vancouver’s LGBTQ…
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Feb. 14, 2013 / Gordon Price

Gentrification and the City – Mar 19

The Graduate Program in Urban Studies is pleased to announce its Speakers Series on Gentrification, an issue which is critical…
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Feb. 14, 2013 / Gordon Price

City Conversations: Planning for Queer Communities – Feb 21

Thursday, February 21 City Conversations: Planning for Queer Communities Time: 12:30-1:30pm Place: Room 2270, Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings St.…
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Feb. 01, 2013 / Gordon Price

"HUSH": You might like what you hear

Three reasons to feature this on Price Tags: . . (1) Chris Bruntlett asked me to.  He’s a contributor to…
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Jan. 31, 2013 / Gordon Price

SFU City Conversation: BC Health Care

Having Your Say in BC’s Health Care System Consumers and consultants? Can patients help re-design our healthcare system? Will providers…
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Jan. 11, 2013 / Gordon Price

Mixed Salad: Thoughts on the Waldorf

Several requests have come in to address the controversy surrounding the Waldorf Hotel. [As you might have noticed, Price Tags tends…
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Jan. 10, 2013 / Gordon Price

SFU City Conversation: Let’s be blunt …

Should marijuana be legalized in British Columbia? Has prohibition failed? Would legalization reduce criminal control of drugs? What would be…
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Jan. 08, 2013 / Gordon Price

Launch: The Housing Justice Survey

Launch of Housing Justice Survey: January 8, 2013 on PlaceSpeak www.placespeak.com/HousingJustice Many of us live in housing conditions that are…

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