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Archive for February, 2009

Wild In The Streets

February 28, 2009

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Mark your calendars for June 21 as Emerica presents Wild In The Streets on Go Skateboarding Day in Vancover. This time it will be bigger and better than ever before as most of the entire Emerica team (Reynolds, Braydon, Heath Kirtchart, Templeton, Jerry Hsu, Brandon Westgate, Bryan Herman, Leo Romero, Marquis, Figgy) is confirmed!! This will be a legendary day for Vancouver so stay tuned for more!

  • Written by: GMAN |
  • Category: Skateboarding |
  • Tagged: Emerica, Wild In The Streets |
  • Comments: 2

Lady Sov

February 28, 2009

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  • Written by: GMAN |
  • Category: Music |
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  • Comments: 0

Dogtown Vancouver: Lucy

February 28, 2009

It’s a new dog every day, click here to find out how to get your dog featured here if you haven’t sent in your photos yet!

Today’s dog featured in Dogtown Vancouver is Lucy, Michelle Evers’ best friend. Here’s what she had to say about her…

NAME: Lucy.
BREED: Chihuahua.
HOOD: Westend.
FAVORITE SNACK: Meaty treats over cookie treats… right now, it’s Tid Bits.
OTHER INFO: Lucy LOVES Who Let The Dogs Out by the Baha Men. She sleeps in the bed and has a bad attitude. She knows how lots of words are spelled (like outside, walk, and treats).

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  • Written by: Keith Chan |
  • Category: Dog Park |
  • Tagged: dogtown vancouver, lucy the chihuahua, vancouver dogs |
  • Comments: 1

Vancouver Late 1960?s early 70?s

February 28, 2009

I developed some super8mm a few years back that was bought from a thrift store and found some cool old shots of the city.  There is a parade on Hastings, what looks to be Clark avenue, Stanley Park and some fireworks celebration.  I was really excited to see what were on these rolls and wasn’t let down at all.  Enjoy

Vancouver Late 1960′s early 70′s from Deer Head on Vimeo.

  • Written by: Ben Stoddard |
  • Category: Events,Family Fun,Film,Nature,Our History,Public Spaces,The Outdoors |
  • Tagged: old school video of vancouver, vancouver video from the 70's |
  • Comments: 6

we have it all

February 27, 2009

Had to hop off the bike to get a shot of this on the way to work today.

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  • Written by: Jon Coleman |
  • Category: Public Spaces,The Outdoors |
  • Tagged: beautiful vancouver, pictures of vancouver, vancouver ocean and mountains |
  • Comments: 4

THE UNDERGROUND INVITATIONAL!

February 27, 2009

Stay tuned for our upcoming video on Push.ca chronicling the little contest we held this winter over a couple nights in a “secret” Vancouver underground parking lot. We’ll let you know when it drops…

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Big thanks to our sponsors: Altamont, Independent, Momentum, Addict and of course Push.ca!

  • Written by: Bob Kronbauer |
  • Category: Events,Skateboarding |
  • Tagged: Altamont, push.ca, the underground invitational, vancouver skateboarding |
  • Comments: 4

Expo 86 Souveniers!

February 27, 2009

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Apparently, the Value Village at 7350 Edmonds Street in Burnaby has a wack of old Expo 86 t-shirts on sale, although it looks like they all are of the smallish size.
Now’s your chance to own a piece of Expo 86 history!

  • Written by: S R |
  • Category: Our History,Random,Shopping |
  • Tagged: edmonds value village, expo 86 history, expo 86 tees |
  • Comments: 0

1979

February 27, 2009

Remember those slides your parents would buy when you’d go on vacation? Then they would show your friends and neighbors how great it was. Sometimes boring the heck out of everyone. Here are a couple from my family’s 1979 trip to Vancouver.
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  • Written by: Randy Laybourne / Lookforwardtothepast |
  • Category: Photography |
  • Tagged: slides of vancouver in 1979, vancouver 1979 |
  • Comments: 18

Fuse!

February 27, 2009

Tonight is Fuse, the big party at the Vancouver Art Gallery. It is guest curated by David Pay, artistic director of Music on Main.

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  • Written by: Jennilee |
  • Category: The Arts |
  • Tagged: Fuse, fuse night in vancouver, Vancouver Art Gallery |
  • Comments: 0

To all V.I.A. readers and contributors:SEND US YOUR AWESOME DOG PHOTOS!

February 27, 2009

That’s right, Dogtown Vancouver is back and we want to see (and publish) photos of your dogs! To have your dog featured please send at least two photos of him or her to our new Dogtown editor, Keith Chan at dogtown@vancouverisawesome.com along with the following information:

1. Dog’s name
2. Breed
3. Name of the hood he/she lives in
4. Favorite snack
5. Anything else you want to write about him/her

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  • Written by: Keith Chan |
  • Category: Dog Park,VIA Challenges |
  • Tagged: dogtown vancouver, keith c takes over dogtown vancouver, vancovuer dogs |
  • Comments: 93

Atmosphere

February 26, 2009

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  • Written by: GMAN |
  • Category: Music |
  • Tagged: atmosphere, commodore ballroom, vancouver hip hop concerts |
  • Comments: 0

I WORK

February 26, 2009

After six months, I finally updated my portfolio blog the other day with some of the things that I’ve worked on in the past half year. I’m currently finishing up projects with and for Furni, Lifetime, Livestock, Threadless, and Nike and am accepting new assignments for the second half of 2009. Holler at me if you’ve got a project I might fit into.

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AND PS: THAT’S OBVIOUSLY NOT MY TYPEFACE. NATAS DID IT FOR ME AND I’VE GIVEN IT SOME SERIOUS MILEAGE.

  • Written by: Bob Kronbauer |
  • Category: Local Business |
  • Tagged: bob kronauer designer, bob kronbauer, vancouver photographer |
  • Comments: 1
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