Archive for October, 2009

There are so many awesome photos that you’ve added to our FLICKR POOL that we can no longer pick just one a week, so from now on we’re going to be showcasing one every single day!

Day #52 is a photo courtesy of Dano Pendygrasse:

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This was one of my first classy food fair finds, it’s located at 530 Hornby Street and from the outside it doesn’t look like much, but it’s a gem.  Food fairs are usually hidden in the basement of an office tower, but this one you actually go up stairs and combined with all the natural light from the front windows, it’s got some great ambience.  As you can see by the photos it’s a narrow building which makes it feel a bit less like a cafeteria.

The busiest place here is once again, the Indian place, India Abroad quite possibly makes the best Butter chicken downtown.  The line up on this guy though is long so it’s best to hit it up rather at 11:30 or after 1pm.

The other really nice perk at this food fair is at the Chinese place they give you real bowls.  You have to return them of course but it’s definitely better than eating out of a styrofoam container.

Previous Food Fair Fridays:

Hmart

Royal Center

We recently told you about this awesome, anonymous, local family dedicated to giving away 10% of their modest income to random Vancouverites in an almost sneaky sort of way.

Seeing as what they’re doing in Vancouver is one of the most awesome things we’ve seen in a long time, we’ve invited the unknown humans behind the Guerrilla Giving project to share their latest drops with you once a week from here on out. Follow their progress, learn about what they’re doing and why they’re doing it but don’t ask who they are because even we don’t know the answer to that question!

I proudly bring you week 5 of “Guerrillas In Our Midst”!

On Monday Guerrilla Giving saluted one of the grand old theatres of the golden age of cinema–The Hollywood. Have a look here.

Eagles, Orcas and Bears, Oh My! On Tuesday, G.G. was hanging out where the …READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY>>>

Would you like a chance to win one of THESE t-shirts? After tomorrow night send in a photo of the pumpkin that you carved and you’ll be entered into a draw to win one! We have men’s and women’s sizes and will be giving away a couple. Send to dana@vancouverisawesome.com

Yet-to-be-carved pumpkins photo by Amanda Gilligan in our Flickr pool

Remember this post?  A couple fireworks places in Vancouver?  A couple Starbucks too!  Every mom and pop store across the city is sellin’ em….

This one is my favourite so far…It’s true…this time of year must be slow for flower shops…. and hey…maybe nothing says I love  you like a burning schoolhouse.

Parking inside what?

It’s another MOST AWESOME interview… stay tuned!

If you’re doing more than staying at home handing out candy (someone HAS to!), make sure you roll by Leeside for some really scary stuff…..

Devlin Fenton, a dude who works for DLB Cranes, who erected that massive windmill, has shared some fantastic behind-the-scenes photos of the construction with us!

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