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Makeover Madness at Barbarella

September 3, 2010

Get Pretty, Pretty with A Cut and Colour at Barbarella Saloon

If you see girls (and boys) with great hair in or around the South Main St. area, there’s a good chance they’ve had their hair did at neighbourhood mainstay Barbarella, a fun and quirky saloon known for its friendly, creative stylists and funky interior. At the ripe old age of eleven, the fiercely-coiffed Barbarella is about to welcome a second location at the newly renovated Waldorf Hotel which is re-launching next month.

Here’s a chance to get Barbarellified yourself with the lovely and talented Candice. Say hello to fall with a cut and colour, baby.


“Hello, pretty pretty.”

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  • Written by: Rachel Fox |
  • Category: Fashion,Giveaways,Local Business |
  • Tagged: Barbarella |
  • Comments: 5

It’s The Letter Writing Club!

September 1, 2010

I will not stop hailing the virtues of the Regional Assembly of Text’s first-Thursday-of-the-month letter writing club. Cookies, hot tea in a giant samovar, the constant clackity-clack of ancient typewriters and a delightful collection of really cool people does a fun (and free!) night on Main St. make.

Here’s a thought – for the first Thursday in February the boss-ladies (the previously Proofed-on-VIA Rebecca and Brandy) at the helm of the Regional Assembly should have a Cupid-inspired night … aka The Regional Assembly of Sext.

Provocative messages vibrating in your pocket have nothing on artfully crafted prose on specially selected stationary.

Just a thought.

  • Written by: Rachel Fox |
  • Category: Events,Local Business |
  • Tagged: regional assembly of text, vancouver letter writing club |
  • Comments: 2

Grooster Deal of the Day

August 27, 2010
Have you heard about Grooster yet? It’s a Vancouver-based group buying web site that offers an amazing limited time offer every day.

Founders Lesel and Trish aim to connect locals with local businesses, helping to grow ecommerce in Canada, and over the next few weeks we’ll be bringing you one deal a week from them.

Visit Grooster.com now to take advantage of the current deal and be sure to subscribe to their mailer so you never miss another one!

Today’s deal is:

  • Written by: Bob Kronbauer |
  • Category: Local Business,Web sites |
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  • Comments: 1

The Granville Island Broom Co

August 26, 2010

Every once in awhile I stumble across something in our city that’s so incredibly awesome that it’s hard to contain my excitement over it. One of my favourite things in the world is being able to share these things with you through V.I.A. with the hope that you’ll enjoy them even a fraction as much as I do. Today I’m sharing one of those things.

I was puttering around on Granville Island (and by puttering I mean I was picking up some fresh fruit from the market and eating fish n’ chips for lunch) when I bumped into an actual store called The Granville Island Broom Co. At first glance it’s Read more

  • Written by: Bob Kronbauer |
  • Category: Crafts,Design,Local Business,The Arts |
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  • Comments: 0

Native Colours

August 25, 2010

I’ve made a couple of posts about the local footwear company, Native, that has been putting out classic silhouettes in foam-injection molded-EVA for a couple of seasons now. If you follow any international fashion blogs or have been reading any magazines published outside of Canada you’ll know that they’ve been absolutely going off – they’ve become a worldwide phenomenon for good reason.

Something super awesome that I noticed recently is that even though their main market is likely the USA they still use the Canadian spelling of the word “colour” on their shoeboxes…

  • Written by: Bob Kronbauer |
  • Category: Fashion,Local Business |
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  • Comments: 0

George Clooney Sighting in Kitsilano!

August 24, 2010

No, not really.

But seriously, Kidsbooks always has the best window displays. What a great store!

  • Written by: Rachel Fox |
  • Category: Local Business,Random,Shopping |
  • Tagged: George Clooney, Kidsbooks |
  • Comments: 4

Grooster deal of the day

August 12, 2010
Have you heard about Grooster yet? It’s a Vancouver-based group buying web site that offers an amazing limited time offer every day.

Founders Lesel and Trish aim to connect locals with local businesses, helping to grow ecommerce in Canada, and over the next few weeks we’ll be bringing you one deal a week from them.

Visit Grooster.com now to take advantage of the current deal and be sure to subscribe to their mailer so you never miss another one!

Today’s deal is:

  • Written by: Bob Kronbauer |
  • Category: Local Business,Web sites |
  • Tagged: |
  • Comments: 2

Concrete Annual, Contests, and Vid Premieres

August 11, 2010


Concrete Skateboarding magazine’s 2010 Photo Annual is hot off the press, and should be available (for free) in skateshops by early next week. The cover (the mag’s first ever gate-fold) features Chris Haslam doing an ollie to fakie in Spain’s urban wilderness. Photo: Sergio Alvarez // To see the mag in advance fashion, swing by the release party and click here for web previews from the feature well.

There’s a bunch of wood-wheeler stuff going on involving this fine city of ours, so this is a continuation of last week’s post.

•For contests, the AM Getting Paid Vancouver qualifier is going down at the RailSide skatepark in PoCo this Saturday the 14th at 1pm to determine who gets an all-expenses hook-up to the final contest in Montreal; click here for all the deets. The Lord of the Lines final is going down on Granville St. this Sunday the 15th. Mike Mo Capaldi and Marty Murawski will be in attendance as special guest judges. Should be a sick event; click here for more info.

•On Wednesday, August 18th, the very creative Montreal-based skate film, Elephant Direct (check the trailer here) will be premiering at 11pm in the Fortune Sound Club’s fine atmosphere. The very highly anticipated premiere of Emerica’s Stay Gold video is happening here on Thursday, August 19th at the Rio (2 showings, and they’re free). The whole Emerica squad will be in attendance so it’ll be an event you really shouldn’t miss. Get at this for all the info.

  • Written by: Frank Daniello |
  • Category: Design,Events,Local Business,Magazines,Photography,Skateboarding,Video,Web sites |
  • Tagged: AM Getting Paid, chris haslam, Concrete 2010 Photo Annual, Elephant Direct, Emerica, Lord of the Lines, Stay Gold, vancouver |
  • Comments: 1

TAKING A GREAT IDEA….STILL RUNNIN’…..

August 9, 2010

Hey….remember this post?  Well dude was already way ahead of us…..

Rob Geary is the brains behind these wonderful t-shirts which are  available through all-citees.

He wanted us to know that  the westside is gettin’ some love after all.

Which would you like to see next?

  • Written by: Jef Choy |
  • Category: Fashion,Local Business,Made In Vancouver |
  • Tagged: all citees, best blog vancouver, blog vancouver, jef choy, Sharks and Hammers, vancouver t-shirt |
  • Comments: 7

Randy Laybourne at Coup Salon

August 3, 2010

Did you know that our Visual Arts Editor, Randy Laybourne, is actually an accomplished illustrator and graphic designer? Our good friends at Coup Salon do, they got him to come down and hang a bunch on drawings on their walls! The drawings will be up until September 20th, each one is a mere $65 and they come with simple frames. Get your butt down to the only business in Shanghai Alley, Coup, and have a look at the work and while you’re there maybe schedule an appointment to get your hair done?


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  • Written by: Bob Kronbauer |
  • Category: Local Business,The Arts |
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  • Comments: 0

Skate Viddys, an epic playlist, and a mini-ramp app

July 30, 2010


Timebomb Trading hosted the RVCA skate demo at Railside in PoCo on July 20th. Vancouver’s Keegan Sauder was there, and ripping ensued.

•Locally-based pro Paul Machnau recently joined the skate team attached to  IS Eyewear, which is also locally-based. For Paul’s “Welcome to the Team” vid, click here.

•Machnau, ‘Couver’s Cory Wilson and Toronto’s Lee Yankou each chipped in 7 songs that get them hyped (or mellow them out), along with some commentary and skate photos. It’s a pretty epic tracklist that you’ll find right here.

•Red Bull Canada just posted a video of Darkstar pro Ryan Decenzo skating and getting interviewed at his home park in North Delta. Hit play here.

•Local cameraman/video producer extraordinaire (and also a ripper on the wood-wheel) Mike McKinlay has expanded to iPhone apps. Through the Mini Ramp 101 iApp, Mike will show you the “deep secrets” behind “35 essential tricks that every mini ramp skateboarder should know” for a mere $4.99 (looks like the old Antisocial mini is involved…).

  • Written by: Frank Daniello |
  • Category: Events,Local Business,Made In Vancouver,People,Photography,Random,Skateboarding,The Outdoors,Video,Web sites |
  • Tagged: cory wilson, IS Eyewear, keegan sauder, Lee Yankou, Mike McKinlay, mini ramp app, paul machnau, playlist, RVCA skate team, ryan decenzo, Skateboarding, vancouver |
  • Comments: 0

Grooster deal of the day

July 30, 2010
Have you heard about Grooster yet? It’s a Vancouver-based group buying web site that offers an amazing limited time offer every day.

Founders Lesel and Trish aim to connect locals with local businesses, helping to grow ecommerce in Canada, and over the next few weeks we’ll be bringing you one deal a week from them.

Visit Grooster.com now to take advantage of the current deal and be sure to subscribe to their mailer so you never miss another one!

Today’s deal is:

  • Written by: Bob Kronbauer |
  • Category: Local Business,Web sites |
  • Tagged: |
  • Comments: 0
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