Vancouver up in smoke – the 2011 Stanley Cup riots
Watching the mayhem unfold all the way from Burnaby… I could actually see the smoke billowing up from the downtown core!
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Real estate ad showcases VERY messy (hoarder?) apartment!
The third season of the TV show Hoarders premiered this week but I think the real show might be here in Vancouver where real estate trumps reality television in what the fuck. My friend Tamara Paulin ...
Y2K compliant DVD player at the Salvation Army
If you ever need to feel old or irrelevant there’s perhaps no better place to hang out than your local thrift store where items that seemed so marvelous and useful in your youth are unceremoniously st...
Fashionistas line Skid Row
In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside it’s not uncommon to see throngs of hard up people lined up around the block for a hot meal, clothing or some other social service. It’s not uncommon to see apr...
Best poster EVER
Okay, one of the best things about living in Vancouver are the many posters people put up. I was in Gastown with my brother last night when we happened on this poster about the Hazelwood Hotel at 344 ...
Weird car/bike thing
I am downtown this afternoon, running errands, visiting friends and so forth. I was walking to the library when I saw this strange banana looking thing whiz up the street. It was less than two feet ta...
Public service announcement
This poster is plastered on all the bus stops, lamp posts and telephone poles in my neighbourhood. Seeing as it’s a public service announcement I feel it’s my duty to post it online. IR...
Things you don’t say in a Russian Orthodox Church…
Well, today was a neat day. I’m doing this story about Vancouver’s Russian community for this Russian magazine. It’s a cool gig – I’m getting to know a section of Vancouv...