By Erick Villagomez
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Book Review – From The Stacks: Street Smart: Streetcars and Cities in the Twenty-First Century
Editors: Gloria Ohland & Shelley Poticha (Reconnecting America, 2006) On June 27, 1890, an event occurred in the little boom town of Vancouver that...
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February 21, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • The New Pattullo Bridge – we want to hear from you! [The Buzzer Blog] CANADA • Covering Canadian Urbanism [The Atlantic Cities] INTERNATIONAL â€...
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Release: Hastings Park Open House: New Park Spaces and Greenways
Please join City of Vancouver staff at the second in a series of open houses and help shape new park spaces in Hastings Park. See how initial public...
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Release: Heritage Vancouver – Media Reports Create a Threat to Important Heritage Home
Wilmar (Willard Kitchen Residence) 2050 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC Built 1925 | Architects: Benzie & Bow Architectural style: Tudor Revival...
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February 20, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • South Delta at risk from disastrous flooding [Vancouver Sun] • Tofino, Ucluelet unprepared for quake [Vancouver Sun] INTERNATIONAL • New York vs...
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February 19, 2012 Headlines
INTERNATIONAL • How Rent Control Subsidizes San Francisco’s Super-Rich [The Bay Citizen] • A Blueprint for a 21st Century Workforce [The Atlantic...
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February 18, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Hip spots and doughnuts spring up in the Downtown Eastside [Globe and Mail] • Vancouver’s capital plan reveals city’s spending...
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Release: Trout Lake Community Centre Official Opening, Saturday February 18th
Residents and media are invited to join Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, Vancouver Park Board Chair Constance Barnes and Grandview Community Centre...
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Release: Museum of Vancouver – Art Deco Chic: Extravagant glamour between the wars
The design style known as art deco began in Paris in the 1920s and quickly gained worldwide popularity. Here in Vancouver, we see the art deco’s...
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Release: Screening | best of the 2011 ottawa international animation festival
Screening | best of the 2011 ottawa international animation festival Saturday, February 18, 2012 – 7:30pm – 9:30pm The best of the Ottawa...
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Release: What is Cohousing? How Ordinary People Can Build an Extraordinary Neighbourhood
WHEN: Feb. 23, 7:00 pm WHERE: Wise Club Hall, 1882 Adanac Street ADMISSION: $10 suggested donation, at the door For more info: yvrcohousing@gmail.com...
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February 17, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Modern city, modern partnerships [Globe and Mail] • Cushman & Wakefield: Vancouver Office Rents Highest in Canada [MarketWatch] • Vancouver...