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  • January 18, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Vancouver city council wants giant digital signs outside BC Place dimmed down [Vancouver Sun] • Big and simple, flat and square: Vancouver and the...

  • Jak King – The Drive: A Retail, Social and Political History of Commercial Drive

    Speaker: Jak King – The Drive: A Retail, Social and Political History of Commercial Drive DATE: Thursday, January 26, 2012 TIME: 7:30pm LOCATION...

  • January 17, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • City asks for public’s input on “budget pressures,” launches online consultation process [OpenFile] INTERNATIONAL • A City Is A...

  • January 16, 2012 Headlines

    LOCAL • Paint store sale heralds major East Hastings redevelopment [Globe and Mail] • Composter the last piece of Vancouver firm’s recycling puzzle...

  • January 15, 2012 Headlines

    INTERNATIONAL • See and Hear LACMA’s Zippy New Mini-City “Metropolis II” [Curbed LA]

  • January 14, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Bid to expose Vancouver’s worst landlords reveals need for a public advocate [Globe and Mail] • Tsawwassen band paves way for controversial...

  • January 13, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Proposed Tsawwassen First Nation malls to make area a ‘shopping destination’ [Vancouver Sun] • Douglas Coupland goes pop with QR Codes...

  • Event: re:generation – how we move our city

    Ever wonder about Vancouver rail transit in the 1950s? Or the future of automobile ownership? Or wondered what “Active Transportation” was? …. Elders...

  • Neighbourhood Watch

    A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Let’s start with big TransLink news as their plan to raise transit fares an...

  • January 12, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • Burnaby Mountain Gondola Business Case [The Buzzer Blog] • The Law of Traffic Congestion, according to “The Flash!” [Brent Toderian...

  • Event: Day of the Dedos – The Art of Dying While Living

    Artshow for Legendary Vancouver Graffiti artist Dedos. Day of the Dedos – The Art of Dying while Living OPENING: Friday, January 13, 7pm-11pm...

  • January 11, 2011 Headlines

    LOCAL • TransLink looks to increase fares, public asked to weigh in [OpenFile] • Commercial Drive development plan includes drop-in centre [Vancouver...