Neighbourhoods
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Event: Historical Chinatown Tour – Sept 27 & 28th
Historical Chinatown Tour When: Saturday September 27th, 12pm AND Saturday October 4th, 12pm to 3pm. We will begin with dim sum. If you...
By Spacing -
Visual Thoughts #45
Last VT image: View from the High Line east on W 15th Street, New York. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is...
By Erick Villagomez -
Event: The Cheeky Proletariat, Sept. 28
The Cheeky Proletariat (Vancouver Foundation Neighbourhood Small Grants) WHEN: Sunday, September 28, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (PDT) WHERE...
By Spacing -
Pop-up parks: Surrey Central goes gingham
They’re popping up all over the place! Cities across North America, and perhaps further afield, are creating temporary spaces for citizens to sit...
By Don Schuetze -
Walking Portland
When one types “Portland CBD” in a search engine, one would expect articles and publications on the metropolitan’s newly thriving Central Business...
By Brittany Lee -
Vote for Your Great Places in Canada
What is your favourite place in Canada? The Canadian Institute of Planners is once again hosting their Great Places in Canada competition. The annual...
By Yuri Artibise -
Release: VIVA Vancouver Photo Contest – One More Prize to Give Away!
VIVA Vancouver (#VivaVan) is the City of Vancouver’s public space program that turns road spaces into people places, with several big summer activations...
By Spacing -
Commercial Drive Parklet – Open for your enjoyment!
There is a new public space installation in front of Prado Café on the corner of Commercial Drive and 4th Avenue available for your enjoyment! The...
By Alicia Medina Laddaga -
Events: 5th Annual Autumn Shift Festival & 4th Annual Smoking Sausage BBQ Cook-Off, Mount Pleasant BIA
On Sunday, September 14th the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area will host the 5th Annual Autumn Shift Festival and 4th Annual Smoking Sausage BBQ...
By Spacing -
Living History: An Interview with Eve Lazarus
Many people live by the idea that understanding the past is critical to understanding the present, and planning for the future. Yet, at a time obsessed...
By Erick Villagomez -
Video Vancouver: There Goes the Gayborhood
There Goes the Gayborhood is a new book by Amin Ghaziani that explores how and why gay neighborhoods are changing.
By Yuri Artibise -
How to Throw a Block Party in Vancouver
[Author’s Note: Summer is the perfect time to get outside and get to know your neighbours. The Vancouver Public Space Network published this...
By Jillian Glover