August 18, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL Rental advocate targets 500-unit plan [Vancouver Courier] Sea to Sky improvements could save cyclists from injury, researchers say [Vancouver Sun...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. For those who have somehow manage to avoid being affected by mass media exposure, the...

Urban Planet: Rear Window Time Lapse

Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...

The Moveable Feast: Food Workshops – August 2012

This summer the Burnaby Art Gallery presents The Moveable Feast, a public project by Vancouver artist Holly Schmidt. The Moveable Feast is a series of...

August 17, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL Vision to consider picking up the tab for future Vancouver Pride parades [OpenFile] Find a bike shop you can count on [Vancouver Courier...

Grandview Heritage Group (GHG) officially launching its Centenary Houses – Saturday, Aug 18th

In recognition of the heritage-rich character of the Grandview neighbourhood, the Grandview Heritage Group (GHG) is officially launching its Centenary...

Urban Planet: Calthorpe on China’s Automotive Urbanization

Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...

Vancouver will SING! in Cantonese, English, Filipino, French, Japanese, Hindi, Mandarin and Spanish at the Karaoke Kiosk

Back again for a second summer, Sing! Karaoke Kiosk takes to the streets of Downtown Vancouver and celebrates the city’s  multi-lingual popÂ...

Visual Thoughts #8

Last VT image: Seattle Public Library – Seattle, Washington. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an...

Video Vancouver: London Aerials

August 16, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary picked as three of world’s top five most liveable cities [Globe and Mail] A Closer Look: The consequences of...

More building permits given out South of the Fraser

Economic confidence > A comparison of building permits issued throughout the GVRD from 1998-2011 It’s not really a race, and it’s hard to...