A no messing around guide to the coolest things to eat, drink and do in Vancouver and beyond. Community. Not clickbait.

VANCOUVER WOULD BE COOLER IF #165: Our Daily Paper Would Grow The Fuck Up

VANCOUVER WOULD BE COOLER IF #165: We Had The Chance To Say Something Nice

VANCOUVER WOULD BE COOLER IF #164: Artist Kevin Cooley Turned On The West End

VANCOUVER WOULD BE COOLER IF #163: Vending Machines Gave Us Hot Baguettes

Cool Thing We Want #294: Knitted To Order R2-D2 “OMG You’re Such A Nerd” Sweater…

Cool Thing We Want #293: Why Buy iPhone Speakers When Any Old Trumpet Will Do?

Cool Thing We Want #292: Awesome “Tree Of Life” Animal Kingdom Print From Degree

Cool Thing We Want #291: Lawrence Lowe’s Lonely Stand Of Trees Done In Ink On Wood

VANCOUVER WOULD BE COOLER IF: Pianos Were Installed On Corners Across The City

Cool Thing We Want #290: “A Different World” Vinyl Wall Stickers By Sunny Side Up

Cool Thing We Want #289: Custom Stamped Leather Tags From Etsy’s “Of The Fountain”

Cool Thing We Want #288: Myne Sienna Summer Dress At Chinatown’s Charlie & Lee

Cool Thing We Want #287: Intricately Carved Leaves By Spanish Artist Lorenzo Duran

Vancouver Would Be Cooler If… A Guerilla Bookseller Set Up Shop Somewhere In Town

Cool Thing We Want #286: Every Single Word From “A Clockwork Orange” On One Poster

Vancouver Would Be Cooler If… We Focused On Everyday Fun More Than View Corridors

Cool Thing We Want #286: Kuzuya Morita’s “Shelf Pod” For Design-Loving Bibliomaniacs

Cool Thing We Want #285: “The Very Very Many Varieties of Beer” From Pop Chart Lab

Cool Thing We Want #284: Awesome Spoon Pendant At Forsya Boutique On Main Street

Cool Thing We Want #283: Mortar & Pestle’s “June Dress” At Adhesif Clothing On Main

Vancouver Would Be Cooler If… We’d Sent Off 11,000 Fire Lanterns On The Solstice

Cool Thing We Want #282: Adorably Tiny L41 Home As Seen At The “IDS West” Preview

Cool Thing We Want #281: “God Hates Bags” Shopper At Gastown’s Nelson The Seagull

Cool Thing We Want #280: Flower Faceplant Photo (Hopefully) At “The Cheaper Show”

Cool Thing We Want #279: Sweet Vintage Sunglasses At Gastown’s “Two Of A Few”

Cool Thing We Want #278: Local Artist Julie Morstad’s Sweet “Milk Teeth” Drawings

Cool Thing We Want #277: This Silver Button Necklace At “Smoking Lily” On Main Street

Vancouver Would Be Cooler If… We Had The “Grillenium Falcon” Rolling Around Town