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LOOKCITY: Wearing This & Building That; Fashion Paired Up With Local Architecture

GOODS: Gastown’s Pidgin Hosting “Negroni Night” On Every Sunday & Monday Evening

HEADS UP: #CoolCityBro Contest Extended To July 8th, So Get Out There And Shoot!

GOODS: Oliver’s Tinhorn Creek Celebrating 1st Anniversary Of Bill C-311 With A Bargain

SMOKE BREAK #1042: Fridges Full Of Beer In Europe Open Only To Canadian Travelers

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: “Cadeaux Bakery” On Powell St. Is Looking For A Pastry Cook

COOL THING WE WANT #390: A Hammock-Shaped Bathtub Made Out Of Carbon Fiber

DINER: Yaletown’s “Homer St. Cafe & Bar” Unveiled, Ready For Official Opening July 2

AWESOME THING WE ATE #898: Prawn Sausage And Truffle Crepes At Cioppino’s

GOODS: “Okanagan Crush Pad” Releases ‘Owen’ In Honour Of West’s Owen Knowlton

HONOUR BOUND: Help Two Adventurers Go On An Edible Road Trip Across The Country

HEADS UP: “Food Cart Fest” Successful In First Run, Ready To Go Again This Sunday

GOODS: Juice Truck’s Aprons For Gloves Fundraiser At House Guest On Water Street

GOODS: Three Okanagan Breweries Craft A “Collabor’ale” In Honour Of New Beer Book

SMOKE BREAK #1042: Google Glass Search Makes Looking Like A Total Goof Satisfying

WELCOME: David Hawksworth’s “Bel Café” Has Joined The Growing Scout Community

GOODS: “Miku” Officially Reopens In New Coal Harbour Waterfront Room With A View

SEEN IN VANCOUVER #448: Actress Reads Vancouver Mom’s “Disturbed” Yelp Review

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: “L’Abattoir” In Gastown Is On The Hunt For A Food Runner

OUTFIT OF THE DAY: Special “Thrifted Girl Scout Shirt And Navy Desert Boots” Edition

GOODS: Chef Angus An To Prepare His NYC James Beard Dinner At Kitsilano’s Maenam

VANCOUVER WOULD BE COOLER IF #203: It Had A Garden Bridge Spanning False Creek

WELCOME: “Curious Oyster Catering Co.” Has Joined The Growing Scout Community

DINER: Ocean Wise Co-Founders To Launch “The Fish Counter” This August On Main St.

GOODS: “Bella Wines” To Plant Chardonnay And Gamay Noir On Four Acres In Naramata

SMOKE BREAK #1041: Introducing Baltazar Ushca, “The Last Ice Merchant” Of Ecuador

GOODS: “Meet The Butcher Mondays” And Special Boucherie Feasts Set For Big Lou’s

VICTORY GARDENS: On Strawberry Fields Forever (With An Awesome Sangria Recipe)