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ZULU REPORT: All The Awesome Sounds That You Should Be Listening To This Week

SMOKE BREAK #993: Samuel L. Jackson Is Asking Democrats To “Wake The F#ck Up”

HEADS UP: “Mutts & Co. Variety Store” Popping Up In The Chinatown Experiment

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: Tableau Bar Bistro On The Lookout For A Talented Bartender

Seen In Vancouver #402: Every Time A Red Truck Is Dropped, An Angel Gets Its Wings

GREENLIGHT: On Looking Forward To City’s “Bixi” Bike Sharing Program (Spring 2013)

GOODS: Painted Boat Resort Readies For 4th Annual Sunshine Coast Mushroom Fest

The View From Your Window #139: Flying In A Helijet Somewhere Above The Salish Sea

GOODS: Top Vancouver Chefs To Compete In 2012 “Ocean Wise Chowder Chowdown”

SOUNDTRACKING: Australia’s Dirty Three Are Much Better Looking Than The Beatles

HONOUR BOUND: Last Chance To Hit The Main Street Farmer’s Market Until June ’13

GOODS: Gastown’s “Cork & Fin” Pairing With Nakashima Sake For Special Supper

SEEN IN VANCOUVER #401: Scenes From Gastown That Never Cracked The Brochure

GOODS: “Casse-Croûte Fête” On October 2nd At Coal Harbour’s Tableau Bar Bistro

HEADS UP: “The Good, The Bad & The Holy” Show Opens At Gastown’s Catalog Gallery

GOODS: Naramata’s Lake Breeze Vineyards Releases Its “Seven Poplars” Wine Series

HEADS UP: Chef, Butcher, Photographer David Zilber Is Having A Show In Chinatown

GOODS: Tinhorn Creek Pairs With Whistler’s “Aura” For Special Cornucopia Wine Supper

GOODS: Mission Hill Family Estate Set To Celebrate “Oculus Day” This October 6th

VICTORY GARDENS: The Time Has Come To Plant Your Reeking, Indispensable Garlic!

AWESOME THING WE ATE #872: Pork Belly & Candied Bacon Ramen At “Harvest”

GOODS: Kitsilano’s “Bistro Pastis” Turning To French Comfort Food For All Of October

DINER: Chef Jason Leizert & Steve Da Cruz Set To Open “The Parker” On Union Street

SMOKE BREAK #992: Viral “Ostrich Pillow” Concept Becoming A Kickstarter Reality

GOODS: Menu At West Side’s “Cellar Jazz Club” Getting The Two Chefs Treatment

AWESOME THING WE ATE #871: Mogu’s Miso Katsu & Karaage At “Food Cart Fest”

SOUNDTRACKING: Clean The Sand From Your Toes With This Funky Autumn Playlist

Seen In Vancouver #400: An Elderly Lady Singing Beautifully At Cambie & Broadway