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Cool Thing We Want #349: Awesome Song Icon Posters By Swedish Artist Viktor Hertz

HEADS UP: Wandering Poets In Vancouver (The Drive) This Week Writing By Request

GOODS: Railtown’s “Two Chefs & A Table” Set To Plate Special Menu For Greek Day

DINER: The Top 16 In Scout’s Bartender Of The Year Tournament Announced Today

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: Robson’s “CinCin” On The Lookout For New Kitchen Staffers

Cool Thing We Want #348: Whale Cheese And Charcuterie Knives From Much & Little

LOOKCITY: On Dressing Gatsby, Sorting Through Etsy And Laughing Hard At Bangs

VANCOUVER WOULD BE COOLER IF #184: One Of Us Would Make A Growing Calendar

GOODS: Gastown’s “Cork & Fin” Preparing East Coast Inspired Seafood Boil On July 3

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

HONOUR BOUND: Get Together In Support Of Sean Hamilton At The Old Boneta Space

SOUNDTRACKING: Local Artist & Musician Keith Wecker Plays DJ With A Video Playlist

SMOKE BREAK #962: The Argentinian Beer Vending Machine That You Have To Tackle

GOODS: The South Okanagan’s “LaStella” Winery Releases 2011 Moscato D’Osoyoos

Seen In Vancouver #373: A Sneak Peek At Pronto’s Brand New Back Patio Off Cambie

GOODS: “House Wine” Girls To Host Tasting Of Pinot Noir From Around The World

READ IT (AGAIN): Pair The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald With An Easy Gin Rickey

GOODS: Shangri-La’s “Market” Set To Host Dinner With Napa’s Frias Family Vineyard

VICTORY GARDENS: On What To Do With All The Clover That You Can Find (And Why)

GOODS: Acclaimed “Cibo Trattoria” Set To Table Special Calabrian Supper On June 27

GOODS: Canada Day Block Party At The Waldorf Hotel With Street Food, Music, Beer

SMOKE BREAK #961: The Design Observer Gives Us A Short History Of The Campsite

GOODS: Oliver’s “Stoneboat Vineyards” To Pour New Releases At Salt Tasting Room

HEADS UP: It’s “Vinyl Appreciation Night” This Friday At Kitsilano’s Zulu Records

GOODS: Railtown’s Big Lou’s Butcher Shop Prepped And Ready For Father’s Day Feasts

DINER: A Look Inside The Hotly Anticipated “Acorn” Restaurant (Opens On Main In July)

HEADS UP: “Car Free Day” Goes Down This Sunday (Father’s Day) In Several City Hoods

YOU SHOULD KNOW: About The History Of “The Gabriola Mansion” In The West End