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DINER: Local Bartenders To Be Tested For Knowledge At “The Diamond” This Monday

GOODS: “CinCin” Welcoming Author/Chef Cindy Pawlcyn To Its Kitchen On June 26th

CITY BRIEFS: On Vancouver’s Legendary Streetcars & Why They Should Be Returned

GOODS: Edible Canada’s Gourmet Kayaking Adventures Booking Up Fast This Summer

LOOKCITY: On The Rise Of Eluxe, Peplum, Fishtail Braids, And The Legacy Of Denim

VICTORY GARDENS: On Sunflowers & What You Could/Should Be Doing With Them Now

GOODS: Tinhorn Creek Joins Ocean Wise, Gets Certified As A “Salmon-Safe” Vineyard

GOODS: Hart House Restaurant Announces Alana Peckham As Its New Executive Chef

SEEN IN VANCOUVER #369: Enjoying A Little Bike Ride Through The City In 1974

GOODS: Two “H’s Blend” Wines Released at Hawksworth Restaurant & Bel Cafe

The View From Your Window #135

GOODS: Blue Mountain Vineyards & Cellars Hosting Two Free Tastings In Vancouver

SEEN IN VANCOUVER #368: Sons & Lovers Used Book Pop-Up Shop At Revolver Coffee

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

GOODS: Kale & Nori’s “Bittered Sling Bistro” Readies For June With Jack Daniels

VANCOUVER DETAIL #278: Smeagol The Eagle Scores Some Chow For Baby Gollum

Smoke Break #957: 101 Ways To Open A Bottle Of Beer (Includes Your Belly Button)

VANCOUVER AT WORK #11: A Look Inside The Whistler Offices Of Ki Communications

GOODS: Wine Defeats Beer At Vancouver Craft Beer Week’s “Cicerone vs Sommelier”

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: Davie’s Popular “La Brasserie” Looking For A Sous Chef

GOODS: Cawston’s “Orofino” Hosting 1.6 Mile Farm To Table Similkameen Supper

Cool Thing We Want #347: Reclaimed Wood “Mixtape” Table By Designer Jeff Skierka

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS: “Cascade Room” On Main Street Looking To Hire A Manager

GOODS: Joy Road Set To Plate Winemaker Suppers At “God’s Mountain” All Summer

Foreign Intelligence Briefing #405: When Barack Obama Smoked A Shit Ton Of Weed

VANCOUVER WOULD BE COOLER IF #183: It Had Its Own Free Food Forest Like Seattle

GOODS: Yew To Host “Ocean Wise” Supper To Celebrate World Oceans Day On June 8

HEADS UP: “Earnest Ice Cream” Set To Make The City Just A Scoop Or Two Cooler