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Heads Up / Strathcona

Registration for OH Studio’s Hanami Bento Picnic Workshop Now Open

In this special edition of the popular two-part workshop, participants will get to enjoy feasting amidst blooming sakura.

Lexicon / Strathcona

The Strathcona Neighbourhood Institution That Turns 100 This Summer

“I need to make a stop at Benny’s on my way so I can get some olive oil and a grilled prosciutto sandwich...”

Drinker / Strathcona

Container Brewing Opening Soon in Strathcona

The new 4,400 sqft brewery is expected to launch this summer at 1216 Franklin Ave. with a 67 seat tasting lounge.

Spaced / Strathcona

We Want This Parisian Live/Work Situation Here in Vancouver

We'd happily take this three bedroom house / workshop near the Rue des Martyrs if we could set it up here in Strathcona...

Heads Up / Strathcona

Massive Consignment Warehouse Sale Going Down in Strathcona This Week

On November 2 and 3, the beautiful Werklab space will be transformed into an epic clothing shopping experience.

Lexicon / Strathcona

The Stretch of Road That Helps Feed Vancouver Every Day

"I wonder what will happen when the viaducts come down and Produce Row sees its traffic increased by a billion percent..."

Restaurant Graveyard / Strathcona

Remember This Short-Lived Little Vegetarian Wine Bar on the Edge of Chinatown?

Today we inter the tiny, 20 seat vegetarian restaurant known as The Parker into Vancouver's Restaurant Graveyard.

Opening Soon / Strathcona

Take a Look Inside Hunnybee Bruncheonette, Now Open on Chinatown’s Edge

The new restaurant from the crew behind Gastown's The Birds and The Beets officially opened this morning at Union & Gore.

Heads Up / Strathcona

The Eastside Flea is Reopening in its New Digs This Weekend

The Flea will be back in full-swing mode kicking off this Friday (Sept 21) night in their brand new, bigger and better setup in Strathcona.

Vancouverites / Strathcona

Designing a Better-Looking Weed Future With Local Lifestyle Brand, Studio A-Ok

Chill out and learn more about the local brand aiming to steer the design of cannabis culture into the future in this Q & A.

Opening Soon / Strathcona

New Cafe ‘The Garden’ Now Open in Strathcona

Anna McMillan, Rheanna Miller and Kirsten Kennedy's new 16 seat cafe and store launched at 868 East Hastings this morning.

Craft Beer Atlas of Vancouver / Strathcona

Celebrated Brewery Within a Brewery Added to Craft Beer Atlas of Vancouver

Superflux regularly cuts through the craft beer scene clutter with the quality of their beers and their consistently attractive branding.

Vancouverites / Strathcona

The Rock ‘N Roll Reality of Being Local Photographer, Mandy-Lyn

One of Vancouver's most interesting young artists talks life, work, inspiration, past and future in this long read interview.

Restaurant Graveyard / Strathcona

The Odd Little Strathcona Eatery We Really Wish Was Still Around

Dunlevy Snackbar opened in 2010 and transitioned from coffee and baked goods to cocktails and Korean pancakes. It closed in 2015

Opening Soon / Strathcona

New Concepts ‘Hunnybee Bruncheonette’ and ‘Soap’ to Land at Union & Gore in September

The Birds & The Beets team is up to something new and very interesting - a convertible concept - in the old Roost location.

Heads Up / Strathcona

New ‘Tight Club’ Video an Inspiring Fit for First Day of Summer

Tight Club's Keighty Gallagher just sent us a cool short video that immediately made us want to get outside and move.

Opening Soon / Strathcona

‘The Garden’ to Launch in Strathcona This Summer

Long-time friends are opening a new cafe and bakery in the brand new building at 868 East Hastings St.

Heads Up / Strathcona

Aspiring and Serious Art Collectors Get Ready for the Annual ‘Parker Art Salon’ in East Van

Head to 1000 Parker Street Studios for a three-day long event of unique, salon-inspired art for the full spectrum of art-lovers.

Vancouver Would Be Cooler If / Strathcona

Vancouver Would Be Cooler if Our Anarchists Filled Our Pot Holes (Like They Do in Portland)

Portland anarchists decided to radically intercede where their city had failed them, taking direct action to the streets, literally.

Seen In Vancouver / Strathcona

Upcoming ‘Eastside Studios’ to Add 25 Communal & Private Artist Spaces to Strathcona

The folks behind Eastside Flea have secured a 20,000 sqft building on Prior St. and hope to have its studios ready for occupation by May 1st.

You Should Know / Strathcona

The Vancouver Park with the ‘Hobo Jungle’ Past

Before it was a magnet to beer league baseball players and dog walkers, this green space was home to a dump and a homeless camp.

Cool Things We Want / Strathcona

One of the Tastiest Things in the Universe Just Landed in Strathcona

Have you ever introduced your deserving mouth to a wheel of Port-soaked stilton cheese? It just arrived in Vancouver, so pounce!

You Need To Try This / Strathcona

You Need To Try This Tropical Freakshow Pizza at Strathcona Beer Company

A gas-fired weirdo loaded up with pineapple, crumbled pistachios and capicola ham amplified by a neon-intense jalapeno crema.

Vancouverites / Strathcona

Documenting Decades with Vancouver Street Photographer Louise Francis-Smith

We pay a pre-Eastside Culture Crawl visit to learn what continues to drive the prolific local artist.

Branding Vancouver / Strathcona

What’s the Deal with Superflux Beer Company’s Awesome Branding?

We suss out the story behind the beautiful geometric label design of one of our favourite local beers, Colour & Shape.

Spaced / Strathcona

This Italian Architect’s ‘Pinecone’ Should Be a Laneway House in Strathcona

Given the option, we think a lot of us would choose to live in a pinecone inspired by the theories of philosopher Michael Foucault...

Heads Up / Strathcona

Project Soccer YVR’s Restaurant League Kicks Off on October 25th

Assemble your industry coworkers and get ready to kick it for a good cause

1,000 Cool Things About Vancouver / Strathcona

Sunshine, Concrete Couches and Ping Pong Next to a Brewery on a Bike Route

The new double-triangle bike route hangout on Vernon Drive (at Union Street) is the chillest place to take a break during rush hour.