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The Umbrella Shop is closing at the end of December. Photo Dan Toulgoet As Vancouver’s rainy season is about to start, the Umbrella Shop — a third-generation family business — is preparing to close and "recharge for the next step in life: retirement.

Florida rapper T-Pain made another connection to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­this week. Back in April he collaborated with Vancouver-based brand Thuggie , and we've just learned that a custom desk has just been completed for him by a local artisan.

Another local Kickstarter that's catching fire! https://www.kickstarter.

Sean Clark, formerly of shoes.com, has teamed up with Marc van der Chijs, to launch the FBC Bitcoin Trust. Two Vancouver-based entrepreneurs have teamed up to make the world’s digital currency a little more accessible.

Another soon-to-be success story from the world of Vancouver's crowdfunding campaigns! The Focus Journal is a "A groundbreaking journal designed to increase productivity while balancing work, happiness and well-being". Sounds pretty good to us.

Patch’s new owner, David Woodward, revived the failed Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Kickstarter project and says he has fulfilled roughly 85 per cent of the campaign.

"There have been many other attempts to capture history in this way, but most such charts tend to be very Eurocentric and do not incorporate the latest findings from archaeology and linguistic studies.

Ride it. Fold it. Stash it. That’s the promise of Bazooka California’s full size, light weight, folding Beach Cruiser Bike. https://www.kickstarter.

An interesting new business just launched out of Port Alberni on Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Island. West Coast Firepits is owned and operated by professional welder, Michael Slaco, who's looking to put a little more flair into private backyard firepits.

https://www.kickstarter.