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Did you know that longtime V.I.A.er, Malania Dela Cruz, runs a local PR company and that her business turned one year old today? Now you do! Have a look at the Dela Cruz PR site and Facebook to get an idea of what it is that she does.

Okay, you definitely don't want to miss this sale containing a ton of product from Arson and Orb ! 50-70% off women's and men's outerwear, streetwear and accessories.

This is the first in a series of many features about things being made/manufactured in Vancouver.

Local outerwear brand Westcomb is holding a sample sale starting this Thursday going until this Sunday at the Valhalla Pure store on Broadway. 80% off and a daily "Make Me An Offer Other Than Free" special? Done deal.

Remember the TV miniseries, "V", from the 80's about alien invaders disguised as "good guys"? They've remade it as a TV series (filmed in Vancouver!!) and are launching it tomorrow night.

The Raccoon drawing from City Critters has been turned into a tee and only available at Walrus on Cambie. If you are going to Pecha Kucha tonight the shop will be open before and after the event.

BLVD is a community-minded skateboard shop located on 1340 Commercial Drive – it's The Drive's first full-on skateshop. I recently caught up with owner and VIA contributor Kevin Kelly for an in-depth "Open House" Q&A you can find right here .

Right now we're doing a cross-promotion through Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and my local t-shirt brand, Crownfarmer, where we're giving V.I.A. readers free shipping on all orders! The discount code is VIA102009 . Enter it upon checkout at Crownfarmer.

A couple of weeks ago Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Inc made the move from our office that we were sharing with Take Five Trading , where we had been operating for the past year or so, into a new spot with the dudes at Proper Design .

Our friends/sponsors over at Six Cent Press are now selling button making machines! Have a look ...