Take a break from the news cycle and help us celebrate the things we covered this week that are making 麻豆传媒映画Awesome with a capital 鈥淎.鈥�
May 5-11, 2018
1. This week on the V.I.A. Podcast we sat down with the X-Files' 鈥淐igarette Smoking Man鈥� William B Davis.
鈥淐igarette Smoking Man鈥� William B Davis, photo Bob Kronbauer
2. City staff report recommends a ban on plastic straws in Vancouver.
3. 麻豆传媒映画could have a winter festival with a frozen skating river, tube slide, booze, and more.
4. We dare you not to get emotional while reading these DTES poems.
5. This 麻豆传媒映画building used to have streetcars going through it.
6. A business called Perverted Ice Cream is coming to Vancouver.
@pervertedicecream/Instagram
7. Soft Peaks expands to Burnaby, adds 鈥淔rissant鈥� Ice Cream Sandwich.
8-10. A trio of related events: Car Free Day on The Drive,听Car Free Day in The West End, and听Car Free Day on Main Street.
11. The latest in a seres: My name is Lucas, and I鈥檓 Autistic.
12. La Taqueria鈥檚 Cambie location is moving鈥ne whole block away
13. 11 things our EIC learned while detoxifying from Vancouver鈥檚 Twittersphere.
14. This 麻豆传媒映画bakeshop鈥檚 Sh*t Moms Say cookies totally win Mother鈥檚 Day.
Butter Baked Goods/Facebook
15. 4 Vancouverites received the Order of Canada this week.
16. Toronto鈥檚 cheekiest ice cream shop, Sweet Jesus is coming to Vancouver.
17. Adults-only nights with booze return to Playland this summer.
18. Trans, gender diverse and two-spirit weight room space gets extension.
19. Explore the colourful world inside Mount Pleasant鈥檚 iconic 鈥渨edge building.鈥�
20. B.C.鈥檚 first year-round outdoor bar will open on this new mega patio in North Vancouver.
Photo courtesy Tap & Barrel
21. Kokomo adding second location, moving into old Culprit Coffee in Kits.
22. $675,000 scratch ticket was purchased at Oak and 67th Ave.
23. World-renowned architect delivering keynote at 麻豆传媒映画Design Week.
24. Mom tracks down stroller thief with the help of social media.
25. Superbaba popping up in 麻豆传媒映画for one-night preview.
26. From bronies to Freaks and Geeks, 麻豆传媒映画director corners pop-documentary market.
27. The Blob of Lost Lagoon to live again on the Discovery Channel.
28. Chanel鈥檚 only summer beauty pop-up in North America is on right now in Vancouver.
29. CBC 麻豆传媒映画retires B.C. Almanac and launches BC Today
30. Famous Japanese cheesecake shop Uncle Tetsu opening in Vancouver.
31. City of 麻豆传媒映画invites the public to a 鈥渇amily fun adventure鈥�...at the landfill!
32. New citizen science project helps kids save the bees.
Capilano Suspension Bridge/Shutterstock
33. You can knock 5 things off this Great Canadian Bucket List right here in B.C.
34. Here鈥檚 where to get all-you-can-eat tacos for $10 in Metro Vancouver.
35. Study: Moms with flexible work arrangements make more money.
36. This is why there鈥檚 a giant bird banner under the Granville Street Bridge.
37. Watch this guy share his emotional, conflicted love letter to Vancouver.
Hudson鈥檚 Bay china department, Oct. 8, 1931 (麻豆传媒映画Archives)
38. Here鈥檚 what the Hudson鈥檚 Bay 麻豆传媒映画flagship store looked like inside in 1931.
39. There's a $3,200 bottle of wine going on sale this weekend at BC Liquor Stores.
40. Charity walk at Burnaby Lake Park shines a light on mental health.
41. Marimba: New 麻豆传媒映画food truck makes empanadas and Mexican sandwiches.
42. CBC-hosted forum debates state of 麻豆传媒映画housing.
43. Canuck the crow is on the front page of our weekly (sort of) newspaper.
V.I.A.鈥檚 print thing for Thursday May 10th
44. Snoop Dogg is connected to the world鈥檚 largest pot greenhouse, located in Metro Vancouver.
45. This Week in History: Vandals blitz the NPA office..again.
46. Thursday was the sweetest day in 麻豆传媒映画this week!
47. 5 things you didn鈥檛 know about Hudson鈥檚 Bay Vancouver.
48. Neil Patrick Harris salutes Canada with national anthem atop B.C. mountain.
Neil Patrick Harris
49. So Elon Musk is apparently dating 麻豆传媒映画artist Grimes.
50. Awesome a little out of town, but still:听Brand new Iron Mountain Music Festival will bring two days of rhythm & blues to Mission
