I picked up this news from the Kitsilano twitter feed. Pretty cool."Our local farmers markets are supposed to bring out the green in Vancouver residents - but with shoppers come cars. Problem partially...
created by mtippett | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago 111 views | 19 recommendations | 3 comments
Urban Mixer announces it's third Gallery Series event at TRUNK gallery in Vancouver with works by Heidi Conrod, David Ellingsen and Stirling Ward.Disclosure: I currently work for Urban Mixer
created by Raj Taneja | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 94 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Urban food has never made more sense. We should have more local produce and city gardens in this city. I'm glad to see local politicians are supporting this."Farmers’ markets need a permanent place...
created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 101 views | 1 recommendation | 4 comments
In the one block strip known as 'Yorkville', a tiny community within Kitsilano, a brand new restaurant is about to open. Tucked in amongst spas and specialty shops, the world’s first 'Bistoria' sits. Mon Bella as it will be called, is a blend of Italian Trattoria ...
created by mevans75 | 1 year ago 232 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Car free day expanded this year to include many new neigborhoods. I went down to Commercial Drive and witnessed the craziness from the birthplace of the movement. Lots of fun."Car Free Day is an annual...
created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 794 views | 0 recommendations | 4 comments
This is a great initiative:"The Fruit Tree Project, founded in 1999, is a community initiative which
operates in four Vancouver neighbourhoods: Mt. Pleasant, Little Mountain,
Cedar Cottage, and Kitsilano.
Our idea is simple: we build communities and...
created by mtippett | 1 year ago 409 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe only ones who can truly afford Million dollar homes are well, Millionaires. Unfortunately for the most of us who purchase what is considered a 1,400 square...
The Vancouver Police and a hazmat team cordoned off a few blocks around West 7th and Yew the afternoon of Nov. 1. An on scene traffic cop said it was to do with a meth lab, but wouldn't give any details....
created by Rob Peters | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1458 views | 15 recommendations | 6 comments
Below are transcrips of my Voice Reports, filed from the scene of the fire. See the photo gallery to browse the footage, all the photos were taken with my cell phone. "This is Ryan Nadel reporting...
created by ryan | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1272 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
"This is Ryan Nadel reporting for NowPublic. This is update number 3 regarding the major fire on 4th avenue at Vancouver. I walked down to the scene there are 5 fire truckss. Smoke is so thick you can probably...
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A 3 Alarm fire has been sounded as the Popular Kitsilano Bar Bimini's. Fire crews are currently on location fighting the blaze. The fire and smoke are clearly visible from dowtown.The fire broke out just before...
created by optic | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 4938 views | 12 recommendations | 4 comments
"This is Ryan Nadel reporting for NowPublic from Vancouver. I left my apartment this morning to catch the bus on my way to work. I noticed this huge plume of black smoke in the air. There are reports of a...
created by ryan | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 186 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
This is really awful. A woman's body has been found in the woods behind a well-known Kitsilano highrise condominium. The building is a landmark because it has olive panels on the outside and residents often cover...
created by kate | 2 years ago 1102 views | 10 recommendations | 4 comments
A nice piece in today's Globe about NowPublic. Thanks Megan!"NowPublic.com has ballooned to the largest participatory journalism website in the world
VANCOUVER -- It was a crisp morning last August when Web...
created by mtippett | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1362 views | 10 recommendations | 6 comments
DEVELOPING STORY: We've just gotten a report at NowPublic about an alleged bomb threat in Kitsilano in Vancouver. The location is West 11th at Sasamat, so we're assuming it was a house that was threatened as this...
created by Kaitlin | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 909 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment