Kitsilano Farmers Market to deliver by bike

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...

TRUNK gallery and Urban Mixer to host “Urban Mixer Gallery Series III”

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

Candidates in market for local food

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...

The World's First 'Bistoria' is set to open in Kitsilano (Vancouver, BC)

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 ...

Car Free and Beautiful

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...

Free food

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...

Who can afford $1-million houses?

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...

Vancouver police raid Kitsilano meth lab day after Halloween

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....

Bimini's Kitsilano Fire

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...

Kitsilano Fire Bimins Update 3

"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...

Fire at Vancouver Bar Bimini's

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...

Bimini's Kitsilano Fire Update 1

"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...

Body Found in Woods Behind Kitsilano Condominium

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...

Globe & Mail: NowPublic is, "the largest participatory journalism website i...

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...

Bomb threat closes street in Vancouver

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...

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