New Moon, the second instalment in the Twilight Saga, is filming today in Vancouver's historic Gastown District. The Abbott Street cooridor between Water and Cordova Streets is shut down for the shoot with trucks,...
It was a posh restaurant in Gastown. Good Australian wine flowed freely, and the hors d’oeuvres were out of this planet. I had expected to see men in worn-out jeans and beards, kind of like those streakers on...
opinion by steffanileman | 32 wks ago | updated 28 wks ago 279 views | 22 recommendations | 9 comments
There has been a fire on the corner of Columbia and Powell, with many fire engines on the scene, it looks as though it is around or near Incendio Pizza Restaurant, but the traffic is still moving OK in the area.
created by grayhound | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago 915 views | 13 recommendations | 9 comments
From the people at Pivot."You may recall that a few months ago, Pivot Legal launched a human rights complaint against the City of Vancouver and the DVBIA for the Downtown Ambassador program.New video has been...
created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 183 views | 0 recommendations | 3 comments
Obakki recently hosted their bi-annual fashion show for Vancouver’s top fashion insiders, stylists, designers, photographers, writers, models…you get the idea. The show was held at Obakki’s retail...
opinion by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 598 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
We welcome more information about the power outage which struck downtown Vancouver Monday morning. Please add your footage and comments below.UPDATE 6:55 PST:About 1,500 customers are still without power, down...
created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 25217 views | 110 recommendations | 58 comments
"This is Rachel Nixon. I'm calling on behalf of the NowPublic team about the Vancouver fires. It's Monday, the 14th of July. As previously reported on NowPublic there are severe power outages in Downtown...
I just took a break from the daily grind of NowPublicking to go over and grab a coffee at my favourite neighbourhood coffee joint, Blake's. Now, Blake's a very laidback, hip spot in that Vancouver netherworld...
created by Kaitlin | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 295 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWith our booming red hot economy and Canada looking to bring in thousands of migrant workers for many companies seeking unskilled workers, Panhandlers really do not have...
I just looked out the window of my office. A Police car has pulled up and taped off the block with police tape. A man is lying covered in blood. There are now a number of police cars and...
created by mtippett | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 387 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
(Vancouver, Canada) The Tour de Gastown 2007 was amazing. The rain kept the crowds down but didn't seem to slow down the cyclists. The wet cobble stones and hairpin corners made for an extra exciting race...
created by DaveBryson88 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 848 views | 14 recommendations | 7 comments
If you're going to have a cycling event it needs a French name. After all, the Tour de Gastown sounds less likely to involve the steam clock than the Gastown Tour. Either way, the streets of Vancouver...
created by mtippett | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 696 views | 20 recommendations | 1 comment
It's not every Friday that you walk out of your office to see a contemporary dance group performing in front of your building; in fact, it's never happened to me before today.Turns out I was watching the dress...
created by Kaitlin | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 781 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
Movie types were assembling cranes and driving NY style taxi cabs on the street below our office again today. I don't know what they're shooting but it looks expensive. Anyone know the picture?
created by mtippett | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 539 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments