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As heard at the Opus public hearings
This Opus Hotel rooftop thing is something else. I hope it doesn't make me a bad person that I'm amused by condo dweller rage.Some people are talking ...
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condohype |
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The rooftop revolution is on
Spent yesterday trading emails with Dino Celotti, the project manager behind the Opus Hotel rooftop patio. As you probably know, city council voted t...
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condohype |
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Opus Hotel loses patio bid
Way to go, condo yuppies. You've made your point: Yaletown is no place for a rooftop patio. Last night, city council swallowed your hype and rejecte...
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condohype |
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Sara Pereira PR celebrates 1 Year
Congrats to Sara Pereira of Sara Pereira PR - on Wednesday evening, the company celebrated 1 year in business at OPUS Bar. To find out more about Sara...
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Urban Mixer Blog |
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Yaletown revolts against the lifestyle
Oh how this is so Vancouver!Residents in trendy, condo-laden Yaletown Vancouver's definitive lifestyle neighbourhood of swanky bars, bronze ...
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condohype |
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On Wednesday evening, the National Advertising Ben
On Wednesday evening, the National Advertising Benevolent Society (NABS), hosted a screening of the Cannes Lions - International Advertising Festiv...
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Urban Mixer Blog |
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V6A: No condo for this postal code
The winds of change are upon us. CTV News hit hard last night with an explosive report on the Vancouver condo bust. The exclusive? The reveal that O...
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condohype |
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Designer Spotlight: Mandula
For Hajnalka Mandula, it's all about the details - from the turn of the century desk (found after 4 months of tireless searching) to the Victorian era...
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Stylefinds |
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Trouble in New Yaletown
It looks like all is not going according to plan in Surrey's efforts to turn Whalley, a neighbourhood known for its crack dealers and methamphetamine ...
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Vancouver Condo Info |
active:4 weeks 4 days ago |
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4th Annual Taste of Yaletown VIP Launch Party
On Wednesday, October 8th, media, foodies and some of the city's most recognized chefs including Cactus Club's Rob Feenie, gathered at Tequila Kitchen...
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Urban Mixer Blog |
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The Third Annual Talelight Night
Talelight Films hosted their third annual tribute to the Vancouver International Film Festival on Thursday night at the upscale OPUS Hotel in Yaletown...
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Urban Mixer Blog |
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Joe Urban's View of Vancouver
Minneapolis writer Sam Newberg calls himself Joe Urban. For good reason: he loves looking at cities and making observations (kinda like a lot...
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Price Tags |
active:7 weeks 5 days ago |
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Life in a leaky condo
You've seen them all over Vancouver, from green mesh covered buildings in fairview to plastic shrouded condo towers downtown. But what's it like to ...
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Vancouver Condo Info |
active:10 weeks 1 day ago |
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Medicare for Autism Now! Fundraiser
Jean Lewis and supporters gathered at Capones' Vault in Yaletown on Saturday night to raise funds for the campaign to get much-needed science-based Au...
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Urban Mixer Blog |
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A Garden Grows
Last April, when the communty garden at Seymour and Pacific was ready for spring planting, I confessed some skepticism about its popularity - here.Wil...
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Price Tags |
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Morning Brew: We can do this
Olympic clock again vandalized with paint. Oh man, genius! Paint? So clever! I wish I had thought of that.6,000 minks released by animal rights activi...
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Beyond Robson |
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Vancouver Bartender Wins a Mixology Challenge
Below is a press release describing Shaun Layton's recent victory at a mixology contest. Layton is a bartender at George Ultra Lounge in Yaletown. I...
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Eat Vancouver |
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Morning Brew: August 18, FIXED
I got this offensive, asinine flyer in my mailbox and figured it was a Yaletown-targeted thing, only to realize they sent it to every home in East Van...
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Beyond Robson |
active:13 weeks 4 days ago |
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Vancouver Dog Snatchers
Attention residents of Small Dog Land, ie Coal Harbour/Gastown/Yaletown. There is a couple out there snatching yr poodlez! My friend Damian recently ...
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Beyond Robson |
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"Asian" Odd Couple comes to Vancouver's Roundhouse: VACT gives Asian twist to classic Neil Simon play
It's the Asianification of Neil Simon's Odd Couple. Felix is now a neat freak traditional new immigrant and Oscar is a messy multigenerational.VAC...
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GungHaggisFatChoy |
active:14 weeks 1 day ago |
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Blo's Annual Summer Party
Blo, the blow dry bar in Yaletown, held their annual summer party and first birthday on Tuesday, August 12th, by invading the loading dock space betwe...
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Urban Mixer Blog |
active:14 weeks 2 days ago |
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Summer Caskival at Dix
Dix on Beatty Street celebrates cask-conditioned beer twice a year with it's Caskival. On Saturday, August 9th, we got a chance to enjoy real al...
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Urban Mixer Blog |
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What? Another Izakaya? Toratatsu is my new fav!
Saba (mackerel) Getting Torched, with Barley-fed Pork Salad in ForegroundSeriously Delicious Saba, Post-torchingOnigiri ($4)But Shabu Salad - Barley-f...
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Yaletown block party worth checking out
It's hard living in Vancouver and not having an issue with Yaletown. We've blogged about some of the great stuff there like Goldfish, The Hamilton S...
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Metroblogging Vancouver |
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Hayden Panettiere Lululemon-y
Oh, well played Lululemon. Well Played. Hayden Panettiere brand association. In other news, notice she comes fresh from the classy back wax place?Spea...
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Vancouverite |
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JAMAICAN ME CRAZY - A Summer Street Celebration
OPUS Hotel in Yaletown hosted their annual street party, now in its sixth year, on Friday, August 1st, 2008. Every year the theme changes - last year,...
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Urban Mixer Blog |
active:15 weeks 6 days ago |
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Deuce Restaurant 1 Year Anniversary
Deuce Restaurant, located on Lonsdale Avenue and 16th in North Vancouver, celebrated their first anniversary on Thursday, July 31st. Element Hospit...
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Urban Mixer Blog |
active:16 weeks 16 hours ago |
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Designer Dog Poop Bags: Perfect For Yaletown
You know I've seen a lot of little dogs since moving close to Yaletown. But I'd really like to see these guys walking around in their flip flops at 7 ...
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Vancouverite |
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Sexy? You must live in Yaletown
A professor once told me that most newspapers are only good for lining bird cages and wrapping fish heads. It's pretty cynical thinking but when a pa...
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condohype |
active:16 weeks 1 day ago |
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City hall greenlights density hike
A reader wrote (in a comment on another thread that will not appear there)Thoughts on this news story?And normally this is not something I would get i...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Downtown townhouse market tracking
YLTNBoomerang sent in some extremely detailed townhouse market tracking data for downtown Vancouver with the following note:Hi,Long time reader and so...
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Vancouver Condo Info |
active:16 weeks 3 days ago |
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Morning Brew: July 28, 2008
Take a look at Beijing's terrificly creepy Olympic welcoming robots. But don't let them overhear you say 'dictatorship,' or the red one's computer s...
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Beyond Robson |
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Yaletown is no Science World
UN RECOGNIZES SCIENCE WORLD Telus World of Science was designated a United Nations for Sustainable Development Institution this week. The Canada Line ...
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Live at Five |
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Morning Brew: July 17, 2008
Well, no Brew first thing this morning... here's hoping Sean didn't get assassinated by a bunch of hipster haters. As far as that goes, I say come on...
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Beyond Robson |
active:18 weeks 1 day ago |
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Two turntables and a brass trombone
While the selection of Summer movies is starting to pick up, the weather is promising to be most excellent - so, given the choice between air conditio...
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Metroblogging Vancouver |
active:19 weeks 14 hours ago |
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Vancouver Geomancy
View Larger MapSomething I've been toying with as I wander these streets in July is the idea, as new-agey as it sounds, that the physical environment ...
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Beyond Robson |
active:19 weeks 2 days ago |
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The ODD COUPLE is presented by Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre, Asian style!
What would happen if a well-known Neil Simon play The Odd Couple was played with an almost all-Asian cast?I've always wondered if West Side Story co...
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GungHaggisFatChoy |
active:19 weeks 3 days ago |
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Goldfish Pacific Kitchen, a place worth parking in Yaletown for
*Note: Goldfish Pacific Kitchen seems to be reaching out to bloggers and food writers with offers of a $50 gift certificate in exchange for a restaura...
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Metroblogging Vancouver |
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Jonker Street Restaurant
Just one visit so far to the little Jonker Street Restaurant (1128 Pacific Blvd, at Cambie St. 604-688-8565), and I was thoroughly impressed with the ...
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Tequila Kitchen Art Exhibition
Tequila Kitchen on Mainland Street next to Section (3) has transformed their dining space into an art gallery!On Wednesday night, the popular Yaletown...
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Urban Mixer Blog |
active:21 weeks 1 day ago |
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Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival and Todd Wong on Novus TV
There were lots of media camera crews at the Rio Tinto Alcan Dragon Boat Festival last weekend in Vancouver, June 21st & 22nd.Heather Bissonette was t...
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GungHaggisFatChoy |
active:21 weeks 1 day ago |
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No Quick Fixes
My column in the current Business in Vancouver:No quick or easy fix for affordable housing policyWhen it comes to the cost of housing in Vancouver, th...
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Price Tags |
active:21 weeks 2 days ago |
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letters, queftions...anfwers?
clicky pic for biggernessI got an e-mail yesterday (below), and sent a response.I see no need to write a thesis on it, so without further preamble:Wha...
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vancouver (un)real estate |
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Murder at Hotel Cinema
Daniel Edward Craig, former Vice President at the OPUS Hotel and author of the popular murder mystery, Murder at The Universe, launched the second boo...
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Urban Mixer Blog |
active:21 weeks 6 days ago |
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OPUS Bar goes Green!
The Heineken Green Room Sessions made a debut during the Thursday night 'see + be seen' timeslot at OPUS Bar in Yaletown this week. As per the orig...
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Urban Mixer Blog |
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Why I write condohype
Responding to my previous post, reader Paul argues that this blog has a role in making a positive contribution to the craft of condo marketing. In hi...
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condohype |
active:22 weeks 4 days ago |
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A Brightside of today's Summer Weather
(Photo: youngdoo)Okay, weather blogging is completely lame. But it's like February in June and even I think its pretty awful out there. Although I did...
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Vancouverite |
active:23 weeks 3 days ago |
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Seafood in the Summer at Marinaside
On May 30th, we were invited to check out the summertime offerings at Provence Marinaside in Yaletown and we were definitely impressed. Chef an...
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Urban Mixer Blog |
active:24 weeks 4 days ago |
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Mr. Vain's Miramar Village
Miramar Village is one of those condo projects that seems stuck forever. Like White Rock's big white rock, it's going nowhere. Don't be fooled by al...
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condohype |
active:24 weeks 4 days ago |
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Triangle West Comes of Age
Triangle West is Coal Harbour Slopes - the blocks above farthest West Hastings Street, from Thurlow to the pointy end, where Pender and Georgia meet. ...
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