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January 23, 2009

Places Closing Faster than We can Type

There are a bunch of store closures that still need a write-up at some point. There’s at least two on West 4th...

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January 22, 2009

Carny’s, Characters, Closed?

For the longest time, a somewhat mysterious and rather small sign simply saying “Carny’s Cook House”...

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January 19, 2009

Why am I still Writing about the Wharf?

Looks like the Jericho Marginal Wharf may have some life in it yet. Earlier we reported that the parks board was...

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January 17, 2009

Win $50 Gift Card at Indish during “Dine In”

Go to any Vancouver food or lifestyle blog these days and you’ll read about the dual nature of Dine Out...

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January 16, 2009

Sale at Kidsbooks

The annual Kidsbooks January sale started last Thursday and lasts until this Sunday, January 18th. All stock –...

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January 15, 2009

What’s Going on with Bimini’s?

Jeff Donnelly, founder and president of Donnelly Hospitality Management, was just named one of Business in...

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January 11, 2009

Another Large Footprint Available on 4th

City Market (2214 West 4th @ Yew) had its last everything-must-go sale today. For me it’s always been a Coke vs....

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January 10, 2009

Make that a Seaweed Wrap

Three months ago we reported that WrapZone had permanently closed its doors. It didn’t take SpaEthos long to take...

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January 8, 2009

The New WE

Well, not so new anymore. A few months ago I noticed that Wear Else (their Kitsilano store is at 2360 West 4th @...

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January 7, 2009

JC Combo’s NOT Coming Aug ’08

For the loooongest time there was lots of activity at 2821 West Broadway (@ MacDonald, next to Royston). And for quite...

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