Culture
May 6 2020
We’re In Business
A comprehensive list of businesses Open with Care and ready to serve #ourgastown neighbourhood. Note: Hours may vary as businesses get their feet back on the cobblestone.
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Gastown This Month
April 7 2020
Gastown In April
“But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” ― Martin Luther King, Jr. These are difficult times. Scary and uncertain. But hope is not lost in the fray of the world we knew. Look for hope and you’ll find it; in the smile of another, in the …
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Uncategorized
March 17 2020
COVID-19 Advisory
During these times of uncertainty please stay safe and healthy, Gastown! Please keep in mind this is a fluid and rapidly changing situation. At this time, due to low transmission in BC, all levels of government have recommended that business can continue providing efforts are made to keep a one metre distance as often as …
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Shopping & Style
February 27 2020
Stil Classics: Opening This Weekend Gastown
Once hidden away in a tidy office on Homer St, Stil Classics is opening their first brick & mortar on Cambie Street this weekend. Self described as a company by women, for women. Stil creates planners, notebooks, and other stationery to help women get organized and hit their goals. Stil is the vision of Marissa …
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Gastown This Month
February 25 2020
Gastown in March
St. Patrick’s Day is an enchanted time — a day to begin transforming winter’s dreams into summer’s magic. Adrienne Cook Tis’ true. And the same could be said for seasonal changes that appear in March, weather-wise. We’ve since had our fair share of winter wet and gloom, of life under an umbrella, of …
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Gastowner
February 20 2020
Gastowner: Peter Buckley from Old Spaghetti Factory
Name: Peter Buckley Title: CEO and casual antique collector Business: Old Spaghetti Factory Social: @oldspaghettifactory_canada What do you do and how did you get here? I am the CEO of Old Spaghettti Factory Canada and the owner of the Gastown OSF location. My career in the restaurant industry started back in 1980 with The Keg. …
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Shopping & Style
February 13 2020
Valentine’s Day In Gastown: Flower Shops & Pop-Ups
A rose by any other name…how about…Gastown? Here you’ll find roses, bouquets, and other love related things on Valentine’s Day. Heather’s Flower Shop A rich and varied assortment of beautiful roses awaits you at Heathers The Flowershop. Herschel FEBRUARY 14, VALENTINES DAY, 10am – 9PM: Heartfelt Flowershop PopUp To celebrate Valentines Day and …
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Gastown This Month
February 5 2020
Gastown In February
In February there is everything to hope for and nothing to regret. – Patience Strong Welcome to February. This month brings us music every night, International Wine Fest, Valentine’s Day dinners, Hot Chocolate Festival, A Stoplight Party, and a Valentine’s themed #KissMeInGastown, a frame making workshop at Mosh, Moscow House lecture at Inform, pictures …
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Gastowner
February 4 2020
Let’s talk about Gastown with John Fluevog
Why Gastown? I come home to Gastown because I live here. This is my home. I opened up a store (Fox & Fluevog) in August of 1970 on the corner of Powell & Carrall. Gastown was up and coming, and edgy. Urban areas and neighbourhoods were experiencing revivals in North America, including Pioneer Square …
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