Gastown is forever changing; such is the nature of consistency. Reliable? Of course. A discovery? Always. Here’s a rundown of the current happenings within Gastown. The Praguery finds a home in Gastown Now that Labour Day has come and gone, and the magic of summer seems to float away on a gentle puff of …
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This year’s INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY campaign theme is #BalanceforBetter encouraging all people everywhere to help build a gender-balanced world. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, while also marking a call to action for accelerating gender balance. We spoke with six influential Gastown women …
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As promised, here’s the much anticipated second part to our effervescent post on how to beat the January Blues. Meditating and all that good stuff. Zenden is a unique meditation and yoga studio that uses sound along with colour therapy to guide you as you fearlessly open “the door to the other side”. Zenden uses a …
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The January Blues. Sounds like a smooth and sultry group of musicians doesn’t it? Or perhaps an intense dramatic feature film about a bunch of passionate cops in some troubled city, at some time, during the month of January. But these things it is not. Feeling blue in January is all too common an …
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Name: Angela Ho Title: Owner and Button Aficionado Organization/Business: Button Button Social: @buttonbutton.ca What do you do and how did you get here? I match people and projects up with buttons. How I got here was in an interesting sort of way. About three years ago, Colleen Miller who originally opened Button Button …
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Kaboom Atomic Trivia The Portside Pub MONDAY NOVEMBER 19 8 PM Every Monday night test your smarts on The Portside at Kaboom Atomic Trivia! Tons of great prizes and a host that will keep you laughing all night long Book a table now by emailing info@theportsidepub.comTUC CRAFT KITCHEN HOSTS CELEBRATION OF BC WINE AT ‘TASTE …
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Mama Monday – Motherhood Journey Empowerment with Steph Jhala Native Shoes MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5 11 AM Steph Jhala from all the mama feels is coming in to empower you in your motherhood journey. All the mama feels exists to connect you with a deeply intimate community, and embrace motherhood as one of the most potent expansions …
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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER TRIVIA The Portside Pub Monday OCTOBER 29 8PM Join us for a SPOOK-TACULAR edition of Kaboom Atomic Trivia Monday, October 29th, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER TRIVIA! Featuring: Buffy Trivia Vampire Slayer costumer contest – custom Buffy prizing for the winners! Prizing for the quiz winners Wicca delish cocktail specials + …
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In a neighbourhood known for restaurants, shopping, coffee, and culture, Gastown isn’t always seen as a health and fitness locale. Within the incredible diversity of the area, a whole little world exists where practitioners of healing, yoga teachers, meditation guides, pole fitness and Pilates instructors, and float house proprietors conjure together to help align …
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Name: Walter Manning Title: Owner Organization/Business: Old Faithful Shop Social: @oldfaithfulshop What do you do and how did you get here? I am the owner of The Old Faithful Shop and we’ve been here since 2010. General Stores have been part of my family for many generations, and back home in Newfoundland, my grandparents on …
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