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                    Additional Press: September 2015 Savour the Taste of Spain with Salt Tasting Room’s Free Tapas – VancityBuzz The Proof: Gaby Bayona – Vancouver Is Awesome Aesop Gastown: Skin Win – Montecristo Magazine Haute Cuisine and Hype Merge at Bauhaus – Vancouver Magazine A Secret Worth Sharing – Vancouver Sun Gastown is Perfect for Foodies on Foot – VancityBuzz Vancouver’s Insanely Cool Neighbourhood That Never Sleeps – Vancouver Observer Holland Block in Gastown Becomes Home to New Coffee Shop – Georgia Straight Salt Tasting Room to Offer Free Tapas – Georgia Straight Buro Coffee: Now Open – VancityBuzz August 2015 David Duchovny Set to Perform at Alexander Gastown – VancityBuzz Mopping Up Duck Curry with Naan Bread at Nicli Next Door – Scout July 2015 Women’s Side Gives Cycling Series a Boost – The Vancouver Sun Aesop Store Opens in Gastown – Vancouver Magazine Vancouver’s Tiniest Grilled Cheese Shop Opens for Lunch – VancityBuzz June 2015 Patio Pints with Steamworks Brewer, Julia Hanlon – The Province Local Entrepreneur Changes the Way Vancouverites See Eyewear – VancityBuzz Gastown’s Notturno Cools Down New Dishes to Best the Heat – Scout Magazine Thousands Flood Gastown Streets for Make Music Vancouver – VancityBuzz Make Music Vancouver Returns to Gastown – Vancouver Magazine Gastown Grand Prix Returns July 15 – VancityBuzz Kick Back on These Gastown Patios – Georgia Straight The Architectural Treasure that Stands Tall Over Gastown – Scout Magazine Remembering the Bare Beginnings of Gastown’s Peckinpah – Scout Magazine Over 350 Free Concerts in One Day for Make Music Vancouver – VancityBuzz Now open: Twisted Ice Cream – Vancity Buzz May 2015 At Gastown’s New Bauhaus, Fine Dining Meets Edgy Graffiti – Vancouver Sun Michelin Chef Brings Hot New Restaurant to Vancouver – Huffington Post Free Outdoor Concert with James Vincent McMorrow – Vancity Buzz Red Bull and Dine Alone Want You to See James Vincent McMorrow for Free – Georgia Straight Best Places to Drink in Gastown – Georgia Straight Shirakawa: A New Japanese Option in Gastown – BC Business Luxury Without the Logo: Old Faithful Shop – Globe & Mail Gastown’s Notturno Serves Up New Food & Drink – Scout Magazine April 2015 Gastown Funk: Make Music Vancouver Returns June 24 – Vancity Buzz An Inside Look a M.I.A., Gastown’s Newest Hot Spot – Vancity Buzz Tacofino’s Gastown Taco Bar Opens for Lunch – Vancity Buzz Hello, Neighbour – Vitamin Daily Gastown’s Taco Bar Launches Lunch Service, Readies Patio for April 20th Opening – Scout Magazine Gastowner – Stefan Hartmann – Gastown Gazette New Eats: Bao Down – Vitamin Daily Gastown’s Six Acres Launches New Lunch Service, Tuesday Through Sunday – Scout Magazine New “Bauhaus” Brings German Cuisine to Gastown – It’s To Die For Soft Peaks Ice Cream – Montecristo Magazine Bao Down delivers solid send-ups of Asian street sammies – WE Vancouver March 2015 Gastown’s Blacktail reinvents itself – Georgia Straight Gastown Tattoo Triumphs with Tradition – WE Vancouver Vancouverites | 15 Minutes with Jennifer MacKay of Gastown Retail Icon, “The Block” – Scout Magazine Blueprint’s Alvaro Prol promises more privacy and more intimacy at M.I.A. – Georgia Straight Blueprint announces launch of new Gastown nightlife venue: M.I.A. – Vancity Buzz  Bao Down: Grab some (steamed) buns in Gastown – Vancity Buzz Escape rooms an entertaining test of wits – The Province Gastown just got a little bit sweeter – WE Vancouver Canada’s Menswear Mecca – A Continuous Lean “Bao Down” Opens on Powell Street in Gastown, Generates Line-up – Scout Magazine New Gastown gallery leads with controversial Damien Hirst skull – Vancity Buzz February 2015 Sipping Down The Classically-Inspired Cocktail List at Gastown’s “Tacobar” – Scout Magazine The Ultimate Vancouver Brunch Guide: L’Abattoir – Vancity Buzz Your Guide to Eating in Gastown – Vancouver is Awesome Tacofino’s new Taco Bar is bustling in Gastown – Georgia Straight January 2015 Design Q&A: Inform’s Nancy Bendtsen says lights make the mood – The Vancouver Sun Gastowners – The Boys Behind Alexander Gastown – Gastown Gazette Organic Ice Cream Shop “Soft Peak” Set to Open Its Doors in Gastown – Scout Magazine Peak inside Soft Peaks, Vancouver’s newest ice cream shop – Vancity Buzz Blacktail finally hits the sweet spot – The Vancouver Sun Video: Return of the Gastown Steam Clock – The Province Gastown Brunch Crawl 2015 – Vancouver Foodster Tacofino’s new Taco Bar is bustling in Gastown – Georgia Straight Vancouver Then and Now: Gastown (PHOTOS) – Vancity Buzz December 2014 Gastown Steam Clock Joke Brings the LOL’s – Huffington Post Gastown’s Celebrated L’Abattoir Set to Table First Brunch Service – Scout Magazine Chef Curtis Luk launches new menu at Bambudda – Georgia Straight 10 Must-Visit Art Galleries in Gastown: Vancouver’s Hip Heart – The Culture Trip Pourhouse Gets Into The Holiday Spirit With Special Wintry Cocktails – Scout Magazine Versace Home – Montecristo Magazine Gastown Steam Clock Temporarily Replaced (video) – Breakfast Television Gastown’s Iconic Steam Clock Gets a Temporary Replacement – Global TV Temporary Art Project Towers Over Steam Clock Site – Vancouver Sun Local Designers Install Pop-Up Art in Gastown – Metro News Gastown’s Steam Clock Replaced with Temporary Public Art Tower – Huffington Post Art Installation Standing In for Gastown Steam Clock – VancityBuzz Vancouver Hospice gets a much-needed facelift – Vancouver Sun Gastown Location of Tacofino Nears Opening Day – Scout Magazine Jenny from The Block Celebrates Three Decades – WE Vancouver Donnelly Group organizes ‘orphan’ Christmas for fellowship and charity – The Vancouver Sun November 2014 Blacktail Reborn with Revamped Lounge and Excellent New Chef – Globe & Mail Salida 7 Celebrates Spanish Food and Wine in Gastown – Georgia Straight Gastown Steam Clock Could be Replace by Reflective Cloud Chamber – VancityBuzz Steam Clock’s Cardboard Replacement Becomes Photo Star – CBC Gastown Landmark Getting an Overhaul – Global Temporary Art Project Proposed for Gastown Steam Clock Site – Vancouver Sun Time Out Continues for Gastown Steam Clock – News1130 Couple Raising Funds for Art Installation – The Province Salida 7 celebrates Spanish food and wine in Gastown – Georgia Straight October 2014 A Modern Take on the General Store – Old Faithful Shop – Kinfolk Magazine Chef Curtis Luk moves from the Parker to Bambudda in Gastown – Georgia Straight Indochino Opens Stand-Alone Vancouver Outlet – Business in Vancouver Vancouver’s Mecca of Menswear Cool – Style.com Gastown Shop Hop 2014 showcases neighbourhood gems, old and new – Georgia Straight Gastown store Parliament really gives a hoot about owls – Vancity Buzz Canada’s first Versace Home opens in Gastown – BC Business Versace Home Opens in Gastown – BC Living Indochino takes suits to stores – Georgia Straight New Prix Fixe By Chef Curtis Luk And New Cocktails At Gastown’s Bambudda – Scout Magazine September 2014  Have a Cow (or Don’t) at Gastown’s Shirakawa – Vancouver Magazine On a Gastown Walk with Falken Reynolds – Scout Magazine 4 Minutes with Nancy Bendtsen of Gastown’s Inform Interiors – Scout Magazine Gastown’s ‘fiercely local vibe’ makes it among the most stylish neighbourhoods in the world – The Province Tech boom drives surge of interest in Gastown offices – Vancouver Sun Gastown’s Pourhouse to celebrate ‘Aperitivo Hour’ specials – Scout Magazine Sneaking Cheekies at ‘Gringo’, the Gastown Eatery that Can LOL at Itself – Scout Magazine Global Relay signs the biggest office lease ever completed in Gastown – VancityBuzz Gastown’s Notturno Serving Up New Plates & Cocktails Through September – Scout Magazine 4 Minutes With Nancy Bendtsen Of Gastown’s “Inform Interiors” – Scout Magazine The Hired Belly: Top notch tapas at Salida 7 – Vancouver Courier A look inside music promoter Blueprint’s new historic Gastown office – BC Business Vancouver’s Mecca of Menswear Cool – styledotcom August 2014 Gastown BBQ & Chili Festival Fills 200 Block of Carrall Street – Georgia Straight Gastown Cookoff – Vancouver Sun Gastown Gets Fired Up for BBQ Fest – WE Vancouver Vancouver Food Porn: Nicli’s Next Door – VancityBuzz The Georgia Straight Proudly Sponsors the Gastown BBQ & Chili Festival – Georgia Straight Gastown BBQ & Chili Festival Returns Aug. 30 & 31 – WE Vancouver Shop Talk: Lifestyle brand Kit and Ace opens in Gastown – WE Vancouver Wild game on the menu at Lily Mae’s in Gastown – WE Vancouver July 2014 Restaurants Gear Up for Third Annual Gastown BBQ & Chili Festival – Georgia Straight Gastown’s “Bambudda” Dishes Five Course Family-Style Menu – Scout Magazine Ken Hanson shoots for third straight Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix – The Vancouver Sun

Leah Kirchmann takes Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix – The Vancouver Sun

Gastown Grand Prix thrills the crowd – Metro News

The 2014 Gastown Grand Prix – The Province

Gastown turned into one giant bike lane for Grand Prix – The Province

Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix pro cycling event – The Vancouver Sun

Ken Hanson shoots for third straight Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix – The Vancouver Sun

A Cool Thing Happened Five Years Ago Today In Gastown – Scout Magazine Gastown’s ‘Notturno’ Serving Up New Plates and Cocktail Features for July – Scout Magazine June 2014

Gastown’s Irish Heather Welcomes Back Families with Changes to Liquor Laws – Scout Magazine

Gastown’s ‘Blacktail Florist’ Gets Set for Inaugural Brunch Service Saturday – Scout Magazine

Make Music Vancouver transforms Gastown – Georgia Straight

Five Reasons to Check out Make Music Vancouver – The Vancouver Sun

Nicli Antica Pizzeria to open Next Door next door – The Georgia Straight

Gastown’s Nicli Antica Pizzeria to Open ‘Next Door’ at the end of the Month – Scout Magazine

Tacofino Nabs Gastown Location, Set to Open in Blood Alley Before Christmas – Scout Magazine

Secret Location Brings Wonder to Gastown – WE Vancouver

Luxurious kuroge wagyu beef a specialty at Shirakawa by Itoh Dining – The Vancouver Sun Profit and purpose blooms in Vancouver’s downtown eastside – Financial Post

May 2014

Shopping Vancouver’s Gastown with Designer Sophie Burke – Western Living Magazine Gastown shop practices ‘dying art’ of handmade eyeglass frames – The Vancouver Sun The coolest workplace in all of Vancouver – The Vancouver Sun Experience nothing: sensory deprivation tanks float stress away – CTV News April 2014 Gastown Shop Hop unites clothing and lifestyle stores – The Georgia Straight Secret Location – still a secret, but it shouldn’t be – The Vancouver Sun Design Q+A | Jonathon Litchfield – The Vancouver Sun March 2014 Jimmy Stewart harnesses the wild at Blacktail Florist restaurant – The Georgia Straight Star Wars Empire Brings Visual Magic to Gastown – The Vancouver Sun Restauranteur Sean Heather – Montecristo Magazine Savannah Olsen Named 2013 Aboriginal Entrepreneur of the Year – National Post Eyeland Framemakers in Gastown uses the art of hand-made to fit every customer’s style  – West Ender Best of the City 2014: Button Button, Gastown Hidden Gem – WE Vancouver Best of the City 2014: Bruce Eyewear, Gastown Hidden Gem – WE Vancouver February 2014 Form meets function at Litchfield – The Georgia Straight January 2014 City Living: Chocolate treats give hope to women – Vancouver Courier   2013 Gastown Shop Hop corrals stylish menswear that won’t break the bank – The Georgia Straight Nancy Bendtsen of Inform Interiors – Montecristo Magazine Jeff Donnelly, Sean Heather among 2013 B.C. Restaurant Hall of Fame inductees – The Georgia Straight Continuum actress draws on Gastown community – Vancouver Courier The sweet smell of a successful new life in the working world – Globe and Mail Runway Vancouver: LYNNSteven – Vancity Buzz Runway Vancouver: Pony Salon – Vancity Buzz The Revel Room – A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On… – The Vancouver Sun Sean and Erin Heather on food and the family way – The Westender Artistry blooms at Gastown’s ATHENA Atelier – The Georgia Straight Olla Urban Flower Project: Say it with flowers – Montecristo Magazine 2012 Vancouver’s Oldest Neighbourhood is the Newest Shopping Haven – USA Today 2011 Gastown Heritage Project – The Vancouver Sun Spend a Day Exploring Gastown – New York Magazine Thrift shop assists recovering women – Vancouver Courier 2010 Gastown Blooms at Olla Urban Flower Project – BC Living