If there is one guarantee in life (when living in Vancouver), it’s the rain. Love or hate it, eventually you’ll have to venture outdoors. Perspective is a wonderful thing, allowing many different views to arise while looking at a single source. Is a relentless, heavy downpour a blessing or a curse? Is the …
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It’s the day after Christmas and by now you’re probably relaxing on the couch with the Yule Log flickering away on Netflix, nog in hand, surrounded by friends, family and plenty of gifts. But wait….there’s more?! Yes! It’s Boxing Day in Gastown! And it comes but once a year. 2018’s last day of shopping …
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Shopping for her this Christmas? Dare you?! But of course you will, and can, in Gastown. In this lovely little gift guide, we’ve selected but only a light flurry of suitable gifts for the love of your life, for your friend, or perhaps for mumsie. As always, the neighbourhood glistens like the first snowfall …
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Instagram: @streetscout Meet Sabrina Fenster. Fashion photographer, blogger and traveller. She’s doing a takeover of @mygastown, capturing the vibe, people, and style trends that can be seen on the streets of Gastown. We asked her to share with us a little about what makes her tick, the influences that colour her creativity, and what …
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PAINT THE TOWN BLUE STREET PARTY Thursday September 20 4 – 7:00 PM Six Hundred Four #101 – 123 Cambie Street Come Paint The Town Blue in Gastown this Thursday Sep 20 from 4-7 pm and celebrate the unveiling of a new mural and sneaker collaboration between Vancouver artist and illustrator Carson Ting, Six …
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There are any number of excuses to go shopping: nothing to wear, looking for a gift, or out of boredom. Shopping for fall needs no defence. Peering into your wardrobe, suddenly all those lovely summertime pieces seem out of place, almost like fashionable has-beens from a time that once was. Our wonderful Gastown retailers …
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The change in season has its highs and lows. Summer has begun its exit while Autumn readies itself in the wings. As leaves turn to different colours, and nights descend sooner upon the day, that unmistakable crispness appears in the air. The thought of a comfortable sweater or a wool cap seems right. It’s …
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Name: Carey Melnichuk Title: Entrepreneur and Owner Organization/Business: secret location Social: @slocation What do you do and how did you get here? I am an entrepreneur, and I own and oversee Secret Location – Canada’s first concept store. I have always been interested in fashion, although when I went to university, I actually studied agriculture. …
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The Labour Day weekend will soon be upon us as we revel in the final hurrah of summer. While the official start of Autumn is marked by the Equinox on September 22, a change in style for many has begun. Gastown is forever procuring some of the most interesting, well-made and genuinely beautiful items to wear …
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