There is another theme to this week’s roundup of photos from the Miss604 Flickr Pool as I’m still down in Austin for South by Southwest: The SeaBus – faithfully transporting commuters to and from the North Shore across Burrard Inlet. I’ll return to the regular photo collection once we get back above the 49th parallel […]

It was in March of 1921 that the Capitol Theatre opened at 820 Granville. The movie palace was massive for its time (the silent movie era) with 2,500 seats. It had a grand marquee and it’s where legendary theatre manager Ivan Ackery got his start in the business as an usher. 1926 – Archives Item: […]

Take a bunch of Canadians, set them down in Texas and a hockey game just might break out. Five Hole For Food in partnership with Vancouver’s hottest startup, HootSuite, hosted a charity street hockey game in Austin at South by Southwest (“SXSW”) on Sunday, March 10, 2013. John Bollwitt and Richard Loat setup the nets […]

On Saturday, March 16, 2013 the Vancouver Canucks will be wearing throwback replica jerseys that pay homage to the Vancouver Millionaires, a team that changed hockey as we know it and paraded down Denman Street with the Stanley Cup in 1915. 1920s – VPL Number: 17996 & 17995. Photographer: Stuart Thomson. The Vancouver Millionaires were […]

Surrey Librairies are ramping up programing for teens over Spring Break including a week of free movie screenings: City Centre Library – Photo credit: colink. on Flickr Captain America: The First Avenger Rated PG Wednesday, March 20, 2013 from 1:30pm to 3:30pm Newton Library, meeting room Rise of the Guardians Rated G Wednesday, March 20, […]

The Point Atkinson Lighthouse and Lighthouse Park are located in West Vancouver however they’re so frequently photographed, from above, below, the rocks, and the water, that they’re the perfect fit for the Vancouver Icon photo feature series: Charted and named by Captain George Vancouver in 1792, Point Atkinson was an ideal geographic aid to shipping […]

Kitsilano is a big part of what makes Vancouver such a great city – from beaches and restaurants to fashion and yoga. At the core of the community is West 4th avenue, linking the East and West sides of the city and providing a walkable shopping district. “Kits is a very, very healthy part of […]

Spring Break wouldn’t be complete without PlayDome at BC Place, Western Canada’s largest indoor carnival with over 45 rides and attractions. Photo credit: John Biehler for Miss604 Where: BC Place Stadium When: Saturday, March 16, 2013 to Sunday, March 24, 2013 Hours: Open daily from 10:00am to 9:00pm (until 6:00pm on March 24th) PlayDome at […]

An Evening to Conquer Oral Cancer is coming up next month in support of the BC Cancer Foundation. It aims to increase awareness about oral cancer and raise funds for putting cutting-edge research into action. Oral cancer is one of the major human cancers (more common than cervical cancer) with one of the worst survival […]

The Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”) is reporting that the Pacific great blue herons have returned to their nesting site in Stanley Park after successful 2012 season. This is the 13th year the herons have nested in the park and they have started to return to the trees above the Park Board’s Administrative Offices and […]