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Miss604 Poll: New Years Eve in Vancouver

Comments 7 by Rebecca Bollwitt

I’ve heard from some people that actual New Yorkers don’t ever venture into Times Square, that it’s more of a touristy thing. Regardless, this year they have the usual party in the street, a new LED ball, interactive messages that you can text to the big screens above, and you can even go to this […]

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Mandatory Year in Review 2007

Comments 5 by Rebecca Bollwitt

What a year it’s been for John, me, and the other element in our relationship, Miss604.com. Here are a couple items of note for 2007, including my most popular Flickr photos of 2007: Stats: My monthly readership grew 410% from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007. Number of Posts in 2007: 882 (including this […]

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A Vancouver Girl's Guide to the iPhone

Comments 5 by Rebecca Bollwitt

I realize that most of the tips and tricks I include in this new series (categorized under: iPhone) will be useful to both men AND women but they’ll certainly have my own spin. Here’s a current list of apps I’ve installed using Installer that have made life easier (remember, I’ve only had the thing for […]

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Don't Forget about the River Rock in Richmond

Comments 7 by Rebecca Bollwitt

I’ve been to the River Rock only once since it’s been a casino, but several times when its tower was a clock for the Riverport Market, which was not dissimilar to the Lonsdale Quay. Photo credit: Richard Eriksson on Flickr It was for my birthday and we gambled, had drinks, and scarfed down mounds of […]

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Best of 604: Local Website Edition

Comments 14 by Rebecca Bollwitt

This autumn I introduced the Best of 604, in response to a local newspaper’s Best of Vancouver. Sure, my categories weren’t as diverse but I’m pretty free to build upon the Best of 604 at any time, so that’s exactly what I’m going to do. Photo credit: Kris Krug on Flickr Reading Morning Brew this […]

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iSkate for Under 5 Bucks

Comments 12 by Rebecca Bollwitt

As a proud Canadian girl I was overwhelmed when I received new ice skates this Christmas. Truth be told, I’ve never owned a pair of my own before and these are pretty spectacular. Within 24 hours of receiving them I was getting them sharpened at the West End Community Centre and stepping on the ice. […]

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Granville Street Starwalk and Redesign

Comments 8 by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s been around since 1994 but does anyone ever really notice it? Passing over the plaques of Dal Richards and Diana Krall this afternoon I was inspired to find out more about Vancouver’s own walk of fame. Photo credit: freedryk on Flickr The Starwalk pays tribute to local musicians, entertainers, producers, actors and radio DJ’s, […]

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Blo in Yaletown

Comments 16 by Rebecca Bollwitt

I realize right off the bat that the title may be misleading for those Google searching something else in Yaletown but “Blo” is actually the name of a “Wash. Blow. Go.” salon on Hamilton. Wash. Blow. Go. Under 30 dollars. Just over 30 minutes [BloMeDry.com] At first I scoffed of the idea of a hair […]

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