Archive for the category "shopping"

Army & Navy Shoe Sale 2010

Comments 5 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The annual Army & Navy Shoe Sale happens this Wednesday April 21st at 8:00am sharp. This event which usually sees a line up forming outside before the crack of dawn features designer shoes at rock-bottom prices. The sale’s been around for over 50 years and in 2008 they sold close to 80,000 pairs of shoes. […]

Vancouver History: Sinclair Centre

Comments 10 by Rebecca Bollwitt

We may know it as a single complex but the Sinclair Centre started out as four separate buildings, built around 1910 and brought together in the 1980s. I recently featured the buildings in one of my Then and Now posts so when Marc invited me down for a private tour of the heritage building I […]

Woodward’s W Rises Again

Comments 9 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The giant red “W” atop Woodwards in Vancouver is make a reappearance tonight as it will be lit up for the first time in a decade. “W” removal in 2006 – Photo credit: cam in van on Flickr Woodward’s means far more to Vancouver than simply being a defunct department store. Founded by Charles A. […]

2010 Canadian Olympic Team Retail Apparel Launch

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Tomorrow afternoon the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games Canadian team retail apparel will be revealed. Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr Hbc is once again the apparel designer of the official clothing (for both the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Teams) and they’re hosting a free public event that will feature the following: 12:00 – 12:15 DJ […]

Cloverdale Flea Market

Comments 3 by Guest Author

The following guest post was contributed by Naomi and Ryan of to be, inspired. I’ve been going to the Cloverdale Flea Market for the past 10 years. It’s located right next to the Cloverdale Horse Track and costs a dollar to get in – totally worth it. If you like to people watch, this is […]