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Vancouver Lego Games 2013

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Vancouver Lego Games are coming up on Sunday, April 28, 2013 and will include an afternoon of games, prizes, and fun for the whole family. How it Works Each person in attendance can participate and will be provided bricks. Those wanting to throw their hat in the ring will have 15 minutes to build […]

Vancouver Photos of the Week: SeaBus

Comments 1 by Rebecca Bollwitt

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 […]

Vancouver History: Capitol Theatre

Comments 3 by Rebecca Bollwitt

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: […]

Five Hole For Food in Austin with HootSuite

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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 […]

Canucks Tribute to the Vancouver Millionaires

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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 […]