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Latest blog posts from Urban Vancouver

"45 RPM" Screens at Vancouver International Film Festival 2008
pA New York disc jockey announces a contest to name 30 songs in 30 seconds. A trip for two to a rock and roll concert in New York City goes to the winner. By some fluke atmospheric condition, the airwaves travel 2000 miles to Goose Bay, Saskatchewan and to the ears of two youth desperate for a... Read more...
Published 22 hours ago

Neverending afternoon - part I.
pNEVERENDING AFTERNOON/p pa gigantic force transfixed me to my bed and obliterated everything that went before. i'm alone. i'm failing amidst a hopeless world, so-called human beings are yapping inanities at each other just beyond the wall and i'm terrorized by death. i had been free, me, the... Read more...
Published a day ago

Online Dating: Men Concealing Their Gender On Dating Sites With Fake “Women Profiles”
pFollowing a post I made on another blog regarding dating sites such as Plentyoffish I had emails of men complaining that it was hard for men to contact women online and that was the reason why there was fake profiles…. Fake profiles? I replied. I was told that there are a lot of men pretending... Read more...
Published a day ago

Another helpful hint....
pIf you'd like a href="http://raysbloggingagain.blogspot.com/"a little more Vista info/a then just click on the link. This is about keyboards and mice, in case those are giving you a problem./p Read more...
Published a day ago

Kitsilano Sushi - Vancouver, BC
pWe settled on Kitsilano Sushi - I know, not a very inventive name but it served as a bright beacon for us as we scanned the streets for something that met our needs in terms of location and the food being served. Unknown to me, it was a very popular place for dinner, judging from the mostly... Read more...
Published 2 days ago

Spice Alley Korean Restaurant and Bar - Vancouver, BC
pThe burgeoning part of Robson Street in downtown Vancouver that is home to several Korean restaurants makes for a challenging array of choices when explicitly looking for a Korean meal. A notable range of quality and prices can be had, and along with the Japanese izakaya-style places in the... Read more...
Published 4 days ago

Anthony Herrera on air at World Poetry Cafe, Oct. 7th, 9:10 pm PST! Listen in!
pFeatured radio show guest well known actor and producer Anthony Herrera of the Poetry Theatre Project to be interviewed!/p pOn October 7, from 9:10-9:30 pm, PST, The World Poetry Café with your hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica-Olea proudly present the well known actor and producer... Read more...
Published 4 days ago

Top 5 Bags to get you out of Dodge
pThere comes a time when you've just got to get out of Dodge and there's no time like the present - so do it in style!/p pHere are my top five bags for hitting the road:/p pa href="http://www.bijouliving.com/2008/10/top-5-bags-to-get-you-out-of-dodge.html"... Read more...
Published 6 days ago

How to say no to pension funds and yes to art
pI don't have stocks, pension funds or RRSPs. I have art. A safe, approachable and long term investment./p pIf you're looking for an investment I suggest heading over to -bread more herebr / a href="http://www.bijouliving.com/2008/09/how-to-say-no-to-pension-funds-and-yes.html"... Read more...
Published 7 days ago

A one-day comprehensive knowledge Burma, a free event
pA one-day comprehensive knowledge Burma/p pAn Educational Event for Students and Professionals/p pBurma Daybr / October 1, 2007/p pSFU Harbour Centrebr / 515 West Hastings St, Vancouver/p pThe School for International Studies and Empowering Women of Burma (EWOB) presents a one-day comprehensive... Read more...
Published a week ago

Sushi Vancouver - Vancouver, BC
pThe name alone should tell you something about this place. Much like all the pizzerias (or “pizza parlors” as our friends south of the border are apt to call them) that try to outdo their rivals by putting a series of letter A’s onto the beginning of their business name in an attempt to... Read more...
Published a week ago

Dunbar Pizza and Grill - Vancouver, BC
pI found a great example of this recently in the Dunbar neighborhood of Vancouver. A very homey, somewhat eclectic street (but no where near the level of say Vancouver’s Main Street or Commercial Drive), that flies under the radar for most of the city’s residents, is home to several... Read more...
Published a week ago