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The Wreaths are up!

We hope you enjoy a little holiday cheer under our festive wreaths this season!

Christmas Window Decorating Contest

Vote by ballot at participating stores for the best-decorated window in our commercial district, November 20 to December 15. Merchants, please call 604-215-2401 to register…

Beauty Cosmetic and Fragrance – 10 Year Anniversary

10th ANNIVERSARY SALE: Saturday, November 23rd, 11 am to 7 pm at Beauty Cosmetic and Fragrance Inc., 2542 E. Hastings. Amazing deals include 50% off spa…

Help Laughing Bean Coffee Help those in need from the Philippines Typhoon Disaster

Laughing Bean Coffee will be holding a fundraiser in benefit of the Phillipines Typhoon Disaster. – thousands dead… – nearly 600,000 displaced… – utter devastation…

New Business: The Brighton

Very pleased to announce that The Brighton, a pub-style restaurant, is scheduled to open its doors Tuesday, November 12, at 2471 E. Hastings St. We wish…

Vancouver Tap Dance Society

Meet Anna, manager of the Vancouver Tap Dance Society at 2775 E. Hastings. Anna, who has worked with the society since 1999, fell in love with tap…

Marke from Platform 7 Coffee

Meet Marke at Platform 7 Coffee, 2331 E. Hastings. The coffee shop has been open less than a month, but has already generated considerable excitement for…

London Drugs – Token Fundraiser

These reusable shopping cart tokens are being sold at all LondonDrugs stores for the month of October; the $5 pair of tokens benefit a local non-profit, the Aboriginal…

Zimba Design

Meet Pam at Zimba Design, 1916 Triumph St. Zimba, a Southern African word meaning ‘shelter,’ offers complete site and space planning, from building to interior design….

Parallel 49 Brewing Company

Congrats to Parallel 49 Brewing Company, included in a list of 11 best new Canadian breweries by The Huffington Post Canada. Cheers!

Vancouver Tap Dance Society

Meet Barbara Vargas and her students, Quinn, Bram, Jamie, and Roman, at Vancouver Tap Dance Society, 2775 E. Hastings. Find out about the society’s fall line-up…

Windsor Meats

Meet Jesse and Dave at Windsor Meat Co. East Village, 2267 E. Hastings. Dave and Jesse have worked for Windsor Meat Co. for almost 5 years,…

Steam Tea House

Congratulations to Nolan at Steam Tea House on being featured in the fall edition of Edible Vancouver. Read all about it on page 59 & 60.Free copies available…

Free Community art pop-up at Kiwassa coming up this Saturday Oct 5!

FREE community art pop-up at Kiwassa Neighbourhood House, Saturday, October 5, 1 pm to 3:30 pm, hosted by Magpie’s Nest Community Art Space. All materials provided.

Donald’s Market: Carmen fundraising for the CIBC Run for the Cure

Carmen at Donald’s Market needs your help raising $1000 for the CIBC Run for the Cure. So far our celebrity cashier has raised $620 towards breast cancer…

Featured Business: Platform 7 Coffee Brew Bar

A warm welcome to Platform 7 Coffee Brew Bar , now open at 2331 E. Hastings.

Featured Business: Tamam Fine Palestinian Cuisine

Great review of Tamam: Fine Palestinian Cuisine on Vancity Buzztoday. Congrats to Sobhi and Tamam!

Faces of Vancouver

We found this amazing picture of Todd Wong, our celebrity library assistant, on Faces of Vancouver, a Facebook project celebrating individuals in our city through beautiful…

Congratulations Best of Vancouver 2013 Winners!

Congratulations to all our Best of Vancouver 2013 winners, including Donald’s Market, voted best grocery, best produce, and best organic store by Georgia Straight readers, JJ Bean…

Featured Business: Odd Society Spirits

  Meet Gordon and Miriam, proprietors at the hotly anticipated Odd Society Spirits craft distillery, set to open in early October. Gordon, who distilled as far back as…

Grandview-Woodland Planning Update

the Hastings North BIA is pleased to see that city staff have recommended extending the original schedule for the Grandview-Woodland Community Plan, and have proposed further…

Reminder: Pandora Park Harvest Festival

Just a reminder that the Pandora Park Harvest Festival, organized by the Hastings North Community Partners Group, is happening on Sunday Sept 15. Here’s a…

Save the Date: Family Collage Project Fri Sept 13

This Friday, there will be a community tree collage collaborative project with mixed media artist Rossina Santillana. It is a fun event for children 3-6…

Save the Dates: Harmonies in the Hood Aug 27 & Pandora Park Harvest Festival Sep 15

Keep an eye for these upcoming events in the neighbourhood. See posters below for details.

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