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Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! We loved having so many trick or treaters visit our office last Saturday during our annual Trick or Treat on Hastings Street event….

Happy Anniversary!

Happy 1st anniversary Odd Society Spirits! Celebrate our local craft distillery’s milestone birthday Thursday, October 30, 4 – 10 pm at the distillery with special cocktails,…

Check out Mr. Red Cafe!

Meet Hong, Rose, and Florence at Mr. Red Cafe. Rose and her husband, Hong, have been serving up northern Vietnamese cuisine at 2234 E. Hastings St….

Vancouver Farmers Market at Hastings Park

Fresh local veggies and artisan treats can be scouted at the Vancouver Farmers Markets winter market at Hastings Park, every Sunday, rain or shine, until November 30.

Happy Anniversary!

Happy anniversary to the Roundel Cafe – the 50 year old diner recently celebrated its anniversary October 4th. Congrats!

Happy Anniversary!

Happy anniversary to Your Neighbourhood Automotive Repair shop, celebrating its first year of business this October. Congratulations Kate and Brad!

Pomegranate Community Midwives

Meet the team at Pomegranate Community Midwives, from left to right: Shawna Robinson, 2nd year UBC midwifery student; Yarra Vostrcil, midwife; Kat Montgomery, midwife; Jazzmin Nagy,…

Italia Bakery Vancouver

Some of our favourite nibbles from Italia Bakery Vancouver. Yum!

Congratulations Platform 7 Coffee!

Congratulations to Platform 7 Coffee – the brew bar is celebrating its first anniversary Thursday, October 2, 7–11 pm with an evening of music, food, and drink…

Community Clean-Up

Our executive director, Patricia Barnes, was pleased to participate in a community mapping and clean-up organized residents of the Vancouver Heights area, and funded through…

Meet the team at East Village Insurance!

Contact: info@eastvillageinsurance.com (604) 251-1157Meet Eva, Kelly, Anna, and Rob at East Village Insurance. Formerly C.G. Coyle and Associates, the company moved to its new location…

Hastings Park Farmers Market: Coming Soon!

Exciting news from the Hastings Sunrise Community Food Network: Hastings Park Farmers Market is scheduled to run October 5 – December 7, 10 am to 2…

Storm Brewing turns 20!

Happy anniversary to Storm Brewing! Vancouver’s oldest operating independent craft brewery is celebrating 20 years of craft beer tonight at the Cobalt, starting at 9…

Pandora Park Fall Fair

Thank you to everyone who came to the 5th annual Pandora Park Fall Fair today!

New Mural at Storm Brewing

Check out the new mural at Storm Brewing – it looks amazing!

Meet Joan from The Co-operators!

Meet Joan, associate insurance advisor at The Co-operators: Nyroze Tanious, Financial Advisor, 2630 E. Hastings. Joan has been with The Co-Operators since 2009, and joined the…

Bellissimo!

We hope you had a chance to enjoy the beauty of the Italian Gardens in Hastings Park over the summer. Bellissimo!

Go Carmen!

Carmen at Donald’s Market is raising money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation by participating in the CIBC Run for the Cure for the 4th year in a row….

Check out BenchMark, at Hastings and Kamloops!

Hope you’re enjoying the September sunshine – it’s perfect weather to stop a while at BenchMark, an installation commemorating the oral histories of our community,…

Meet Toni from Bel-Air Realty Group!

Meet Toni at Bel-Air Realty Group Ltd., in our commercial district since 1992. “The most important thing about my job is helping people get what they…

Meet Andrew from Polonia Sausage House!

Meet Andrew at Polonia Sausage House, 2434 E. Hastings. Andrew owns four Polish deli locations in the Lower Mainland; the Hastings location has been open for…

Free Library at Eton and Slocan

We’re proud to support community projects, like this colourful little free library at Eton and Slocan (funded through the Hastings North Community Small Grants program),…

Happy Anniversary Baaad Anna’s!

A very happy anniversary to Baaad Anna’s Yarn Store, celebrating 5 years in our commercial district this year. Stop by the store tonight for a fibre…