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Fifth Annual BC Distilled Festival Set For April 14th

BC Distilled is in it’s 5th year of running and both distilleries in our neighbourhood are taking part! Give some support to all the local…

HASTINGS NORTH COMMUNITY GRANTS 2018

HASTINGS NORTH COMMUNITY GRANTS OF $500 – $1500 ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE HASTINGS NORTH COMMUNITY PARTNERS GROUP. Individuals who both live within the area of…

Monster Jam 2018

Monster Jam® is adrenaline-charge family entertainment featuring some of the most recognizable trucks in the world including Grave Digger®, Max-DTM and many more. Our world-class…

Steamed Mussels and Clams with Garlicky Wine Broth

Elegant, simple and downright delicious — this is the perfect dinner to whip up for an impromptu gathering with friends, or to enjoy after a…

Hard-Boiled at The Red Wagon Cafe

Image Source: Georgia Straight Hard-Boiled is the name of an upcoming pop-up that is serving breakfast for dinner on February 5th…

4 Days Left: #flatbreadchallengeyvr @ Italia Bakery

Vancouver Foodster has many food challenges out there and this one is all about the Flatbread. Restaurants from all over the city were invited to enter their…

Tacofino Hastings Teams Up With Vancouver Breweries

Image Credit: Amy Ho The beloved West Coast phenomenon known as Tacofino will partner with a six-pack of local breweries at…

Grand Opening: This Monkey’s Gone to Heaven

Another shop moves from the Main Street community to make their mark in our village. This Monkey’s Gone to Heaven is a Oddities, Trinkets, and Scientific…

6 East Village Dine Out Vancouver Participants 2018

Dine Out Vancouver all started as an idea back in 2001 with 57 participating restaurants and now has grown to over 300+ restaurants for this…

Cupid is sharpening it’s arrow and aiming with Candy Grams

Cupid is sharpening it’s arrow and aiming for Like – Love – Lust. (more…)

Farmers Markets’ January Boot Camp Whips New Vendors into Shape

VANCOUVER, BC – Starting January 6th, Vancouver Farmers Markets (VFM), the non-profit organization that supports over 280 small BC farms and producers, will be putting…

2018 IS HERE!

Wishing everyone the best for 2018, from all of us at the BIA office.

12 Days of Local Shopping Ideas: Last Minute

Ho, ho, ho! ’Tis that time of year again! Today’s the last day of our local shopping gift ideas for the holidays. And since we’re…

12 Days of Local Shopping Ideas: Athletic

Ho, ho, ho! ’Tis that time of year again! Every day for the next 2 days we’ll be sharing local shopping gift ideas for your…

12 Days of Local Shopping Ideas: Sweetie-Pie

Ho, ho, ho! ’Tis that time of year again! Every day for the next 3 days  we’ll be sharing local shopping gift ideas for your…

12 Days of Local Shopping Ideas: Health & Beauty

Ho, ho, ho! ’Tis that time of year again! Every day for the next 4 days we’ll be sharing local shopping gift ideas for your…

12 Days of Local Shopping Ideas: Coffee

Ho, ho, ho! ’Tis that time of year again! Every day for the next 5 days we’ll be sharing local shopping gift ideas for your…

12 Days of Local Shopping Ideas: Learner

Ho, ho, ho! ’Tis that time of year again! Every day for the next 6 days we’ll be sharing local shopping gift ideas for your…

12 Days of Local Shopping Ideas: Animal ❤️

Ho, ho, ho! ’Tis that time of year again! Every day for the next 7 days we’ll be sharing local shopping gift ideas for your…

12 Days of Local Shopping Ideas: Beer and Spirits

Ho, ho, ho! ’Tis that time of year again! Every day for the next 8 days we’ll be sharing local shopping gift ideas for your…

12 Days of Local Shopping Ideas: Giving Back

Ho, ho, ho! ’Tis that time of year again! Every day for the next 9 days we’ll be sharing local shopping gift ideas for your…

12 days of Local Shopping Ideas: Fashion

Ho, ho, ho! ’Tis that time of year again! Every day for the next 11 days we’ll be sharing local shopping gift ideas for your…

12 days of Local Shopping Ideas: Foodie

Ho, ho, ho! ’Tis that time of year again! Every day for the next 12 days we’ll be sharing local shopping gift ideas for your…

Community Skate at PNE Agrodome

The PNE will be hosting 5 community skates this winter at the PNE Agrodome. Attached below is the poster with all the event information. Dec…