Archive for the ‘yaletown’ Category

West End Block Party 2008 This Saturday

August 8th, 2008 by Miss604   1 Comment

Last year I attended the West End Block Party with Keira (and her hot dog t-shirt). We had a really great time playing some games, touring the transit museum on wheels, and hanging out in our ‘hood on a sunny afternoon.

“Gordon Neighbourhood House is holding its 10th annual West End Summer Block Party [...]

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Weathering the Canada Line Storm

March 3rd, 2008 by Miss604   2 Comments

What is there to write about when you’re momentarily uninspired? You write about the weather (and in this town, transit and construction too).

Influenced by Keira’s lust for Jugo Juice as of late, I headed over to my nearby location to pick up a Berry Blast and a wrap for lunch. Along the way I [...]

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Blo in Yaletown

December 21st, 2007 by Miss604   12 Comments

I realize right off the bat that the title may be misleading for those Google searching something else in Yaletown but “Blo” is actually the name of a “Wash. Blow. Go.” salon on Hamilton.
Wash. Blow. Go. Under 30 dollars. Just over 30 minutes [BloMeDry.com]
At first I scoffed of the idea of a hair salon [...]

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Christmas in Vancouver: Yaletown Gift Wrap and Green Christmas Guide

December 17th, 2007 by Miss604   4 Comments

I admit, I don’t think I’ve ever done any shopping in Yaletown aside from the new Dollar Store I discovered but if you’re out and about downtown and need some of your Christmas gifts done up in pretty little bows, keep this destination in mind.
For six glittering days from noon ‘til six pm, volunteer elves [...]

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Launch Party Vancouver Wrap Up

September 29th, 2007 by Miss604   3 Comments

Thursday evening I attended Launch Party Vancouver. They had the entire restaurant, Section 3, booked up and anyone from PR professionals to tech geeks were able to mix, mingle and schmooze over appies.
I’ll leave the Launch Party explanation to Boris: “…what I can best summarize as being a social gathering for Vancouver’s tech community, from [...]

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Yaletown, Day One

September 11th, 2007 by Miss604   9 Comments

Almost four months ago I signed on with my company, based out of Gastown. I’ve been blogging about my discovery of the neighbourhood ever since. Where to get lunch, what to see and do, and where to get a great sammich. Well yesterday our company moved out of our cramped, non-natural-lighting office space on [...]

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