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A Vancouver community has rallied behind a beloved elderly neighbour after a shocking vandalism incident earlier this week.

Eighty-seven-year-old Gisela Filion has lived in Mount Pleasant for more than 30 years. As a gift to her longtime community, the Vancouver senior decided to donate a tiny library.

Community (and coffee!).

Specifically small stores in residential neighbourhoods, that is.

“Through my artwork, I hope to create connections and a sense of familiarity.” Mikayla Hong’s charming illustrations lovingly capture the spirit of Vancouver. The artist behind the Artbedo Instagram account and online store regularly pays homage to both her Chinese Canadian identity and the city’s multicultural fabric.

Local artist Mikayla Hong (otherwise known as Artbedo) creates beautiful illustrations of iconic Vancouver buildings.

Element is out on April 21.

Once the weather cools down and the leaves start to turn, we immediately find ourselves seeking out the coziest nooks in the city.

Here are eight can’t-miss ones to check out in Vancouver while you can. Good Times at Tacofino Gastown Courtesy Tacofino Tacofino is launching a sandwich and snack pop-up named Good Times on Wednesday, April 21. You can find a menu of handhelds like a Chicken Katsu Sando and a Cauliflower Po’ Boy on the brand’s Gastown patio menu for dine-in, takeaway, or for delivery via DoorDash. A portion of sales from every sandwich purchased for the first week of the Good Times pop-up will go towards...

by Carlito Pablo on December 18th, 2020 at 12:48 PM 1 of 2 2 of 2 For a dollar less than two million, one can purchase a piece of Vancouver history. The property for sale is home to an iconic neigbourhood grocery believed to have been in business for more than a century. Not only is Vernon Drive Grocery one of the oldest surviving stores in the city. An online site has described the grocery as the most photographed neighbourhood corner store in Vancouver. “If you happen to stop by the st...