by John Horn | Apr 17, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
[Editor’s note: below is a press release about a very cool and community-minded event taking place in Vancouver on Thursday, April 19 from 8-10:15am. If you think that there’s a future in crowds then we recommend that you check it out]. Vancouver, BC –...
by John Horn | Apr 16, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories, Aboard the Editor's Pirate Ship
It’s Sunday morning. Last night Michelle and I saw Joel Plakett Emergency (Joel Plaskett’s band is an/the Emergency) play at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, which is a big deal because Joel Plaskett almost never comes to Vancouver. Reflectively poetic...
by Kurt Heinrich | Apr 13, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
A couple years ago I was down in Longview, Washington visiting some friends of the family. The town had long been in decline since the collapse of the local lumber industry, but the local movie theatre was still doing decent business, despite the recent competition...
by John Horn | Apr 12, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
On Friday, April 20th, UBC Net Impact will host the 10th Annual Net Impact Conference and Sustainability Expo, “Sustainability: Beyond Rhetoric”.Join over 200 business and student leaders to discuss the challenges and best practices in the sustainable...
by potential | Apr 10, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
I first learned about the Japanese tradition of Cherry Blossom festivals, or Hanami, during an undergraduate course in the philosophy of aesthetics. I heard about how everyone would take time out from their busy schedules to sit under the trees and immerse themselves...
by John Horn | Apr 6, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
[Editor’s note: thanks to Robin Anderson for the photos and information below. Where we work and what we work at is one of the most important aspects of community]. On Monday April 2, 2012 all provincial employment programs changed. Job seekers will be able to...
