by potential | Feb 22, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Having recently completed a post-graduate degree, and turning 30 next month, I recently decided it was time to indulge my addiction to games. Foolishly purchasing a game that (unbeknownst to me) that is played mostly online has opened a whole new type of community. I...
by potential | Feb 21, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
When I travel, I visit vegetarian restaurants. In Toronto, I go to Fresh. In Victoria, I go to Rebar. I was in Calgary recently and checked out The Coup (awesome). I love finding my way to a new place, trying delicious food and soaking up the vibe. Vegetarian...
by Kurt Heinrich | Feb 20, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
A big soccer game is on the horizon and it isn’t the Vancouver Whitecaps or Octopi Vancouver that are playing. This Friday, the Portland FC and Portland Phoenix, two of Vancouver’s top Street Soccer teams, will be locking horns with the Vancouver police...
by Kurt Heinrich | Feb 17, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Fresh off a one-one tie the game before, Octopi came away last Wednesday with yet another draw, despite leading the scoreboard and dominating the field for most of the game. Most commentators and critics agree that Octopi’s control of the ball and superiority in...
by Godfrey von Nostitz-Tait | Feb 16, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
It’s been a while since I waxed poetic about ports. Last year I went on at some length about Port Metro Vancouver, how it’s this engine of Canadian economic growth, moving monumental quantities of trade in an understated, almost hum drum way. An even...
by potential | Feb 14, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
Valentines Day is equally as loathed as it is loved. There are movies about people who hate Valentines Day and parties for people who hate Valentines Day. People will tell you things like, Valentines Day is just another consumer cash grab or that Valentines Day is...
