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2011 Mayor’s Arts Awards

by Inside Vancouver in Insider on October 13, 2011

The following article was contributed by Krista Edwardson, Marketing Services Coordinator at Tourism Vancouver.

On October 6th the Mayor’s Arts Awards were held at the Caprice Night Club in the heart of the Granville entertainment district. It was a fitting location to celebrate the Arts with the buzz of the Vancouver International Film Festival filling the neon lit street. The Mayor’s Arts Awards recognize established and emerging artists – from Literary to Culinary Arts, and Visual to Performing arts – as well as four unique awards for contributions to our community.

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2011 Mayor’s Arts Awards

Canucks’ Ryan Kesler Nude in ESPN Magazine Out October 7

by Dana Lynch in Insider on September 28, 2011

Ryan Kesler. Photo: Vancouver Sun / Firstar

Vancouver is all aflutter at the news today that Canucks’ Ryan Kesler—who last year posed in his underwear for The Vancouver Sun to promote his Firstar RK17 clothing line—will be posing nude for ESPN’s The Magazine’s third-annual “Body Issue.”

USA Today reports that the issue, which hits newstands on October 7, features 20 athletes in their birthday suits (with their ‘important bits’ strategically covered, of course), including Kesler, in the “Bodies We Want” section of the magazine.

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Canucks’ Ryan Kesler Nude in ESPN Magazine Out October 7

Find Free Parking in Vancouver with the Free Park ‘in’ Spot App

by Dana Lynch in Insider on September 4, 2011

Free Vancouver Park 'in' Spot App

Anyone who has ever driven in Vancouver knows that finding parking—even pay parking, especially downtown—can be difficult. Of course, the best way to deal with limited parking is to bike or take public transit, but sometimes you just need to drive.

Vancouver developers at A Step Above Apps launched a free app for iPhone, iTouch, and iPad in April 2011 that is designed to help Vancouver drivers find parking. Called the Park ‘in’ Spot App, the app has a built-in GPS function that pinpoints your location and then shows you the locations of all nearby parking, including free street parking spaces and the rates for nearby public lots and parking meters.

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Find Free Parking in Vancouver with the Free Park ‘in’ Spot App

15 Day Trips & Great Escapes for the Victoria Day Long Weekend

by Dana Lynch in Insider on May 16, 2011

Bungee jumping in Whistler. Photo: Whistler Bungee Inc

Victoria Day is May 23, making the upcoming weekend a long one. While there are loads of things to do in the city—just check out this list compiled by our readers of 125 Things to Do in Vancouver—the long weekend is the perfect chance to explore outside the city limits with one of these great day trips!

15 Day Trips & Great Escapes for the Victoria Day Weekend

1. Relax in the warm mineral waters at the Harrison Hot Springs.

2. Spend the day in Steveston, strolling the waterfront and visiting the Gulf of Georgia Cannery salmon museum.

3. Explore the artists’ colonies, beaches, and coves of the famous Sunshine Coast.

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15 Day Trips & Great Escapes for the Victoria Day Long Weekend

Why Visit Vancouver? Say it in 125 characters and Win!

by Inside Vancouver in Insider on April 6, 2011

Vancouver’s 125th anniversary and year as Cultural Capital of Canada will be celebrated throughout 2011. To help kick things off we’re launching a fun Twitter contest to help spread some of that Vancouver love around the Twitisphere.

We’re calling it the Why Visit Vancouver contest!

But hang on – this isn’t your run-of-the-mill Twitter contest where you simply have to re-Tweet to win. This time we’re going to make you work for it (just a little).

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Why Visit Vancouver? Say it in 125 characters and Win!

2011 Mayor’s Arts Awards

Canucks’ Ryan Kesler Nude in ESPN Magazine Out October 7

Find Free Parking in Vancouver with the Free Park ‘in’ Spot App

15 Day Trips & Great Escapes for the Victoria Day Long Weekend

Why Visit Vancouver? Say it in 125 characters and Win!

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