Looks like a great (rainy) day to sit in a Cineplex movie theatre. It’s community day and movies are free. Popcorn, candy and drinks go […] Read More
Author: Spring Gillard
Look what I found on one of my lunch time explorations. The Strathcona Truck Farm was inspired by a similar project in Brooklyn. You can […] Read More
This seems like a good event to promote on a weekend when we are all feasting. Happy Thanksgiving! The Feast Worldwide is a day of […] Read More
As I rode to work yesterday morning, I was thinking that I needed to get some air in my tires. When and where could I […] Read More
[youtube_sc url=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtUb6ahs9Lo”] Have you seen the latest commercial for Addition Elle, the plus size women’s clothing store? It’s for their Love & Legend brand featuring […] Read More
A young colleague who also works on the downtown eastside was commenting on the gentrification in the neighbourhood. He told me he is conflicted. On […] Read More
She was sitting on the sidewalk at the corner of Pender and Hastings whaling on her guitar when I walked by at lunch one […] Read More
The UBC Learning Exchange has been part of the downtown eastside community for fifteen years. I’ve been working there for two months now as the […] Read More
It was one of those great fall days today when I could open the doors wide and let a fresh perspective blow into my life. […] Read More
As soon as the weather shifts, I get that back to school feeling and begin to crave routine. I am moving out of carefree summer […] Read More