Southeast False Creek and Olympic Village Real Estate, Events, and more
Southeast False Creek’s Opsal Steel Building Re-born As Steel Toad Brewpub My post is a little late out of the gate here, but the Steel Toad Brewpub and Dining Hall is now open in the re-built and refurbished Opsal Steel Building. They have had a few glitches including not being able to serve their in-house […]
Demolition Leads to New (Temporary?) Community Garden in Southeast False Creek The demolition of the old auto shops at West 1st Avenue and Wylie Street has led to the creation of this, I am guess temporary, community garden by Shifting Growth. According to their website Shifting Growth is: Shifting Growth is a register charity (#80111 […]
Have you always wondered how the, he Southeast False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility or NEU works? This short video does an excellent job of explaining how it works, and how good it is for the environment. Waste is a Resource – Week 3 from Shortt and Epic on Vimeo.
Century 21 Canada Home Critics Survey Results For BC The ongoing Century 21 Canada Home Critics Survey is trying find out what kind of home critic we are. I came up as the DIY’er; which my wife would find amusing. Overall though BC has come up as the Property Psychic. We like to think we […]
Pooch Photo Shoot And Kids Art Show Tonight Tonight at Meccanica is the Pooch Photo Shoot and Kids Art Show. This is part of the Revolving Door @Meccanica. Organized by artist Monika Blichar with Photography by Ben Samson this looks like a great event for humans and dogs alike. Get Fido’s picture (by donation) taken and […]
Revolving Door is a series of intimate events taking place at Meccanica’s new presentation centre between August – November, 2014, aimed at cultivating culture and fostering a deeper sense of community within the Southeast False Creek neighbourhood. From inspired art showings, to sustainable dining, to pet-friendly photo-shoots, the events have been curated by local connectors […]
Celebrate Cycling This Saturday at MEC BikeFest After a successful first year in 2013 MEC is bringing the MEC BikeFest back to the Olympic Village on Saturday. You can try out gear, test ride their range of bikes, browse exhibitors’ booths, score deals at the MEC Bikeswap, or learn a range of new skills at our clinics […]
Concert Properties’ False Creek Development Re-zoning Application Passes at Vancouver City Hall I have just received the following email from Concert Properties. Their application to rezone and amend the Southeast False Creek Official Development Plan was approved by Vancouver City Council earlier this week. Concert is pleased to advise that our application to rezone and […]
Meccanica’s Presentation Centre Moves Into The Tower The Meccanica Presentation Centre is now closed, and will soon be coming down to make way for the new and improved Quebec Street. Bike lanes, landscaped medians, big sidewalks, and public art will soon flank this renovated roadway. The new Meccancina Presentation Centre will be located right next […]
New Collaborative Community Garden in Olympic Village To Host First Build Day June 14th Bring a shovel and a friend and head over to the east side of the community centre on Saturday June 14th to help get the new Collaborative Garden at Creekside started. What has to get done at the Collaborative Community Garden […]