Restauranteur Umberto Menghi will be closing Il Giardino this spring. The Tuscan-inspired restaurant on Hornby St. with its signature garden courtyard will make way for a condominium development. “It was a very bittersweet decision to make, as Il Giardino is one of my proudest career achievements,” he said in a statement. “The staff and loyal [...]
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Microsoft Opening Major Video Game Studio in Yaletown at Robson and Cambie
Microsoft Studios has officially opened the doors to a new game design studio in Yaletown. Located at the corner of Robson and Cambie streets, Black Tusk Studios will focus on the development of Triple A games, which to the layperson, is the video game equivalent of a Hollywood summer blockbuster. Black Tusk Studio manager Mike [...]
Celebrate Vancouver’s Best Social Media Work at the 2013 Social Media Awards
Vancouver is home to a vibrant social community. But right now, there’s no salient way to recognize excellent in it. Enter the Social Media Awards. The Social Media Awards 2013 is a night of expert speakers, network mingling, and award-giving that aims to celebrate the city’s flourishing social media space. “Vancouver has one of the [...]
Battleground Yaletown: Lorne Mayencourt to run against Sam Sullivan
The rumours are true. Former MLA Lorne Mayencourt has confirmed speculation he’ll compete against former mayor Sam Sullivan for the B.C. Liberal nomination in Vancouver-False Creek. “I’m really excited to have made the decision,” Mayencourt said at Yaletown restaurant La Terrazza on Wednesday. He’s “quite linked” to the riding that includes about one third of [...]
Yaletown’s Best Patios for Business
With panoramic views, design-minded spaces, gourmet cuisine and artful cocktails, restaurants and hotels now invest millions in the race to becoming the best patio in town. Some of Vancouver’s most popular patios are now a sophisticated place of gathering, appropriate for business, and they’re places you want to be seen. So before summer bids farewell [...]
Yaletown’s Opus Becomes World’s First Hotel to Add iPhone to Every Room
In March, Vancouver’s Opus became the first hotel in Canada to offer an iPad 2 in every room. Now, the upscale Yaletown hotel has replaced the arguaby obsolete in-suite hotel phone with a trendy Apple iPhone. According to Techvibes, these iPhones are truly mobile, and guests can take the smartphones with them as they [...]
Yaletown Summer Crew is Back in the Hood
The Yaletown Business Improvement Association’s Summer Crew are back cleaning your neighbourhood. This is their fourth year returning to Yaletown to help keep the area beautiful by planting flowers and cleaning graffiti. Additionally, the Yaletown Summer Crew can help promote your Yaletown businesses. The crew, in their brightly coloured I ♥ Yaletown shirts, will head to different [...]
Trevor Linden to Attend Grand Opening of Scotiabank’s Yaletown Branch
On Wednesday June 20, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Scotiabank will host the official grand opening of its innovative new Yaletown branch at 1108 Homer Street in Vancouver with special guests, Canucks alumni Trevor Linden and the Grey Cup. During the event, Scotiabank will announce a donation to an important local charity, Covenant House. “We are pleased to celebrate our new Yaletown branch where [...]
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