by mvboronowski | Apr 29, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
[Editor’s note: the transcript below is from an email exchange with Ben Woodyatt, President of the North Van Urban Forum – enjoy the awesome, folks!] 1. Tell us about your organization. We are the North Van Urban Forum. We are a group of local (North...
by mvboronowski | Apr 27, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
What we read If you were an HMV, you’d probably be on the couch right now in your sweatpants eating double fudge ice-cream with whip cream watching re-runs of Grey’s Anatomy. You’d probably be wondering where all your friends went. You had CD* listening posts!...
by mvboronowski | Apr 26, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
A cool story came to me across our virtual editor’s-desk that couldn’t be more fitting for a feature on the ‘boot. It’s a community, using ideas from across Canada, coming together for a cause. The bonus – it’s a community of artists, as a recovering painter and...
by mvboronowski | Apr 25, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
In addition to the end of the world, 2012 marks the 30 years “anniversary” of the Malvinas/Falkland islands war, fought between Great Britain and Argentina in 1982. In part for this symbolic year, this conflict has made its way back in the news. In the last few...
by mvboronowski | Apr 24, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
My cookbook reading group ventured into a classic this past week – “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” paired with “My Life in France”. Compared to cookbooks being published now, MtAoFC doesn’t stand out. It has a simple cover, lots of text and a few...
