by mvboronowski | Apr 23, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
At approximately 8:22pm (PST) last night, Jordan Stoll ended what can only be described as a strangely unimpressive playoff run by the Vancouver Canucks. Around British Columbia (and nowhere else because, well, everybody hates the Canucks and their fans) folks are...
by mvboronowski | Apr 19, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
My bathtub drain used to be clogged. It’s not anymore. And I can thank the following community-minded things for water no longer building up into some sort of “foot bath” during shower time: Talking to strangers. Overhearing community. Being...
by mvboronowski | Apr 18, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories
I lost a dear friend last Sunday. She was 37 and battled breast cancer for three years. She lived and died in Australia and I met her when I lived there in 2003. She was a few days away from being considered to be in remission, and two days away from her birthday,...
by mvboronowski | Apr 17, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories, Business & Entrepreneurship
[Editor’s note: below is a press release about a very cool and community-minded event taking place in Vancouver on Thursday, April 19 from 8-10:15am. If you think that there’s a future in crowds then we recommend that you check it out]. Vancouver, BC –...
by mvboronowski | Apr 16, 2012 | 1000 Community Stories, Aboard the Editor's Pirate Ship
It’s Sunday morning. Last night Michelle and I saw Joel Plakett Emergency (Joel Plaskett’s band is an/the Emergency) play at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, which is a big deal because Joel Plaskett almost never comes to Vancouver. Reflectively poetic...
