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Thousands Came to Celebrate Vaisakhi Parade in Surrey - Including the Recycling Heroes!

April 18th

By Ajay Puri

On Saturday April 17, 2010 East of Main had its very first field trip to Surrey, BC. The City of Surrey is known for being Canada’s fastest growing area and also known for the highest concentration and numbers of Sikh followers outside of the State of Punjab*.
This was certainly apparent at the 2010 [...]

Review: Jonsi Starts Solo Career in Vancouver with Debut Concert @ Vogue Theatre

April 7th

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Review by: Andriy Mishchenko
Yesterday, I felt very lucky. I went to the Jonsi show, his first concert away from Sigur Ros. I’ll just start by saying it did not disappoint. If you have a chance to see him at the second show tonight (Apr 7) or later this week in Seattle, GO! I don’t want [...]

FUNcouver? You betcha! Check our Calendar

March 21st

Some have tried to label Vancouver as a city with nothing fun or interesting to do. Well East of Main knows this ain’t true and is here to change that! There are so many amazing off-beat and mainstream things to do around town including festivals, rallies, underground parties and dances, and random people-powered events.
East of [...]

The New Mount Pleasant Library and Community Centre opens Dec.11 - FINALLY!

December 10th

After a long 6 and a half years the newly erected complex at 1 Kingsway is opening its doors tomorrow Friday December 11, 2009. East of Main heard the news this afternoon from the VPL Twitter feed [Thank you!]. For the neighbourhood and I’m sure for the tenants it was a long awaited wait - as it [...]

Twitter Reflections from TEDxVancouver 2009

November 22nd

East of Main had the honor of being selected to attend Vancouver’s first ever TED talks on November 21, 2009: TEDxVancouver.

It was truly an amazing eye-opening experience. I especially had a great time hanging out with all the minority crowd - Raakhi Sinha + Gurpreet Sian [SouthAsian Arts],  Lara Honrado + Alden Habacon [Mango], and Charles [...]

Local Mountains Open Early

November 13th

The moment West Coasters have been waiting for… SNOW!
Despite us loving the rain and the temperate climate, all the skiers and boarders out West wait all Fall for the start of another season. And this one is looking like it will be a great one.
Vancouver’s 3 local ski mountains are opening EARLY this year, almost [...]

Main & Broadway Burns Down - Huge Fire Takes Out Kishu, Slickity Jim’s, Zocalo, etc.

November 12th

Half of the block on the southwest corner of Main & Broadway went up in flames early this morning. Speculation is rife in the hood. What happened? How’d it start? EastOfMain sent our 10am photos of the aftermath to the Georgia Straight. As of 5pm, most of the ruins have been levelled with a bulldozer [...]

Gyro, Donair, Shawarma - What’s the Difference?

November 12th

Ever wondered what the heck was the difference between a Gyro, Donair or Shawarma?

Well East of Main went exploring and met up with Karim, the Owner of Mediterra - a Mediterranean restaurant within the AMS Student Union Building at UBC.
He gave the quick and dirty… Nothing!
They are just the different terms for the same food item [...]

Review: DJ Pat Lok - Cotton Candy Mix (PNAU, The Knocks, Empire of the Sun …)

October 29th

Are you into dance / electronica / nu disco? Well then, I would like to introduce you to Pat Lok. Pat spins nu disco and electronica on Thursdays and Saturdays at Shine. If you haven’t already, come by there for some great dancing. Or download his mixes [FREE!] from DJPatLok.com
I’ve heard Pat spin lots over [...]

Thousands rally across Canada for Climate Action - Vancouverites hosting the largest celebration

October 25th

Be Proud to be Canadian. Not because of the actions our political leaders are taking but because of fellow Canadians who’ve taken action.
While Harper is having back-door dealings to further expand the tar sands, eating donuts + is trying to lead the anti-Kyoto movement at the UN talks, ordinary Canadians (thousands upon thousands) joined [...]

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