Olympics in Review: Top 5 Moments in Gastown

From the passing of the torch, to the thousands of people celebrating on the streets, Gastown was definitely a lively neighborhood. This week, the Gastown Blog team looks back at the top 5 stories that made headlines on the Gastown Blog.

Olympic Blogging Crew

With the help of our Olympic Blogging Crew, the Gastown Blog team has upped its ante with more blog posts per day and higher quality posts with video. Check out who the Olympic Blogging Crew is below:

The Authentic Olympic Vancouver Experience

There’s the Alberta House, Surrey Celebration Site, Ontario Pavilion – the list goes on! But have you been to the Gastown House yet? It’s been an experience that many people have been raving about as of late. This week, the Gastown Blog team caught up with Richard Gallagher, one of the lead architects behind this movement, to talk about Vancouver’s newest destination. Take a look.

Lifetime Collective

It is no surprise that you’ll find something different in Gastown each day. Be it great restaurants, fashion-forward boutiques or edgy art galleries, Gastown has it all! In this week’s addition, the GastownBlog team spotted a great pop-up shop inside One of a Few, called Lifetime Collective.
The Gastown Blog team met with Oren Darel, to [...]

Canada’s Arctic Sports

If you haven’t noticed yet, there are a number of free pavilions and hospitality houses set-up around Vancouver during the Winter Olympics. It’s pretty cool since you get to enjoy live performances, sample regional cuisine and much more all for free! Canada’s Northern House is just one of those many exciting venues.The Gastown Blog caught up with the people from Canada’s Northern House as they were showing off their Arctic Sports in front of Hill’s Native Art.

Free Hockey Fun – Top 3

Gastown has quickly become Vancouver 2010’s best kept secret for partying, eating, and shopping. Anyone who has watched the Olympic hockey in Gastown knows about the amazing atmosphere that builds up on the cobbled streets. Today the Gastown Blog has secured some free giveaways for our readers.

Check out our list and be the first to mention the Gastown Blog to any of the following bars and restaurants to win your free giveaway.

Olympic Swag

You see it everywhere! Canadians wearings pins, jerseys, scarves, hats, and mitts, from Robson Street to Kandahar. This week, the Gastown Blog team set out to talk with Michelle’s, one of Gastown busiest retail shops, to talk about the hottest Olympic items. Check out this video on what’s cool!

Canada squeaks a win vs Switzerland

It was too close for comfort for many Canadians, as Team Canada pulls a win over Switzerland in Men’s Hockey. 3-2 OT was the final score, but for Team Canada needs to have a better effort. Here’s what some people had to say.

Today We Trade: the Gastown Pin’s Olympic Adventure Continues

After dipping our toes yesterday in the pin-trading undercurrent that is coursing through the Vancouver Olympic Games, Gastown Blog set out on another pin-trading adventure this morning; this time with a clear goal to make a couple of serious trades. Watching seasoned traders close deal after deal gave us the confidence that we could do it too.

The Gastown Pin’s Olympic Adventure

Forget the torch, if you’re visiting Canada Place, the place to be seen is just east of the new Vancouver Convention Centre, where a row of pin-traders has set up shop to show off the Olympic-branded fasteners that they’ve collected over the years. These collectors also mean business: they’re looking to make trades for rare, outstanding pins that will complete their most-prized collections.