Author: Rob

Rob Lewis, Kitsilano.ca’s publisher, is the guy responsible for bringing community news to you. Yes, he’s a regular blog contributor. But he’s so much more. Rob saw that his neighbourhood needed a voice and so he created Kitsilano.ca in 2005, way ahead of the Canadian blogging curve.
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Welcome back Mikey!

Good to have you back! Just in case you were still hibernating, I had a post all ready for yesterday. Here’s a truncated version....

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Food & Drink

Long wait for the Restaurant at Kits Beach coming to an end

In this week’s Business in Vancouver, Editor Timonthy Renshaw comments on the plight of The Restaurant at Kits Beach and its joint...

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Gordon Campbell profiled in Kitsilano View magazine

Since Mikey and I started this blog, I’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to address Kitsilano View magazine. I’m sure...

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The future princess of Kitsilano

I’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news is the Kitsilano baby pool is now closed and if you didn’t have a chance to...

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The best no booze club in Kits

Mikey and I did our weekly 4th Avenue stroll today and were impressed by the number of locals out and about – spring has sprung and...

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Kitsilano by satellite compliments of Google

Straight from Darren Barefoot, check out the satellite imagery function that Google has added to their Google Maps service. Here’s a...

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Shopping

BeautyBar’s tonics stimulate retail on 4th Avenue

The retail landscape on West 4th between Arbutus and Yew Street is changing for good. Anchor tenant Lululemon is being joined by some brand...

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Feel like Chinese-Cuban fusion – get to Kitsilano!

Every year Mia Stainsby of the Vancouver Sun writes a piece on what she considers the ‘Best Restaurants’ in Vancouver. Quite a...