Articles tagged with: Gastown
Modern Mix Monday – The Salty Tongue Cafe
Looking for something to do? Every Monday morning, we present to you “Modern Mix Monday”, a brief but link-filled one-liner review of our past weekend loaded with suggestions to inspire you for your next!
I went to Salty Tongue Cafe (213 Carrall Street) and was pleased to find yet another affordable but “something different” / “check this place out!” cafe in Gastown. Although the cafe-front is fairly small (but not tiny), with the blue and white Salty Tongue logo on glass, the interior of the cafe was spacious with the typical Gastown decor of wooden beams and brick walls. A loong table spanned the entire length of the cafe; it reminded me of the dining halls at highschool orientation/camping trips.
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Get a piece of paper and check off what you want – from different types of bread (sourdough, etc.) and meat (turkey, roast beef, etc.), to sauces and dressings (ie. cranberry, dijon mustard, etc.) and veggies (onions, peppers, etc.) and cheese and build your own sandwich for only $6.95! Pre-built sandwich options were also available as well as a selection of soups and baked goods. As for the food quality – it wasn’t great. The sandwich was much too dry – it would have been better if they could toast it pannini style and melt the cheese. However, a sandwich is a sandwich and you can’t screw it up too badly. Conclusion? The Salty Tongue is a good place to eat at when it’s your turn to suggest a cool place to eat at but don’t have high expectations for the food.
Roden Gray – h(y)r magazine launch party (May 29, 2009)
By Kenneth Law
Starting this Friday May 29th, Roden Gray (231 Cambie Street) is the location for the launch party of h(y)r collective magazine’s new collaboration featuring designers such as Gitman Bros. and Common Projects. Stop by the shop from 7pm onwards to check out some of the new collection pieces while grabbing some free drinks and food; the event runs into Saturday as well. Roden Gray is a menswear boutique on the corner of Cambie and Water St., carrying lines such as APC, Wings + Horns, 3.1 Philip Lim and Band of Outsiders.
MAVI – another sample sale (April 30th to May 3rd, 2009)
MAVI Jeans is having another sample sale! From April 30th to May 3rd, stop by the Mavi Store in Gastown (355 Water Street) for great deals on tops, skirts, shorts, dresses, capris…and of course, jeans (for $38)! All items bought are a final sale but they will be taking cash, Debit, Visa, MC and Amex at the store. Click here to read about a recent skinny jeans purchase I made at MAVI.
Fashion High – Project Runway finale viewing (Tuesday April 14)
Fashion High is hosting a Project Runway finale viewing on Tuesday April 14th at Lamplight Pub (92 Water Street) in Gastown. Get the early eastern feed on the big screen starting at 7pm, join other style savvy locals for networking and get entered into a raffle. Tickets cost $5 and include a raffle ticket which will be used to vote on one of the three finalists; votes from the winning finalist will be drawn at the end of the show. The winning vote will receive an awesome prize pack! Doors open at 6:30pm, viewing begins at 7:00pm.
For more information, visit the Fashion High Events Page.
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Modern Mix Monday – Mavi Jeans
Looking for something to do? Every Monday morning, we present to you “Modern Mix Monday”, a brief but link-filled one-liner review of our past weekend loaded with suggestions to inspire you for your next!
I probably bought my first pair of Mavi Jeans 7 or 8 years ago and have gone through so many pairs by wearing them until they got all holey and patched up. I remember wishing for a replacement program for people like me who would wear their Mavi jeans to shreds! But then, for a couple of years, the styles went through a phase with stiff, coarse denim instead of the stretchier denim I was used to. Think “American Eagle” rough denim. So I stopped shopping for that brand and only started taking an interest in the brand again when free-standing shops started popping up around Vancouver.
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Tonight, on a whim, I went to the Mavi Store in Gastown (359 Water Street) and was pleased to discover a pretty big sale going on. 50% off most items – in particular, tops (for both men and women) including and jeans. I bought a pair of black/grey-washed low rise skinny jeans in the “Lindy” style, and two sizes smaller than I would normally buy. (My first pair of skinny jeans!) But I know from experience, Mavi Jeans stretch out a lot! (But I mean that in a good way). It started getting cold outside so I ended up buying the jeans and wearing them out of the store in hopes of stretching them out sooner rather than later.
Mavi philosophy is to build a brand around perfect fitting jeans that convey a Mediterranean feeling in terms of fashion and detail. Maviterranean is sexy, intimate, inspirational and breezy. Mavi, which means blue in Turkish, is known for high quality, great fitting and fashion-forward denim.
Modern Mix Monday – The Redroom
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Do you like electronic music? Trance, progressive house, and electro house – Believe on Saturday nights at Redroom has it all! The electronic scene in Vancouver is relatively small, but Believe at The Redroom (398 Richards Street) is filled with a crowd who enjoy and appreciate this music genre. The venue has a great layout with its open dance floor and a second backroom, but overall, it’s a little bit grungy and in need of some major upgrades and renovations. The beloved back corridor, with its black walls and neon space scene makes it a popular picture taking location. I remember when I first went to Redroom, I felt like I was in a maze with back corridors and passages and steps leading up, down and around the DJ booth. (There’s also a third secret room hidden in the wall, but I won’t get into that right now…) It keeps things interesting. I also like how there are separate entrances and exits to avoid crowding. Cover is $15 but there are a ton of “black cards” and VIP passes floating around so if you can get your hands on a couple of those, it’ll save you a ton of cash. Nonetheless, when party-goers congregate at a club solely for the music, nothing else matters. If you’re designated driver for the night, there is a parking lot just around the corner (on West Cordova and Richards) where you can park for $2 for four hours at night!!
BOXING DAY SALES (December 26th and beyond)
Instead of doing a seperate entry for each boxing day sale, I think I will just lump them all together in one post here … keep on watching this space, I will be continually updating!
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Holt Renfrew – up to 50% off on selected fall/winter items.
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Jules & Eve (2009 West 41st Avenue) first boxing day sale!
25% – 50% off brands like Betsey Johnson, Jay Godfrey, MINT Jodi Arnold, Angel Jackson, Felix Rey, Jason Matlo, Fever UK, Camilla Skovgaard, Ruthie Davis, ecoSkin, Lily + Jae, Tracy Reese, etc.
Facebook Event: here.
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BOUDOIR (102-1230 Hamilton St): BOXING DAY SALE (dec 26th only)
Shop for $5 to $10 vintage items, 20% off all vintage, 20% off belts and bags and upt o 50% off winter stock! Boxing Day Sale on December 27th and 28th and closed December 29th to January 3rd
212 (452 West Cordova Street) in Gastown’s boxing day sale consists of 40% off their entire store! They’re open from 12 to 6 on boxing day.
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I was briefly in the Mavi store in Gastown yesterday. Maybe it’s a good thing I didn’t buy anything since they’re having a 25% to 50% off sale on fall/winter merchandise (jeans, tshirts, sweaters, etc.) from December 26th to 28th.
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Hey girls AND guys….this sale started about a week ago. Check out the up to 50% off boxing day sale at Jonathan + Olivia (2570 Main Street at Broadway) on their fall and winter merchandise. And if you happen to be a Vancouverite reading this in cold, cold Toronto, the new J+O boutique at 49 Ossington Avenue is already featuring boxing day specials up to 80% off!
Modern Mix Monday – The Blarney Stone
Looking for something to do? Every Monday morning, we present to you “Modern Mix Monday”, a brief but link-filled one-liner review of our past weekend loaded with suggestions to inspire you for your next!
Despite being the the midst of exam season, I still managed to go out and celebrate a friend’s birthday at The Blarney Stone on Saturday night. The Blarney Stone is more “grungy bar” than modern Gastown joint. However, I was quite impressed by the size of the venue! Two floors with a pool table and a moderately large dancefloor on the bottom floor. On the second floor, picnic-style benches fit about six to a table – perfect for having a drink or looking out of the castle-like window openings to the floor below. However, despite spending my previous New Years Eve Celiah (“cay-lee”) dancing in Scotland, the live Celtic music at the Blarney Stone is not my preferred genre of music. Then again, with 2 for 1 shooters for $6.50, you could just drink a lot and drown out the music.
