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It is with great pleasure that I bring you a good friend of V.I.A., Helen Park, who helps us out with tech troubles that we have. She's just launched her online portfolio and you should definitely check it out.

If you have never bought something from here.....I like you less. No matter what my current taste in fashion is or my taste in music (or lack there of), the Rock Shop has been there for me for over 20 years.

Did you know that longtime V.I.A.er, Malania Dela Cruz, runs a local PR company and that her business turned one year old today? Now you do! Have a look at the Dela Cruz PR site and Facebook to get an idea of what it is that she does.

Okay, you definitely don't want to miss this sale containing a ton of product from Arson and Orb ! 50-70% off women's and men's outerwear, streetwear and accessories.

This is the first in a series of many features about things being made/manufactured in Vancouver.

Local outerwear brand Westcomb is holding a sample sale starting this Thursday going until this Sunday at the Valhalla Pure store on Broadway. 80% off and a daily "Make Me An Offer Other Than Free" special? Done deal.

Remember the TV miniseries, "V", from the 80's about alien invaders disguised as "good guys"? They've remade it as a TV series (filmed in Vancouver!!) and are launching it tomorrow night.

The Raccoon drawing from City Critters has been turned into a tee and only available at Walrus on Cambie. If you are going to Pecha Kucha tonight the shop will be open before and after the event.

BLVD is a community-minded skateboard shop located on 1340 Commercial Drive – it's The Drive's first full-on skateshop. I recently caught up with owner and VIA contributor Kevin Kelly for an in-depth "Open House" Q&A you can find right here .

Right now we're doing a cross-promotion through Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ and my local t-shirt brand, Crownfarmer, where we're giving V.I.A. readers free shipping on all orders! The discount code is VIA102009 . Enter it upon checkout at Crownfarmer.