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Anja Konjicanin

Anja is the Social CEO of The Vancouver Observer and writer with an interest in current events, celebrity gossip and everything pop-culture related.

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Facebook's $5 billion IPO: overhyped?

Is Facebook becoming less a tool for social media users and more just a money-making business?

"Alcatraz" star Sam Neill seen grocery shopping in Yaletown

"Jurassic Park" actor Sam Neill, now part of famous "Alcatraz" show, was spotted grocery shopping in Vancouver.

Five tips for Valentine's Day bliss

Valentine's Day is meant to be the most romantic day of the year. Sex up the day of love with these fantastic tips from a love expert and random finds on the interwebs.

Valentine's Day: five best places to make out

Where to kiss in Vancouver.

Rain City Chronicles and What Feeds Us

Karen Pinchin and Lizzy Karp, founders of The Rain City Chronicles, were smoking jalapeño peppers when a wish propped itself up on the kitchen countertop and wouldn't let go. It was a delicious...

10 ways to celebrate Wayne Gretzky's birthday

Canadian ex-pro hockey player Wayne Gretzky, "The Great One", is blowing out 51 candles today. Tweeps all around the world are wishing the hockey legend/Gillette Superstar a happy birthday. What are...

Evergreen Line approved

While many expected this day to never come, it looks like the "Nevergreen" Line is actually going to be built. The first Evergreen Line construction contracts have been awarded to two local...

This week at the Waldorf Hotel

Some things, you can only get at the incomparable Waldorf Hotel. And here they are...

What's on at the Vancouver Aquarium | Jan. 21-27

From Japanese sea nettles to diving seminar series, here's what's on now and what you can look forward to at the Vancouver Aquarium, according to a press release sent to us by the organization:

UBC and the Canada Foundation for Innovation present four public talks with Canada’s top researchers

Brain health, child development, regenerative building design and quantum computing –– interested? The Canada Foundation for Innovation and University of British Columbia (UBC) will be presenting...