February 2010
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it looks like the word is out on Vancouver's...
located near the Olympic village, the Sin Bin sports bar takes the tap handles off the beer towers around 2:30 a.m., but continues to pour hard liquor around the clock.
among the athletes taking advantage of the relaxed interpretation of Vancouver and B.C. liquor laws Tuesday night/Wednesday morning were Canadian figure skating gold-medallist Scott Moir.
Hanging out with a liquored-up Moir at...
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legendary Jolly Alderman is up for lease
a legendary Vancouver bar, considered a casualty of the Canada Line construction, is up for lease.
the doors closed on the Jolly Alderman, located at 2837 Cambie St. — under the Plaza 500 Hotel and kitty corner to City Hall — in 2008, and it never reopened.
at the time, it was reported that a redesign to link it to FigMint Restaurant was underway.
as winter dragged on, clerks at...
olympic price watch →
Tracking and recording #2010profiteers and #2010niceprices
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police close liquor stores to calm late-night...
over the weekend, Vancouver police asked the liquor control board to close liquor stores downtown to lessen alcohol-fuelled violence and make the crowds easier to control.
this comes after VPD asked drinkers to leave the booze at home.
the idea seems, to The Publican, ludicrous.
consider that nightclubs and bars along Granville Street — many of them #2010profiteers — and hospitality...
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big money in Olympics hospitality houses
so the Germans underestimated Olympics fans’ thirst, and were forced to order more Kostritzer Pilsner and black lager for their fan fest tent by Steamworks.
They expected 25,000 litres of beer would last the entire period of the Games and were forced to order more over the weekend to refill their dwindling stocks, according to a Saturday story in Vancouver’s biggest daily newspaper.
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Vancouver police asking public to leave the liquor...
Vancouver police are asking Olympic partiers to leave the booze at home. But The Publican — and even VPD — knows that it’s a-okay to drink in public, as long as it’s not visible.
Public drinking is a popular pastime with police as well. how do the boys in blue get away with it? put your drink in a plastic or cardboard cup, as many Granville and Robson street revellers are...
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bar serves liquor around the clock during the...
fingered for having too much fun? if drinking was playing hockey, you’d be forced to spend some time in the penalty box.
instead, there’s a certain bar, located near the Olympic village, that’s open 24 hours.
it’s not tucked away in a back alley, or behind the cover of Vanoc’s $1 billion security blanket. in fact, Vancouver police are aware of it — The...