Gastown is Koolhaus

Gastown Night Lomography by KK

Groovy news from Gastown as Ray Kanani, Creative Director of GastownBlog.com announces a live blogging headquarters at Koolhaus, a furniture store right in the heart of this historic neighbourhood ~ and close by the site of the start of social media at the Olympics conversation.

The team of Gastown blog (supported by the Gastown Business Improvement Society) will be creating media on-site and inviting to work and learn about Gastown’s history and businesses.

They diplomatically make a point to say that they aren’t trying to compete with other media centres saying, “The GastownBlog believes that collaboration sparks innovation and encourages anyone to contribute to the GastownBlog.”

Location: Koolhaus Designs – Water Street and Carall 1 Water Street, Vancouver Map

Date/Time: 11am – 5pm, Monday – Sunday

Contact: @gastownblog

Details:

The GastownBlog is putting together a live blogging headquarters in Gastown and would like to invite you down to our blogging headquarters which will be open from the 12th until the 28th. There will be free wi-fi, refreshments, lots of free GastownBlog paraphernalia (including limited edition Gastown pins), comfortable chairs, and, of course, other bloggers. Use the space to update your own blog, collaborate with our video production and blogging team, or just to hang out.

Bonus:

Some great recent posts on Gastownblogs including:

Places to Eat in Gastown During the Olympics: Part 2

ArtWalk Vancouver 2010

German Fan Fest – featuring Acoustica

Acoustica play the Thuringen House in SLC 02, photo DaveO