Satisfy the Drive to cheer for your team!
With more big screen venues than any other street in the city and no Olympic road closures, Commercial Drive is the best place in the City to meet your friends, enjoy some great food and quench your thirst while you cheer for your favourite team! Read more
New Seasonal Lighting on the Drive!
Energy efficient LED fixtures are powered by wind energy! Read more
Best of Vancouver 2009
The results are in and Commercial Drive scoops 44 of Georgia Straight's annual Best of Vancouver awards!
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Reece Terris garners prestigious award for Vancouver Art Gallery
The VAG was one of ten recipients of The Imperial Tobacco Canada Foundation's inaugural New Creation in the Arts awards for its presentation of Ought Apartment by Commercial Drive neighbourhood artist Reece Terris. The Gallery commissioned Reece to create this work as the ninth project in NEXT: A series of artists projects from the Pacific Rim.
There's a reason we call Commercial Drive, Vancouver's Expressive Edge! Congratulations Mr. Terris! Read the Georgia Straight article about Ought Apartment
New playground at 11th & Commercial!
My Own Back Yard Community Association (MOBY) is a vital part of the Cedar Cottage neighbourhood. On June 6th, 2009 we helped rally 200 MOBY volunteers to transform a vacant lot into a children’s playground! Read more
4th Edition in Stores Now!
Commercial Drive's old street banners get second life as reusable shopping bags!
If you are thinking of getting one, don't hesitate. The last edition sold out in 3 months! If you missed them, don't despair — our 4th edition is in stores now.
Here's a couple of our rave reviews:
"This is so brilliant, it makes me warm and fuzzy all over." trendhunter.com
"I have to say, these new Commercial Drive banner bags bring the funky back to non-plastic bags." purplegables.wordpress.com Read more
2009 Golden Plates, Readers' Choice
The results are in and Commercial Drive was a hit! Read more.
Staff call the shots at laid-back Commericial Drive eatery, Theresa’s
When Jacob Aginsky bought out his partners and took sole control of the café a year and a half ago, he decided to make it into a co-op. Turning over control of the operations to the staff, he instituted a profit-sharing system. Read more
Cook the 'Hood: A Cookbook with a Difference
Contributed by socially-conscious local businesses, these close-guarded cooking secrets of Commercial Drive’s best eateries include a wide selection of fabulous recipes that truly captures the vibe of the neighbourhood. Read more
Sox in the City
This winter, let's make sure no one goes without a new, dry pair of socks. Read more for information on donating new socks.
MEC Funds Community Project!
MEC donates 5¢ to our McSpadden Park Community Garden fence fund each time members skip a bag at the checkout! (Better yet, use one of our Commercial Drive Banner Bags when you shop)
This project is funded through MEC's Urban Sustainability Grant program. In 2006 all those nickels added up to more than $57,000. Read more about this innovative program from MEC.
Italian Motorcycle Club
The Italian Motorcycle Club has some of the best Italian motorcycles you'll find anywhere. You'll occasionally find this collection parked curb-side in front of Café Calabria, just south of 1st Avenue.
A similarly impressive fleet of motor scooters is often found curb-side in front of Continental Coffee, just across the street at 2nd Avenue.
Just 2 of the popular meeting spots on the Drive for Vancouver's 2-wheel motor-heads! Ducati, Moto Guzzi, Bimota, Cagiva, Laverda, Vespas — pretty impressive.
Actress Jennifer Beals' Commercial Drive
Jennifer Beals was propelled to fame as a welder in the 1983 film Flashdance. Now whe's better known as workaholic Bette Porter in The L Word. Read about her home town's Commercial Drive as reported in Air Canada's in-flight magazine, EnRoute!
First BIA in Vancouver to host a Foodbank Fundraiser
Commercial Drive BIA raises $2,500 for the Vancouver Food Bank! What a great, caring neighbourhood!
Our Foodbank fundraiser at Federico’s Supper Club on Commercial Drive resulted in a $2,500 donation to the Vancouver Foodbank. Because of the purchasing power of the Vancouver Foodbank, that $2,500 mushrooms into $7,500 worth of food purchases. A big THANK YOU to everyone that participated and special thanks to our corporate sponsors: Vancity, Scotiabank, RBC Royal Bank and BMO Bank of Montreal on Commercial Drive.
Critic's Picks on the Drive — great reviews and unbeatable prices!
Vancouver Sun restaurant critic Mia Stainsby lists 9 great restaurants on the Drive — all of them in her dinner for two for less than $50 category. Of her 10 best Latin American restaurants in the City, 5 are right here on the Drive! read more
Sexy fun on the Drive Gets National Exposure!
Chatelaine magazine directs its readers to womynsware.com and their Sex Toy Guide in the February 2008 Valentine's issue! "Womyns'Ware, in Vancouver, takes women's health seriously. ...Womyns'Ware is picky about its products: It rigorously tests vibrators, for instance. It also offers sexual self-esteem seminars online, and its annual Sex Toy Guide is free on its website or $5 for a print version. (Even better: That $5 goes toward your next purchase.)"
5 Commercial Drive restaurants recognized in Vancouver Magazine's 18th Annual Restaurant Awards — including 2 best of the City! read more
Commercial Drive Traveller Cup at MEC!
Mountain Equipment Co-op's 2007 product catalogue lists the Commercial Drive Vacuum Cup by Bilt Designs — first time they have ever named a product after a neighbourhood. How cool is that! Gotta' have it? You can buy it here.
LA Times — Drive is the Place for Your Java Jones!
Vancouver nurses a walloping caffeine addiction, and the undisputed place to get a fix is Commercial Drive on the city's eastern side… read more
There is one big problem with taking a stroll around Vancouver's Commercial Drive district: Wander a few blocks in one direction and you have to choose among 200 flavors… read more
Stella's! Stella's!
There are good reasons to check Stella's out. From "tapas" to "taps," it's guaranteed you'll find something here that appeals… read more
Urban Living: Dandelion Kids
Baby versions of the grownup’s “lifestyle store”, Dandelion Kids specializes in carefully chosen collectibles that cover everything from décor to duds… read more
