On Thursday, September 3rd, Whistler Beer hosted the final Mercury Rising event in the Halo Suite at the Loden Hotel.

Every week during the summer, if the weather was good, the Loden Hotel in Coal Harbour hosted the Mercury Rising event in their Halo Penthouse Suite featuring live music, a signature cocktail every week and a beautiful crowd. For those that missed it, maybe it’ll be back in 2010. Until then, you can check out the Loden Hotel’s website, HERE.

Last week’s Mercury Rising, the weekly Thursday-afternoon weather-permitting patio party in the Penthouse Suite in the Loden Hotel, was hosted by Ishara Boutique in Oakridge Centre.

Those who attended, sipped on drinks including Matt Martin’s pick of the week, the Cachaça sour, while mingling amongst friends, including the owner of the Oakridge store, Amrit Baidwan.

To find out more about Ishara Boutique and Mercury Rising, read more, after the jump. (more…)

Senator Mike Duffy, former host of CTV’s “Mike Duffy Life,” tends to think so, and better to comment on this other than a man who has both spent decades commenting on the political life of Canada and the man appointed to the Senate by the Conservative Government’s Stephen Harper in December, 2008?

On Wednesday, June 24th, an interested group of attendees filled the chic new restaurant in the Loden Hotel, Voya, to hear the Senator speak. The ‘Duff’ entertained the room with a number of topics from how normal and hardworking our current Prime Minister is, to the back room skullduggery currently occurring within the Liberal Party and Bob Wray’s aspirations to lead the Liberals.

Here’s some video with Senator Duffy speaking on that exact point.

To find out more about the host of the evening’s event, check out the Fraser Institute online, HERE.

Take Twitter, one of the world’s fastest-growing social networking mediums, and combine it with the savvy marketing people at one of Vancouver’s newest boutique hotels and you get the recipe for some fun-filled summer evenings.

On Thursday, June 18th, a message on Voya Vancouver’s Twitter page read:

What are you doing after work today? Come on up to Loden’s Halo Penthouse from 4pm onwards for a cocktail, bbq & a dj spinning-1177 Melville

That evening we popped into the Halo Penthouse… and the rest was history. On every sunny Thursday during the summer the Loden tells us they will be hosting Mercury Rising featuring a live DJ, free flowing drinks, plenty to see, people to mingle with and more.

How did we find out? We follow them on Twitter, HERE.

When a big event comes to town, there’s always lots to see and do. This time around for the JUNOS, we skipped all the hoopla on Granville Street, the VIP and media lounges at GM Place, the main event and all the afterparty drunkfests. Partially by choice, but alot has to be said about the media relations people for this year’s JUNOS – totally nonexistant. So, instead, we decided that the best place to get all the action was in the gifting lounges…

… and we were bang on. Imagine a place where you go, people fawn over you, give you free swag and all you have to do is check out the products, maybe pose for a couple shots. Heck, even get some complimentary spa services – a manicure, a pedicure, some eyelash extensions, maybe a backrub.

Well, if you’re a superstar (or even a rising star) – this type of treatment is normal. Loads of brands want to see you associated with their stuff. After the jump, we’ll compare the three major players at the JUNOS. (more…)

On Thursday mornings, Raj Taneja appears on TALK 1410AM’s Jenn and Joe show to fill the listening audience in on what’s hot and happening in Vancouver.

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In this episode Raj Taneja talks about upcoming happenings in Vancouver, a walk through the Downtown Eastside with former Police Chief Constable of Vancouver, the hearing for OPUS Hotel’s rooftop patio, the upcoming opening of the Loden Hotel,  the launch of Ultra Menswear at the Tunnel Nightclub, Pret-a-Pour-Tea, Wild Rice’s 7 Year Anniversary, and the ArtsClub Theatre Glitter Gala.

Check out TALK 1410AM, The Buzz of Vancouver online, HERE and don’t forget to tune in Thursday mornings at 9:15 am.