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[Gary H]

Pacific Trekking is moving from their Government St. location to 688 Broughton St. effective April 1st.

 

This is the store that has the perpetual upstairs "clearance" section - where you can buy a 50% off "clearance" jacket that was first marked up by 50%.   

 

Their much smaller new digs...

 

[HB]

Stayed tuned for the Clearance/Everything Must go sign sign to go back up in the window

[VicHockeyFan]

Nomad is newish and next to the New Balance shoe store, on Govt.

 

https://nomadfootwear.ca/

[Mike K.]

Yup. Owned by Frontrunners. So Mr. Reid now has three shoe stores within steps of each other, two sharing a common entrance. That's pretty good.

[VicHockeyFan]

This is coming to Fort St.

 

 

It now strikes me, after placing it here, I have no idea what it is.  Might be in the wrong place.

 

Anyone?

[sdwright.vic]

So... I think yes?

"The biophilia hypothesis suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life. Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his book, Biophilia (1984). He defines biophilia as "the urge to affiliate with other forms of life"."

I would say pot shop.

[Nparker]

Why are pot heads so pretentious?

[LJ]

And you thought wine snobs were bad.

[VicHockeyFan]

So... I think yes?

"The biophilia hypothesis suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life. Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his book, Biophilia (1984). He defines biophilia as "the urge to affiliate with other forms of life"."

I would say pot shop.

 

Some time ago (December?) pot shops were supposed to have stopped opening, prior to rezoning.  I guess we let that slide too.

[Nparker]

Some time ago (December?) pot shops were supposed to have stopped opening, prior to rezoning...

A sign for another has gone up at 853 Cormorant, just steps from the Ministry of Health.

I guess these illegal businesses hope that by getting CoV licenses they will be grandfathered regardless of what regulations the province enacts in the future. I think they might be in for a bit of a surprise.

[kafkaesque]

"The biophilia hypothesis suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life. Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his book, Biophilia (1984). He defines biophilia as "the urge to affiliate with other forms of life"."

I would say pot shop.

 

Darn.  I was hoping for a whole new type of sex shop.

[Matt R.]

Feed me, Seymour. Feed me all night long.

Matt.

[VicHockeyFan]

So... I think yes?

"The biophilia hypothesis suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life. Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his book, Biophilia (1984). He defines biophilia as "the urge to affiliate with other forms of life"."

I would say pot shop.

 

Oh ya, I forgot I took a photo.  Windows were all covered, but I got one through the transom over the door.

 

 

Now you can clearly see what it's going to be.    

[Dietrich]

Habitat -

 

This is coming to Fort St.

 

 

It now strikes me, after placing it here, I have no idea what it is.  Might be in the wrong place.

 

Anyone?

 

It's part of the Biophilia Design Collective - housewares, decor, custom furnishings and the like. 

 

https://www.facebook...9096474/?type=3

 

 

http://biophiliacollective.ca/

Edited by Dietrich, 28 April 2017 - 07:31 AM.

[Nparker]

Habitat - It's part of the Biophilia Design Collective - housewares, decor, custom furnishings and the like. ...

It's still terribly pretentious.

[Mixed365]

It's still terribly pretentious.

 

I have no idea how you come to these conclusions. 

 

[Rob Randall]

^He thinks his $499 microsuede sofa from The Brick is perfectly acceptable, thankyouverymuch.

[Nparker]

I have no idea how you come to these conclusions. 

If the following does not scream pretentious I don't know what does.

"The biophilia hypothesis suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life. Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his book, Biophilia (1984). He defines biophilia as "the urge to affiliate with other forms of life".

What does the name "Biophilia" have to do with furniture? Are they employing the "Flintstones" aesthetic in their products?

[Nparker]

 

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Edited by Nparker, 28 April 2017 - 11:14 AM.

[Dietrich]

They do living walls and funky little (and expensive) planters with tillandsias and such. 

 

http://biophiliacoll...ct/living-walls

 

http://biophiliacollective.ca/shop