Re-Up BBQ (@ReUpBBQ): Pulled Pork Sandwiches for $1

On Thursday October 28^th, GoodNews.com is partnering with Re-Up BBQ Foodcart, who will be selling their addictive pulled-pork sandwiches for $1 (regularly $6.75). Re-Up BBQ is one of the new food carts that hit the city during the summer months. Apparently, it’s a small cart, they sell out fast and the line-up is long, which only means, these sandwiches are a must try!

The best part of this deal is the full amount of each purchase will be donated to Grind for Kids which supports the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation!

Location: 700 Hornby Street, Vancouver (map)

SkyTrain Stop: Burrard Station, Granville Station, and Vancouver City Centre Station

Disputing a parking ticket in Vancouver

A journey begins: disputing a City of Vancouver parking ticket.

If you would like to dispute a ticket then YOU MUST APPEAR IN PERSON between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding holidays):

Vancouver City Hall
Revenue Services (1st floor, turn right from main entrance and lobby)
453 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC

If the vehicle is not registered to you, you are still able to request a court date, but you will sign as the agent. If the vehicle is registered to a Company you must have written permission to dispute the ticket in court from the company.

You will be asked if you plead guilty or not guilty.

GUILTY = You admit to the charge, but you cannot afford to pay for the ticket i.e. you would like a reduction / more time to pay

NOT GUILTY = You do not believe you committed the parking infraction and you would like to argue in court. This is on the full amount of the ticket, not the discounted amount.

The current wait time is 1 YEAR for a court date to be assigned and 1.5 YEARS for the actual court date. (…to be continued)

More Info? http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/parking/enf/disputing.htm

One of the Originals: Kintaro Ramen

Kintaro is one of the older ramen establishments in Vancouver; tiny with very limited seating and there is usually a line outside during peak hours. Rainy days, like this past weekend, are perfect for ramen. Restaurants that specialize in ramen usually have very limited menus, so it’s easy to choose what you want. There usually isn’t much variation in the toppings you get, but there are slight differences in the broth. The cheese ramen (with lean pork, above) includes bean sprout, menma, corn, green onion, BBQ pork, and two kinds of cheese. They don’t specify the kinds of cheese, but they are similar to mozerella. The cheese melts into the hot broth and gets intertwined with the ramen noodles. It is similar to a french onion soup, but there’s noodles. At the end, the cheese got a little clumpy and it was a little too much.

At Kintaro, you need to specify the richness of your soup and the kind of BBQ pork you would like (fatty or lean). Above, is the Shio Ramen with medium soup and fatty pork. The pork is VERY fatty, but it is also extremely flavourful. The ramen is average, but the broth is perfect and the you can definitely feel the roots of the establishment with their paper signs posted on the wall and comfy seating arrangement. Check out the video of Kintaro chefs in action:

Location: 788 Denman Street, Vancouver, BC (map)

SkyTrain Stop: Vancouver City Centre Stn, Bus #250 or #240 // Waterfront Stn, Bus #019

Price: $5 – $10

NBA Basketball Games in Vancouver

Every year, Vancouver hosts a pre-season NBA basketball game featuring the Toronto Raptors and the Phoenix Suns. This year it was held on October 6, 2010 in the Rogers Arena. Tickets go on sale during the summer through Ticket Master, before the beginning of the basketball season, and they usually sell out right away because NBA basketball only comes to Vancouver once a year. The majority of the crowd cheers for the Phoenix Suns, because Steve Nash has a large influence on the fans in Vancouver. It is just a little bit ironic how most Vancouverites choose the American team over their one and only Canadian basketball team, the Toronto Raptors.  However, due to the large amount of hockey followers in Vancouver, sometimes the crowd is confused with who they are cheering for – some people cheer for BOTH teams when there are good plays. All and all, it is a great experience that you can only catch once a year, so try getting tickets for next year.

More Info? www.nba.com