Now just over one year old, Granville magazine is the city mag for the eco-conscious consumer set…read more Like a green version of Vancouver magazine, it covers what's new, fashionable, or newsworthy in products, stores, restaurants, and trends/movements in the city, but with a eco-friendly slant. For example, it'll show a fabulous new pair of shoes but talk up the fact that they're made with recycled materials or by a fair-trade cooperative, or with some other non-exploitive, sustainable, or local means. Cosmetics that don't harm kittens. Sweatshop-free couture. 100-mile diet and/or ocean-wise-savvy chefs. It's all here. They've also done some interesting articles already, including stuff on bio-diesel co-ops in Vancouver, why we don't have an organics recycling program, eco-friendly cleaning products, and my favourite, bike subcultures in Vancouver. But here's where a star gets taken away - the font they use for features is absolutely awful. It's pretty; it's Bodoni, I think; but it's unreadable. So unless the subject is absolutely fascinating, I often don't finish the longer articles. But if you're one of the many who strive to be stylish and socially conscious at the same time, check out Granville. Most articles are available in full online, although the brown font on off-white is, again, challenging to read.

I look forward to getting my four issues of Granville Magazine each year. The free-subscription…read morepublication focuses on sustainable living with a local twist. The features take an optimistic, informative tone and always reveal a neat aspect of BC life (such as the article about BC cheese). The magazine is, I think, coming up on two years on stands. Compared to some of the other green-focused publications out there I find Granville takes a more urban, accessible approach. I signed up for my subscription online (they advertise it as a one-year trial) and have enjoyed the publication ever since.

Respectful, informative and local…read more It may be because our family was written about in a recent issue, but I must truly say, Vancouver Magazine has always been thorough, informative and thoughtful. My favourite segments highlight Vancouver's neighbourhoods, spotlight locals (hey John Starkey and Gil Yaron) and share the best of what our city has to offer, like their 101 things to taste offerings. And for that, it's the one and only paper subscription I still subscribe to.

Am I the only one who reads this magazine? Likely…read more The year before I moved up to Vancouver, I subscribed to Vancouver Magazine to learn more about the city I would some day call home. It provided me with insight into the city, it's dining options, and the people. My subscription ran out around the same time I moved here but fortunately, someone leaves free copies in our building lobby. I find it a step up from Georgia Straight which I'm sure will get me in trouble with fellow Yelpers. Oh well, I like me a slick lookin' magazine and I'm not afraid to admit it. I think it does a good job of covering interesting aspects of the city.

- Always high quality & hit the perfect PMS colours. -…read morepersonal experience with a dedicated project manager to see the project through. - Provides suggestions on paper stocks and special effects, all within budget.

Wow! Okay, I haven't printed there yet -but I sure will! I write for a living, and today I was in a…read morecrazy formatting crunch. I spent *5.5 hours* researching online and calling places to try to complete a piece of a printing puzzle. After several no-gos, I happened upon Met Printers. Their team *totally* came through!! The receptionist heard my panic, and put me through to Toby, who patiently and cheerfully explained everything I needed to know in order to move my project forward. He really knew his stuff. The fact that he generously supported me in a moment of crisis gets him and the company he works with extra points. It makes me so happy to have found a keen, enthusiastic, passionate, knowledgeable team in the printing world!

Momentum is a Vancouver-based magazine that covers the cycling scene. It's bimonthly and free at…read moremany cycling shops around the city, and it's also one of the few magazines to really focus on city cycling culture - not racing, not mountain biking, but how people get around and live with bikes every day. They have a lot of great features and columns, including profiles of the scene in various cities, a handy legal column, reports on cycling news, products, and books, and even fashion and style. It was pretty informative for me when I was first getting back on the bike, and each issue continues to amaze me with how many ways they can expand on a theme. The archives of back issues are available on the website, along with blogs, making for a comprehensive guide to hitting the pavement on two wheels. There is a section of each magazine devoted to BC-based news, such as the ongoing Burrard Bridge cycling lane saga, but if you wanna read about what's going on in other cities, cycling-wise, you'll find plenty of that too. It's very inclusive in its tone, and I always find lots to inspire me for my next ride, even if it's just to go to the store.

Momentum is part cycling mag, part craft instruction manual, part travel guide, and part community…read morenewsletter. When I discovered my first copy last month I read it cover-to-cover then went back through to see if I'd missed anything. The breezy style, quirky ideas, useful advice, and all-around authority of the publication are just so refreshing. As refreshing, I'd say, as riding along the Point Grey foreshore immediately after a rain shower. Fresh and spacious, with the whole place to yourself. What I discovered in the last issue: crocheted helmet cozies to go over your helmet, instructions for making a rain poncho, history of San Francisco's critical mass, how to get prepped for winter biking, plus many profiles on avid bicyclists. It's available at nearly every Vancouver bike shop (Ace, Atomic, Bicycle Sport Pacific, Dans, Dunbar...) plus coffee shops (Cuppa Joe, Bean Around the World...), and miscellaneous places (Emily Carr, community centers,...). Great for a poignant read on your next transit trip.

This company Is a joy to work with.. exceptional quality and price!…read more Thank you so very much! I will be forever be a grateful client.

I would love to review based on the printing - but I can't. First time I was on a deadline so I…read morecalled up and the girl told me to email the files. She said it'd be done by 4pm. Well at 2pm I received a call saying the printer is broken. I asked if they have only one printer and she said yeah. Then I asked for a recommendation and she didn't even mention the other locations. This morning I woke up early to go to get a print done after seeing they're open on Saturdays. I thought I'd give them one more shot. I wake up early, walk downtown - not open. Even though it clearly says Open at 9am on Saturdays on all of their online profiles). Completely unprofessional. I then called every other locations - none of them are open... or they aren't picking up their phone.

I admit I have a sort of bias to this newspaper. This bias comes from the fact that the company who…read moreowns Sun News is also in charge of 24 hours. What is my problem with Sun News? Their reporting is very American, in your face, and flashy. It's even been called "fox north." It's more of an attack or dramatization than actual reporting. It's very conservative, and right wing which sometimes is notabile in the 24 hours newspaper, especially in the editorial sections. Why the 24 hours does not seem as bad as it could be is that you may notice many of it's article are taking from Reuters, the London news publishing firm which is far more controlled than say Sun News reporting style. 24 hours and the metro both pay to use many of Reuters articles on international news. If anything read the Metro if your in need of some free news, and avoid picking up the 24. You'll still get many of the Reuters articles, and a news firm that really cares about Canadians.

Although having to run a gauntlet of orange-clad 24 Hours distributioneers every time I go a…read moreSkyTrain station is annoying as all get out, it's not a bad little paper. At the very least, I prefer it over the Metro for being a smaller size, having staples, and having no flyers - all of which makes it a better read for a crowded, standing-room-only space. Also, the crossword puzzle is much better than the Metro's, despite the fact that I must fold the page so as not to have Tamara Taggart's Botoxed face staring at me from the weather column. Altogether, it's a good, free commuter paper with lots of short, interesting articles spanning news, celebrity gossip, lifestyle, entertainment, and science, with a bit of humour thrown in there. Love the eBay Eccentric guy. They have some pretty good regular columnists. My only wish is that more people would recycle their own copies of the 24 so it wouldn't litter the SkyTrain cars and sidewalks. Boo, litterers!

My subscription was renewed automatically for a whole year, which was a big subprise to me. Just a…read morefew days after the auto renewal, I tried to cancel it, but I can't, either online or by phonecalls. When you phone them, they put you in a loop of waiting for another customer service person. Then, I had to close the account, without getting any refund for the one-year subscription. Probably they are doing it in accordance with their policies. Just be careful before you subscribe. I will never subscribe to The Provine again.

. No investigative journalism lately. Just fluff news about traffic and the odd ferry sailing wait…read more Nothing lasting. Can't even buy the newspaper anymore but won't buy online due to lack of diversity journalism and weak content. I find Inside Edition website more interesting.