In case you haven’t noticed, the 2010 Winter Olympics are going on in Vancouver and Whistler. There’s a lot going on in the city above and beyond the athletic events, so it’s good to see that the blogosphere has been covering these interesting stories too. Here are a few that caught my eye.

Ed Lau went downtown looking to take some pictures and attend a few parties, but he somehow found himself in the middle of an anti-war protest instead. Many people are using the Olympics as a platform to voice their opinions and the anti-war demographic is no exception.

Rebecca Bollwitt had the opportunity to speak with some people at CBC about how they are covering the Games. For years, CBC was the official broadcaster of the Olympics, but that switched to CTV for 2010. CBC is still providing coverage, but they’ve certainly shifted their vantage point.

John Chow discovered social media and social networking at its finest. Organized on Facebook was a massive dancing flash mob on Robson Street. Can you tell that Downtown Vancouver has become one gigantic party?

Schema Mag recognizes that the Olympics are inherently international, but there are still legacy prejudices in place. It’s great to see these boundaries being broken with the first black couple in figure skating, representing Team France. It’s amazing that it has taken this long, don’t you think?

Jake Tobin Garrett responds to complaints coming from some downtown Vancouver residents. They’re upset about the loud parties near their condos, saying that they can’t sleep when people are still hooting and hollering at 3am. What Jake says is that these people have to realize that downtown is not a (primarily) residential neighborhood.