About MURALITY While some invest in building projects and other exciting ventures that will undoubtedly help to revitalize the area, creative initiatives can do this too. Downtown Vancouver Eastside heritage buildings often have very visible and very unexciting exterior walls that need a splash of colour. In contrast Mexico City also has parts of the … Read more
It’s lunch time? Are you tired of the same old, same old and brown bag lunch? Then you have to go to Vancouver Art Gallery’s North Plaza for Tourism Vancouver’s Dine Out Vancouver Festival and the five days of “so not a brown bag lunch” served up al fresco daily by at least 15 of … Read more
Chinese New Year 2014 Year of the Horse 3D Wall Painting The voices of a group of art students: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj3wUEx8bkU This event serves not only to celebrate Chinese New Year in Parker Place, but also as a milestone of Chinese Canadian history in Richmond. Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Parker Place … Read more
THE 2014 VANCOUVER MOTORCYCLE SHOW OPENS FRIDAY VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Motorcycle Show is opening its doors this Friday as the world’s top motorcycle manufacturers roll into town to showcase the newest makes and models for 2014. The hottest bikes, latest accessories and gear, jaw-dropping entertainment, and hands-on activities await you at Abbotsford’s … Read more
Social Media Camp will tackle a number of relevant issues about Social Media. Here are just a few with links to learn more about what will be addressed at Social Media Camp. How school boards are dealing with #meantweets and posts on Facebook. “Eighty Percent of K-12 Teachers Worry About Using Social Media with Students and Parents … Read more
I was recently on a Holland America cruise with a friend, so most everything was planned out for us. We left a few days early in order to see Mendoza, Argentina. I couldn’t go to South America without visiting one of its most important wine regions. Mendoza is a desert-like climate nestled at the … Read more
Top exhibition of all things renovation & design to hit BC Place Stadium February 19-23, 2014 Real advice, inspiration and experts will make home improvement magic at the 41st annual BC Home + Garden Show Gearing up for a home makeover? The 41st annual BC Home + Garden Show will offer real advice, real inspiration and real experts to help prep for any … Read more
Given that Vancouver took first place in Best Health Magazine’s Canada’s Healthiest Cities 2008,[1] and the more recent launch of Vancouver’s Healthy City Strategy in 2012,[2] I don’t feel like I’m going too much out on a limb when I assume that a large percentage of Vancouverites are actively seeking to both look and feel … Read more
By Lorne Eckersley Have you ever been lucky enough to witness the start of something new? As a resident of the Creston Valley, in the heart of the Kootenays, it has been great fun to witness the emergence of a small wine industry. In subsequent blogs I’ll try not to be quite so focused on … Read more
On February 6 & 8, 2014 The Lover’s Cabaret presents Lovers of Marley at the Rickshaw Theatre, 254 Hastings in Vancouver. * “This winter let The Lovers Cabaret keep you warm with a night of pure reggae from the world’s biggest icon. Watch a cast of talented dancers weave a tale about the most well-recognized musician in … Read more