‘MUSIC MONDAY‘ BRINGS MORE THAN 200 MUSICIANS TOGETHER TO PERFORM AT ROBSON SQUARE On Monday, May 4, 2015, more than 200 Metro Vancouver elementary and secondary students will perform a free public concert at 10am at Robson Square (800 Robson Street) as part of the 11th annual ‘Music Monday’. A national celebration, ‘Music Monday’ is an opportunity to highlight and recognize the work of dedicated … Read more
May 1st will kick off our first ever Care & Compassion Month of May, companies and individuals all over Canada are participating in organizing a Third Party event or making an online donation at aidsvancouver.org. Please take a moment and check out all of the great business support and offers for our Care & Compassion Month. … Read more
Hey, Vancouver! If you’re a health and wellness business owner in the Vancouver area, and dread writing your own blog posts, we have a solution for you. Introducing Fresh + Fit Vancouver, a website that provides curated lifestyle blogs for our city’s amazing health and wellness industry. Written in fun, upbeat, quirky language, Fresh + … Read more
The inaugural Wild About Vancouver Outdoor Education Festival will take place April 16 – 22. The free festival is a celebration of outdoor learning intended to connect Vancouverites to local nature. Wild About Vancouver (WAV, pronounced “wave”) Outdoor Education Festival invites students, teachers, families, individuals and organizations to come together for a week of exploration into … Read more
Event number two in the Greasy Spoon Diner Supper Series will take place on April 21st at Save on Meats and will feature dishes created by four award-winning chefs. This one night only event will benefit the A Better Life Foundation. Greasy Spoon Diner Supper Series #2 to feature four award-winning chefs On April … Read more
With pre-Easter advertising awash in cute little bunny rabbits, parents may be tempted to buy real rabbits or chicks for their children this holiday. “Little bunnies quickly grow into full-sized rabbits that require a lot of special care and attention, much like any other family pet,” says Lorie Chortyk, general manager of community relations for … Read more
More than 6,000 macarons were sold to benefit the cause this past Friday, March 20 The results are in! Faubourg Paris, Vancouver’s premier trio of elegant boulangerie pâtisseries, sold more than 6,000 macarons on Macaron Day this past Friday – translating into a $13,000-plus donation to the Canadian Cancer Society. Faubourg sold its signature Parisian-style macarons for $1 each (half … Read more
No Waffling on Café Medina’s Commitment to Local Community Through Restaurant’s Support of Mealshare’s “Buy One, Give One” Outreach Program Vancouver’s beloved brunch institution, Café Medina, is set to mark International Waffle Day on Wednesday, March 25 by partnering with local charity Mission Possible through the Mealshare program to provide meals to those in need in local Vancouver communities. For every one … Read more
After an excellent dinner at the Jinya Ramen Bar, we made our way to the 21st ever Sam Sullivan’s Public Salon at the Vancouver Playhouse. Inside it was packed with people from all different calls of life. Executives, students, hipsters… it was a virtual cornucopia of social diversity. Our seats were in the media section … Read more
What: 6th Annual Dish ’n Dazzle Why: In support of the BC Hospitality Foundation Date: Thursday, May 7, 2015 Time: 6:30pm to 9:30pm Location: Park View Terrace, Vancouver Convention Centre East, 999 Canada place, Vancouver Description: The much awaited Dish ‘n Dazzle returns in an incredible display of gastronomy with a night of food, wine, and award-winning … Read more