VANCOUVER ON TRACK TO SET NEW TOURISM RECORD WITH MORE THAN 9 MILLION VISITORS IN 2015 It’s been another banner year for Vancouver’s tourism industry. Based on the latest visitor data, Tourism Vancouver projects 2015 year-end overnight visitation to exceed nine million people, a new best for Metro Vancouver’s tourism industry and the second consecutive … Read more
Vancouver’s Hotly Anticipated Eastside Culture Crawl Returns to Highlight our City’s Prodigious Artistic Talent Beloved celebration of visual art and creativity provides singular experience of artistic discovery The 19th annual Eastside Culture Crawl – Vancouver’s treasured four-day fete in celebration of visual arts, design, and crafts – runs November 19 to 22, 2015 in studios, … Read more
MOMS AND KIDS GET IN THE PICTURE NOVEMBER 14TH TO SUPPORT THOSE SUFFERING FROM POST PARTUM DEPRESSION Mothers and their children are invited to register for The Good Mother Photo Event, coming to Vancouver for the first time November 14, 2015. The event celebrates mothers and their children while also raising funds for the … Read more
Youth Take Centre Stage to Shed Light on Homelessness. The Access to Music Foundation will present an original piece of work developed by street-involved youth actors to convey the crucial message; No-One is Disposable. Beginning Saturday night, November 7th, The Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island will play host to Death in a Dumpster: The … Read more
Vancouver’s Sustenance Festival Brings Communities Together October 13-25, 2015 Art, Culture, Food and Sustainability – As We Are, Together From October 13 until October 25, 2015 Vancouver’s Sustenance Festival focuses on making connections in your communities through a series of events focused on food preservation, gardening, and the right to food. This festival is … Read more
As autumn fog rolls in and the leaves create a beautiful mosaic along our sidewalks, a small group of us welcomed the crisp air with another edition of Tasting Plates Vancouver in Kitsilano. We began our evening with delightful cups of coffee and desserts from Essentia Café. Presented beautifully and with intention, the light mango … Read more
Thursday, October 22 is the opening day of the Vancouver Home + Design Show, and we obtained a pre event interview with two of W Network’s most likable hosts: Jillian Harris and Todd Talbot from Love It or List It Vancouver. After a two-year hiatus, the funny pair went head to head when asked about design … Read more
Summer is fleeting so when the sun is sizzling my skin and I’m wiping the sweat from my brow rather than complain I’m open to cooling suggestions. One welcome recommendation this year comes from the iconic Italian aperitif Aperol in the form of its Aperol Spritz cocktail. Festive with its bright orange colour, the Aperol … Read more
Who are the ‘small guys’ of the BC wine world? They are several small, wineries, both physical and virtual, which are very specialized and thus produce what’s called ‘small lots’ or under 2000 cases of wine per year. These small artisan producers are modeled on the ‘garagiste’ winemakers of France, who gained attention producing … Read more
In 2015 the coolest winemakers are hitting the road with Festivals scheduled in Vancouver & Kelowna After the huge success of their inaugural SOLD OUT Festival last September at Meyer Family Vineyards in Okanagan Falls, Garagiste North has planned two Festivals this year! The first of its kind in Canada, ‘Garagiste North’ (The Small Guys Wine Festival), … Read more