Lifestyle
As the gift-buying season approaches, that’s about how many craft markets will set up across the province to help local potters, carvers, glass blowers, jewelry makers and other artisans get their wares into holiday shoppers’ hands. Indie fairs are growing...
SEE/ Founded by Vancouver optometrist Harbir Sian, online retailer Kingsley Eyewear sells a range of eyeglasses with handmade Italian acetate frames. For every pair purchased, a person in need receives a full eye exam and a pair of glasses through Optometry Giving...
Boy, yuppies have changed. On an August evening at Shebeen Whisk(e)y House in Vancouver’s Gastown, the local chapter of the Whisky Wisemen Society is holding its monthly Third Thursday event. Among the lively crowd gathered round the bar are a...
Coast Hotels is adding a fourth Okanagan location to its existing properties in Kelowna, Penticton and Osoyoos. The B.C.-headquartered company plans to start construction of the 80-room Coast Oliver in October, with an opening planned for May. Outdoor gear supplier Mountain Equipment...
COMPANY: Joseph Richard Group FOUNDED: 2010 OWNER(S): André (Joseph) Bourque and Ryan (Richard) Moreno RESTO-PUBS: 13 (including two Alberta locations) EMPLOYEES (APPROX.): 750 VIBE: New meets old with retrofits of character rooms JOINT WE DIG: Oceanside Yacht Club & Public House, White Rock POPULAR BEVERAGE(S): Watermelon mojito POPULAR...
A sold-out crowd of 500 UBC alumni took over the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre on September 16 for an evening of food and beverage pairings from Vancouver’s most awarded celebrity chefs to celebrate 100 years of UBC’s alumni association. Guests...
Almost 5,000 car aficionados and guests gathered at VanDusen Botanical Garden September 9-10 for the Luxury & Supercar Weekend with hundreds of classic and modern supercars on display worth over $250 million. The garden party atmosphere included three runway shows...
In 1928, Nat Bailey opened the first White Spot drive-in restaurant on Granville Street at 67th Avenue in Vancouver. Almost 70 years later, in response to busy lifestyles and rising real estate prices, the restaurant chain launched Triple O’s at...
Hockey isn’t the only rough-and-tumble sport that Vancouver loves. On March 10 and 11, 2018, the city will host its third annual HSBC Canada Sevens rugby tournament at BC Place stadium. The event, which features 16 of the world's best...
It's going to be a hot long weekend. In that spirit, here's to Lonetree Cider Co., which took home four prizes at the recent World Cider Awards in London. The Vancouver-based company won gold in the Flavoured/Fruits & Flower division for its Pear &...