Lifestyle
Saturday, July 20, marked the 10th anniversary of the Deighton Cup. The annual afternoon soirée at the Hastings Racecourse saw folks dressed their best, cocktails in hand, cheering on the riders and horses. Here are some of our favourite people and looks from one of Vancouver's best fashion events of the...
The human mind is abuzz with thoughts all day, from experiencing a wide spectrum of emotions and the multitasking required in both work and family to the distraction from media and electronic devices. “Our mind produces electrical and chemical activity in the brain,” says Catherine Roscoe Barr, BSc. in neuroscience, wellness...
One person’s trash is another person’s—art piece? Vernon muralist Michelle Loughery got 500 community members to create public art using fishing buoys salvaged by the Vancouver-based Ocean Legacy Foundation. Parts of ArtRoute Blue Buoys are on display at the Greater Vernon...
1. What kind of persona will you bring to Dragons’ Den?It sounds a bit cliché, but the producers said, “Listen, we asked you to be on the show because we’ve spent enough time getting to know you and watching you...
BARE ESSENTIALJust 100 calories, Nude Vodka Soda, based in Vancouver’s Olympic Village, combines triple-distilled vodka, sparkling water and natural fruit flavours: strawberry kiwi, cucumber mint, classic lime or peach CLASSIC TWISTStarting with its Queensborough dry gin, Surrey’s Central City Brewers +...
Vancouver’s Saje Natural Wellness, which makes everything from body lotions to essential oils formulated only from plant- and mineral-based ingredients, is tapping into the clean living movement with home products. Its new Clean Cleaning line contains no synthetic toxins or...
Whether because of celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep and Gary Oldman sporting specs on the red carpet or the availability of affordable prescription glasses online, eyewear has become not just functional but fashionable. Closer to home, here’s looking at...
An Abbotsford industrial office park flanked by a diesel truck repair shop, a towing company and a granite fabricator is hardly the place you’d expect to find some of the heaviest hitters in music. Hang around awhile, though, and you...
“It’s kind of like a cult,” says one spin class participant when asked why she shows up at a specific location to ride a stationary bike. She could be talking about any of the B.C.-based spin studios that have popped...
Launched in 2013 by four software engineers—Aamir Baig, Fraser Hall and twin brothers Sam and Andy Prochazka—online home furnishings retailer Article has rapidly expanded to 180 employees, 115 of them at its Vancouver headquarters. Last August the 2017 EY Entrepreneur...