This weekend Granville Island celebrates its eighth annual winter festival – Winterruption runs February 22 – 24, 2013. Throughout the weekend themed events and festivities take place all around the island. Eating, drinking and entertainment are a great way to dust off the cobwebs of winter. Vive Vendredi! is a celebration of Francophone flavours, comedy, cinema…
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Vancouver on Parades
Last Sunday, the 40th Chinese New Year parade brought thousands out to the streets of Vancouver’s Chinatown to watch the multicultural festivities. The accompanying Spring Festival provided entertainment and activities all around Chinatown all weekend. It was great to see all generations coming together to celebrate the first festival of the year. While Metro Vancouverites…
Centennial Beach Cafe
Sitting on the shores of Boundary Beach Regional Park, is the Centennial Beach Cafe. With amazing 180° views across Boundary Bay to White Rock and Washington State, you’ll have a hard time finding a more scenic spot for a drink and bite to eat after a stroll along the beach. The regional park is part…
Year of the Snake Menu at Wild Rice
This weekend marks the start of the Year of the Snake. In Chinese culture, the snake is honoured as wise, charming and decisive. Just as the snake transforms and renews itself as it sheds its old skin, Snake Years are seen as times of change and renewal. Chinese New Year’s Eve on February 9th, heralds…
Chinese New Year 2013
We are coming into the annual Lunar New Year season as Chinese and other Asian communities prepare for the more important festive occasion of their year. This year, Sunday February 10, 2013 ushers in the New Year, the Year of the Snake on the Chinese zodiac. People born under the year of the snake (1954,…
Mr Gay Canada at Whistler WinterPride
In just 2 days, the Resort Municipality of Whistler will unfurl the rainbow flag as it welcomes Winter Pride 2013 from February 3 – 10. A fun filled week with dances, activities and performances and of course there will probably be some skiing and snowboarding thrown in too. One of the big events within the…
Dine Out Vancouver Festival: Raincity Grill
To celebrate a good friend’s birthday this weekend a group of us went to Raincity Grill, taking advantage of the special occasion and Dine Out Vancouver Festival. I’d only been to Raincity Grill for brunch, so it was a great opportunity to experience dinner at this icon of Vancouver’s restaurant scene. The award winning service…