Once again the sun will shine on Jericho Beach Park as the Vancouver Folk Festival gets underway for another year. Over 60 bands and artists will descend on the beach and its 7 stages. With the beauty of English Bay and the city skyline as the backdrop and great bands in before you, the 36th…
Category: Lifestyle
Tasting Plates North Vancouver
Take a walk down food memory lane. Coming up Tuesday July 23, Lower Lonsdale in North Vancouver is the location for the next edition of Tasting Plates Vancouver presented by Vancouver Foodster from 6pm to 9:30pm. Each of the seven restaurants will be serving up Tasting Plates for guests to enjoy and give them the…
Enjoy an afternoon on The Veranda
The Veranda at The Fairmont Empress has opened for another season. The venerable grand hotel has always held a prime location on Victoria’s waterfront, overlooking the great lawn and out to the Inner Harbour. The Veranda, located under the “Empress” sign at the old front door of the hotel, is the ideal spot to…
Tsuki Sushi Bar
Tsuki Sushi is a recent addition to the up and coming area between Vancouver’s Chinatown and Yaletown around International Village Mall. The restaurant was recommended by a lady who resides in the Sorella Housing For Women above the sushi bar, who overheard Billy and I talking about maybe having sushi for dinner. She said “I…
Men’s Fashion Week : Vancouver – One Month Countdown
One month from now, Vancouver Men’s Fashion Week 2013 kicks off with a VIP reception & style seminars August 8th at Hotel Le Soleil and runway shows at Woodward’s Atrium on August 10th. Founded in 2010, by renaissance man; engineer-pilot-entrepreneur-sartorialist Jun Ramos when he saw a need to support Vancouver’s burgeoning men’s fashion industry. Half…
New for 2013 – EPIC: Sustainable Living Festival
Vancouver’s newest summer festival kicks off tomorrow, EPIC: Sustainable Living Festival, run Saturday July 6th and Sunday July 7th at VanDusen Botanical Garden. An offspring of the long-running EPIC sustainable lifestyle showcase, EPIC the festival is combining local live entertainment, BC grown food and beverages and an eco-friendly marketplace into one summer extravaganza. With its…
Royal Baby Month at The Fairmont Empress
In Britain, bookies are taking bets on whether it will be a prince or a princess for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as the Royal Baby’s mid-July due date grows ever nearer. Here at home, with a century of royal connections, The Fairmont Empress is the perfect location to celebrate the arrival of the…