A quick weekend getaways is made easy when you can just throw your gear in the car and hit the road. We were able to do just that when we had the opportunity to drive the Acura RDX for a recent trip to the Comox Valley. The luxury SUV had plenty of room for us…
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Haru Korean Kitchen
Even though Haru Korean Kitchen has been open since the winter, we’ve recently made a couple of visits to try out their stylish and tasty Korean food. If you follow us, you know we try a lot of Korean restaurants around town, and Haru Korean Kitchen now ranks right up there with our favourites. The…
Find out who will be Canada’s Best Sommelier?
For the first time ever, oenophiles, vintners, other wine industry, and friends from all across Canada will descend upon Vancouver to find out who is Best Sommelier of Canada. Presented by the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers the day long competition takes place at Rogers Arena starting at 9am on September 5, 2017. The live…
Fringe Festival 2017 Brings Theatre to Everyone
The 2017 edition of Vancouver Fringe Festival gets underway September 7th inviting everyone to partake in 11 days of theatre. Since 1985, Vancouver Fringe Festival has celebrated theatre of all kinds. Uniquely, the Fringe Festival employs an everyone is welcome selection process, drawing the mainstage performance out of a hat. All artists from novice performers…
Celebrate Salmon at Pink Salmon Festival – August 27, 2017
Join the Pacific Salmon Foundation for its fifth biennial Pink Salmon Festival this Sunday, August 27th. Part of the FraserFest series of events celebrating the Fraser watershed this summer, Pink Salmon Festival happens from 12 noon to 4:00pm in Hadden Park across from the Maritime Museum. Pink salmon are the most sustainable salmon species, yet are traditionally undervalued…
Yaletown goes to the Dogs for Pet-A-Palooza
Next weekend, Mainland Street in Yaletown is taken over by the West Coast’s largest free pet festival, Pet-A-Palooza. According to the latest census, 1 in 8 Vancouverites is a pet owner, and August 27, is a day they can look forward to as Mainland Street from Davie to Helmcken Streets becomes a pet oasis. The…
Ce Soir Noir is back in black at Crab Park
Ce Soir Noir (This Black Night) descends on CRAB Park at Portside for the third year next Thursday, August 24th. What began as a local counter-event to the brighter and whiter, Dîner en Blanc has evolved into it’s own east side annual event. Dîner en Blanc, part of a well organized, ticketed, global phenomenon, offers…