It’s already the last weekend of February! It’s not a leap year but you can still leap into the fun! Pucks: Fresh off their Olympic success, welcome back the Gold and Silver medal winning members of the Vancouver Canucks as they return to the ice on Wednesday and Friday night at Rogers Arena then at…
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Luke’s General Store opens in Vancouver
Calgary’s Luke’s Drug Mart is a unique retailer that harkens back to a time when neighbours would gather at their local drug store and get their prescriptions filled by a pharmacist they knew, chat with friends, get their shopping and sit at the coffee counter, all under the same roof. Luke’s has now made the…
Pink Shirt Day 2014
Tomorrow, Wednesday February 26th take a stand against bullying by wearing your pink shirt to work or school. Pink Shirt Day aims to raise awareness on the issues of bullying in our schools, workplaces and online and helps people to stand up against bullies and step in when we see it happening to others. People across the…
Nothing But Sky flies up, up and away.
Superman is one of the most well known comic book characters and pop-cultural icons of all-time. After nearly 8 decades, there are very few people who do not know the story of the orphan from the Planet Krypton but many have no idea of the story behind the creation of the fabled comic book. Nothing…
A Pete Seeger Tribute Concert – March 15
Recently the world lost a pioneer of folk music and activism, Pete Seeger, long an inspiration to generations’ worth of musicians and activists, including many BC musicians and songwriters. Seeger performed benefit concerts in Vancouver several times, including a well-remembered summer concert at Malkin Bowl, benefiting those evicted from the Downtown Eastside prior to EXPO…
YVR opens Canada’s Largest Pay-As-You-Go Lounge
After an extensive, five-month renovation, Plaza Premium Lounge at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has entered a new era with the re-opening of its flagship International Departures Lounge. Conveniently located after security in the airport’s International Departures area the 6,700 square foot lounge is the largest per-per-use lounge in the county. The lounge, designed by leading…
Tasting Plates Fraser Edition – March 12
Vancouver Foodster’s Tasting Plates – the roaming food tour, heads into the Kensington – Cedar Cottage neighbourhood for the next edition. In this ethnically diverse neighbourhood, centered along Fraser Street from 28th Avenue northward, is sure to have something for everyone’s tastes. Each restaurant will serve up a ‘tasting plate’ from their menus, many of…