Summer’s ticking away, better grab on and squeeze everything you can out of it! Celebrate: Vancouver’s beloved Stanley Park celebrates its 125th Anniversary all weekend with a park filled with free entertainment, activities and family fun Smooth: Hit maker, Chris Isaak brings his Wicked Game to the River Rock Show Theatre, crooning his multiple hits…
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Get Ready to #GetRAOKT
What, you might ask is #GetRAOKT? It’s the Random Acts Of Kindness Tour and it’s ready to get underway. Vancouverites Calan Breckon and Jessica Shafer are two young people looking to inspire their generation and change the world one act at a time. Avid travellers and activists, the duo have been inspiring locals for years…
Get juicing at Just Juice Bar
The new Just Juice Bar, opening this morning, on the corner of Davie & Thurlow Streets is a healthy oasis in an area surrounded by bakeries, coffee bars and quick food restaurants. There is a lot of talk of the health benefits of juicing in the media and from healthy living advocates but many people,…
25th Annual Queer Film Festival
Tonight the 25th Annual Queer Film Festival kicks off with the Opening Film Magnificent Presence at Vancouver Playhouse, followed by the Gala Party at Vancouver Fanclub on Granville Street. The eleven days that follow is a showcase of dozens of films, making it the second largest film festival in Vancouver and one of the largest Queer…
Picks Of The Week – August 14, 2013
Here we are, midway through another month with lots more summer left to go and lots to keep us on the go! River: Head out to Mission Raceway as some of country music’s biggest names; Brad Paisley, Big & Rich, Emerson Drive, Joe Nichols & more light up the stage at the Rockin’ River Music…
PNE 2013 is almost here!
This weekend marks the start of the 2013 Pacific National Exhibition, running August 17 – September 2nd (excluding Aug 19 & 26), The Fair has been an annual rite of summer for over a century in Vancouver. First conceived as a way to bring the country to the city, the PNE has a long tradition…
Homer Street Cafe & Bar
A new entry to the Yaletown dining scene, Homer Street Cafe & Bar is located on the edge of the neighbourhood at Smithe St & Homer. The deceptively large eatery has an old world charm courtesy of the recently restored Homer Building, former home of the 1950’s Smithe Coffee Bar and later original Homer Cafe. …