The Grouse Grind is closed for the season so if you’re looking for an after-work workout that involves climbing hundreds of meters in the air, with a reward of having a unique view from a Vancouver attraction at the top, then the Urban Grind is for you! The Urban Grind While it can’t replace trails […]

Canada’s triple threat fiddler-singer-step-dancer, April Verch, is coming to the Anvil Centre in New Westminster on Saturday, March 5th. “Among the most promising fiddlers in roots music today… Verch is never afraid to lace her playing with clever twists of bluegrass, blues, and pop.” — Boston Globe While she is perhaps best known for playing […]

March is here and that means the gates to the Stanley Park miniature railway will be opening (for a limited time) for Stanley Park Easter Train this season. Stanley Park Easter Train Ride the Easter Train, watch an Easter Bunny performance, go on an Easter egg hunt, join in games and craft workshops, and get […]

“Science isn’t just for the nerdy!” Elizabeth Hand, Digital Engagement Specialist at Science World assured a group of about 30 social media producers last week. We had all gathered for the ultimate Vancouver science field trip, which began (appropriately) at Science World. Boxed lunches, lectures, and learning that was fun — it was the best […]

The Cultch is pleased to present The Gay Heritage Project from Wednesday, March 2 to Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the Historic Theatre. The Gay Heritage Project When: March 2 at 8:00pm (opening) March 3-5, 8-12, & 15-19 at 8:00pm March 5, 6, 13, & 19 at 2:00pm Enjoy a lively post-show Q&A on March […]

Thank you for voting Miss604 the #1 Best Local Blog and #1 Best Twitter Feed in the Westender’s Best of the City! The 19th annual readers’ choice poll has asked Vancouverites to name their favourite neighbourhood, tourist attraction, brow bar, brewery, nail salon, sports team, and more. Best of the City 2016 Here are just […]

Tulip festivals are amazing. They get you outdoors, show you corners of the region you might rarely visit, and turn our green-and-blue landscape into a rainbow of colours sprouting up from the ground. Until recently, our options have been to cross the border to the Skagit Valley Festival or venture out to Agassiz for the […]

Vancouver Brewery Tours invite you to slip on your jelly shoes, housecoat, and shades to join them for the inaugural Big Lebowski Brewery and Bowling Tour on Saturday, March 26th. Big Lebowski Brewery and Bowling Tour The BREW abides! This Lebowski-themed tour includes custom beer samples, costume and trivia contests at local breweries, and of […]

Hollyburn to Fromme, The Needles to The Lions, our rugged North Shore mountains provide recreation and stunning views all throughout the year. In winter, they give the city a snowy-white backdrop, even when it’s 15C in February, and they remind us how close to the vast wilderness our city lies. Thanks to those who shared […]

If you’ve been to a local liquor store, pub, restaurant, or even Whitecaps game in Vancouver in recent years, you’ve been fortunate enough to have a selection of great local beer like the Filthy Dirty IPA, Craft Lager and Gypsy Tears Ruby Ale. Parallel 49 Brewing Company is an East Vancouver microbrewery brewing up some […]