The Surrey Tree Lighting Festival is coming up on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Central City with headliners Victoria Duffield and Good for Grapes. Surrey Tree Lighting Festival Festivities will kick off at 12:00pm and run until 8:00pm at the Central City Mall plaza where a spectacular 55-foot tree will be lit after dark. Activities […]

The site of the first city hospital in Vancouver has been commemorated as part of the Vancouver Heritage Foundation‘s Places That Matter plaque project. On October 9th, the foundation hosted a plaque presentation ceremony at the site, which is now an Easy Park lot. 1914: Cambie looking south from near Pender. Archives# LGN 1233. 2012: […]

“We should do this when your parents visit,” is a phrase that I’ve said to John for the last six years, which is the amount of time it’s been since his mother and father traveled to Vancouver from Iowa. My in-laws are incredible people who just happened to be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this […]

White Spot’s burgers are legendary and while the original recipe — with that enticing Triple-O sauce — is a favourite of many, the restaurant has recently added a line-up of Burger Guest Stars to their menu. Executive Chef, Chuck Currie and Executive Development Chef Danny Markowicz have developed for this year’s White Spot Burger Guest […]

For one night this November I will be sleeping outside in downtown Vancouver so that 54 youth don’t have to. The annual Covenant Sleep Out will take place Thursday, November 21, 2013 and will involve executives, public figures and well-connected leaders in our community who will sleep outside for one night in solidarity with those […]