It’s the most wonderful time of the year for fans of local brews as the 6th annual Vancouver Craft Beer Week (“VCBW”) kicks off May 29th and runs until June 7th. Festivities include the first annual Vancouver Magazine International Craft Beer Awards Gala presented by CRAFT Beer Market on May 29th 2015 at the Roundhouse […]

It’s home buying season and whether you purchased your home 1 week or 20 years ago, there’s a lot of pride to be had in the place you do call home. For me, home is Vancouver, the West End, and the building we’ve loved for almost a decade where I also have my home office. […]

The Surrey Youth Basketball and Breakdance Showcase is a free, full day event coming up on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Guildford Recreation Centre. It includes a city-wide youth basketball tournament, breakdance battles, a hip hop showcase, games, and more. The event provides a unique opportunity for Surrey’s youth to get involved in their […]

Christ Church Cathedral, standing strong on the corner of West Georgia and Burrard in Downtown Vancouver, is almost as old as the city itself. A fixture in the community for 125 years, the Cathedral has been working on a revitalization over the last few decades with the last phase of the project including a new […]

St Paul’s Hospital has stood on Burrard Street in Downtown Vancouver for the last 100 years and Providence Health Care announced this morning that it is set to close, with a new facility and health care campus being built in the vicinity of Main and Terminal in False Creek. 1923: Archives# Bu N251. Photo credit: […]

Experience the thrill of a lifetime as you rappel 19 storeys down the side of Vancouver’s third tallest building, the Shaw Tower, all for a good local cause. Dare to Leap‘s inaugural fundraiser in support of Outward Bound Canada’s new Urban Youth Program takes place April 16th and there’s still time to sign up, fundraise, […]

The wait is over! Samsung Canada has launched the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge which is now available in black sapphire, white pearl, and gold platinum* styles. If you got in the #S6Lineup or pre-ordered your device through your carrier you will soon have the sleek and powerful Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 Edge in […]

Barry Manilow has hit the road one last time for a North American tour and Vancouver is on his list. The pop superstar, who performed more than 400 concerts at the Las Vegas Hilton and Paris Las Vegas from 2005-2011, will play Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena on May 26th as a part of the […]

We look out across the inlet at glowing sunsets every night and somehow see past the 12-18 ships and tankers that dot the landscape between us and the horizon. Now the unfortunate morning has come that “Oil Spill in English Bay” and #VanFuelSpill are the news topics of the day. Photo credit: Sally T. Buck […]

No, it’s not part of a set on Deadpool, thesuperhero/action filmed based on the Marvel Comics character that is currently filming in Vancouver. This stack of cars balancing on top of a tree stump is actually a new Vancouver Biennale public art piece called Trans Am Totem. Photo credit: Ted McGrath on Flickr Vancouver Biennale […]