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. […]

This spring you can make a big difference in someone’s life! Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is currently looking for volunteer mentors ages 19-25 for its Go Girls! Group Mentoring Program, taking place in Vancouver, Burnaby and Coquitlam Schools. If you enjoy working with young people and would you like to help young girls […]

There is beauty in the rain, and it’s a large part of why Vancouverites tolerate it for so long throughout the year. It washes away days of dirt, leaves, and debris, and it keeps our natural surroundings lush and green. It clears the air, fills our reservoirs and mountain streams, and gives us excellent excuses […]

Two days ago Instagram introduced Hyperlapse, a new app that allows users to create speedy timelapse videos with their phones: “Traditionally, time lapse videos depend on holding your phone or camera still while you film. Hyperlapse from Instagram features built-in stabilization technology that lets you create moving, handheld time lapses that result in a cinematic […]

It’s been an incredible summer in Vancouver this year and it still isn’t over. In a single day you can hike, climb, paddle, swim, and golf — and I did just that last week. Our home is such a great place for adventure or a sip on the patio, appreciating the arts or for lounging […]

Beck will be playing Deer Lake Park in Burnaby on August 19th as part of Live Nation’s Concerts in the Park outdoor music series. Photo courtesy of Live Nation Beck is currently touring in support of his critically-acclaimed twelfth studio album, Morning Phase and reviews of this tour so far are pouring in, like this […]

Jason Mraz is celebrating the release of his hugely anticipated new album, “YES” by embarking on a new tour that will stop in Vancouver on Thursday, October 23, 2014. Photo courtesy of Live Nation “YES” is highlighted by the first single, “Love Someone,” the album – which finds Mraz teaming up with his longtime friends, […]

The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents AKOS, the monumental works of spray can art by Haida artist Corey Bulpitt, on now until September 14th. AKOS is Corey Bulpitt’s graffiti tag and his Haida name, Taakeet Gaaya, translates to “Gifted Carver”. Both names reveal two art forms that have successfully come together through […]

Unfortunately this tour has been cancelled This summer Michael Franti & Spearhead are bringing their Soulshine Summer Tour to Vancouver with SOJA, Brett Dennen, and Trevor Hall on June 26th at the WestJet Concert Stage at the PNE Amphitheatre. The experience will be complete with a pre-concert yoga session, rounding out a perfect West Coast […]

Tourism Vancouver just released a new video to promote out city, with a focused on just that — the city. “With our mountains, ocean and forests we sometimes forget just how exciting and energetic our downtown core is. When your hotel reservation agent asks you if you’d like an ocean view or city view room […]