YWCA Women of Distinction Awards

Dead Like Me: Life After Death Now on DVD

Comments 7 by Rebecca Bollwitt

7sharesThe Vancouver-filmed series Dead Like Me ended a few years ago but it still has quite the following — if even according to Twitter last night when I asked if there were any fans out there and I received dozens of replies within minutes. It has now moved on to the afterlife in the form […]

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Review: Froyoswirl Frozen Yogurt

Comments 5 by Rebecca Bollwitt

5sharesBefore I had even heard of this “fresh fruit and frozen yogurt” phenomenon I received an email from the owners of Froyoswirl on Homer Street, inviting me to come and try their frozen yogurt creations. I didn’t have the chance to head in until today, and in the meantime I totally jumped on board with […]

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Illuminate Yaletown 2009

Comments 5 by Rebecca Bollwitt

5sharesI know that seeing a post with the word “Yaletown” included in my “Cheap Things to Do” category may seem a bit out of the ordinary to some but next weekend’s Illuminate Yaletown proves that the days of Vancouver’s free family-friendly events for all are not quite a thing of the past. Photo credit: bigsnit […]

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Facebook Terms of Service Update

Comments 20 by Rebecca Bollwitt

20sharesI’m always hesitant to grant permission to aggregator sites to redistribute my content, I mean I license my entire site under a Creative Commons License although sometimes those “attribution” or “non-commercial” bits get lost in the shuffle. One thing I never did was republish my content on Facebook as well, knowing that they would probably […]

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Hockey Nights in Film at the Vancity Theatre

Comments 6 by Rebecca Bollwitt

6sharesI receive updates regularly from the Vancity International Film Centre and often they get me pretty pumped to go out and catch a flick at the lovely Vancity Theatre (currently playing The Godfather II). I just received word of their Hockey Nights in Film and I definitely think any of these movies are worth viewing […]

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