Once upon a time on Commercial Drive, there were two spiders performing a pas de deux. It starred resident spider (right) and impostor spider (left). Sometimes their dance resembled a circus trapeze act. Other times, a wrestling match. Eventually resident spider had enough of its guest and unceremoniously flung impostor spider to the ground. Resident spider then …
Last week on Wednesday my colleague Dana and I joined dozens of other food enthusiasts in Kitsilano for the second-ever Tasting Plates Vancouver, a culinary event put on by food blogger Richard Wolak, better known online as Vancouver Foodster. For $40 per person (or $30 if purchased a week ahead of time), event goers were …
Vancouver is about to lose an institution. According to a message posted on the B.C. Chowhound forum today, The Brave Bull’s House of Steak is closing for good on September 2nd: Never been, but for those interested, the couple that run Brave Bull are retiring and closing the restaurant down soon. Last day is Sept 2, after which they are selling …
I’ve stayed at the Warwick, the W, the Holiday Inn, and at El Gaucho, yet I always come back to the Moore Hotel. I recently stayed here for two nights last weekend, my fifth time at the hotel over the past two years, and it fails to disappoint. For the price and location, this is …
Last weekend I was in Seattle to attend the second ever GeekGirlCon – a convention that “celebrates and honors the legacy of women contributing to science and technology; comics, arts, and literature; and game play and game design by connecting geeky women world-wide and creating community to foster continued growth of women in geek culture through events.” The view …
This was the scene on Tuesday evening during the first major summer thunderstorm since July of 2009. Every evening before sunset, the crows in Vancouver fly eastward toward their roost in Burnaby. They always take the same route. They fly in from the west, passing through Yaletown, following False Creek to the Grandview cut in …
