Happy First Day of Spring! You know it’s going to be good day when you wake up to find blue skies, sunshine, and fresh snow on the North Shore mountains. It’s such a phenomenal first day of spring in Vancouver, …
Live Jazz on Sundays at the Tangent Café
Yet another reason why living on Commercial Drive is great: every Sunday afternoon from 4-7pm, the Tangent Café hosts live jazz. And it’s amazing! We discovered this by accident last summer, as we walked into Tangent Café for a craft beer, …
BC Studies Online Auction: Nov 15-22, 2013
I admit, I’m a bit of geek when it comes to BC history and geography, so the annual BC Studies Online Auction gets me excited. It begins on November 15 at noon and ends on November 22nd at noon. BC …
Steam Whistle Oktoberfest is coming to Vancouver!
As some of you know, I am a craft beer enthusiast. I go to beer tweetups. I’m a member of CAMRA Vancouver. I go to St. Augustine’s way too much. As a result, I’m excited to announce that Steam Whistle Oktoberfest …
Khatsahlano! Music + Arts Festival 2013: A Culinary Preview
Update: This was a review of an event from 2013, but keeping it up here as a time capsule reminder. Vancouver’s biggest FREE outdoor music festival, the Khatsahlano Music + Arts Festival, is taking over Kitsilano’s W 4th Avenue on Saturday, …
Tasting Plates Vancouver: Commercial Drive
I was walking down Commercial Drive on the first week of June, still in a daze after coming back from the TBEX conference in Toronto the night before, and who do I run into, but Richard Wolak aka: Vancouver Foodster. …
NEWS! at the Presentation House Gallery Satellite
One of the most remarkable photography exhibits on Vancouver is currently wrapping up at the Presentation House Gallery Satellite space, upstairs at 560 Seymour Street. NEWS! is a best-of collection from the Vancouver Sun photo archives – photos that don’t exist …