June 19th, 2013 @ 12:15pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
This summer Vancouver will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Dancing on the Edge Festival that has brought over 400 different dance artists and choreographers to our stages. Talented members of the dance industry have traveled from across Canada, Japan, Germany, Venezuela, Mexico, Wales, the United States, Poland and China to join local artists each [...]
June 17th, 2013 @ 3:11pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Earlier this spring I discovered the beauty of an oven-fresh pizza paired with Okanagan wines and I’m pretty excited that an event all about that same marriage of flavours and textures will be taking place in Vancouver this month. Photos courtesy of LaStella/Nicli Nicli Pizzeria Antica is hosting the Nicli Pizzeria Winemaker’s Dinner on Tuesday, [...]
June 16th, 2013 @ 2:16pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
The boys of summer return to Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium as the two-time (and back-to-back) Northwest League Champion Vancouver Canadians kick off their Class-A short season this month. Affordable tickets, sunny afternoons, the beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park backdrop, and watching up-and-coming baseball stars of the Blue Jays affiliate are all a part of [...]
June 13th, 2013 @ 10:29am by Rebecca Bollwitt
The award-winning Yew Restaurant + Bar at the Four Seasons in Vancouver is now YEW seafood + bar with a rebranding that launched this week. The seafood concept is a permanent change, helping the restaurant deliver the best sustainable seafood dining experience possible. Like YEW seafood + bar on Facebook The YEW team began a [...]
June 11th, 2013 @ 10:24am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Victoria is one a great getaway destination for those of us on the coast, providing beautiful island scenery, delicious locally-sourced food, craft beer and brew pubs, family attractions, and plenty of history. When my sister, mother, niece, and I began a tradition of “girls weekends” over 10 years ago, the first place we stayed was [...]
June 7th, 2013 @ 12:00pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Tech toys will be hot ticket items for Father’s Day this year and Best Buy has one of the latest and greatest available now. The Samsung Galaxy S Camera is a 16.3 megapixel camera from the smart phone makers that uses the Android operating system. You’re used to phones that have cameras, apps and connectivity, [...]
June 5th, 2013 @ 8:04am by Rebecca Bollwitt
I love road trips of all kinds, whether it’s taking off to the Sunshine Coast for a night on a weekend or packing up and heading east to chase sunrises over the Rockies. Great tunes on the radio, snacks in the console, windows down, photo ops in the review mirror, spotting wildlife, playing eye-spy with [...]
June 3rd, 2013 @ 1:24pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
BC’s only mini golf tournament returns to Cultus Lake this summer, raising funds for Love Global‘s international school development projects. This family event will bring together 200 participants (in teams) who will compete to become mini golf champions. Enjoy a full day of mini golf, raffle prize giveaways, lunch, and games and a visit from [...]