Take a stroll in Kitsilano and you will meet your fair share of dogs. Water dishes line the entrances to shops in this part of Vancouver, and it is common to find treats outside. Kits seems to give dogs the same treatment as any two-legged resident.
For some Kitsilano isn’t as dog friendly as it could [...]
On a Sunday morning, the Coal Harbour Community Centre in downtown Vancouver is busy with activity.
Young men and women haul heavy hockey bags on their shoulders as they walk through the automatic doors. Seniors out for a walk along the nearby seawall, pop in to say hello.
“The biggest purpose of community centres is to bring [...]
Here are the key issues around new rules governing how restaurants operate:
- The main issue for the city in creating the new bylaw is to ensure that food primary establishments (restaurants) are not doing business in the same manner as liquor primary establishments (bars).
- To become a liquor primary establishment there are a great deal [...]
Preston didn’t seem to like his spandex superman costume. The 10-month-old Beagle kept spinning around, jumping up, looking for treats.
“We wanted Preston to have a day to have fun,” said Mei Lee, one of Preston the Superdog’s owners.
Preston was not alone in his discomfort with clothing. “Normally we put on their raincoats, and they won’t [...]
Zombies growl and stomp as Michael Jackson’s Thriller booms over and over again from the sound system. Mother zombies carrying baby zombies dance together.
A skater-boy zombie with a stop sign rammed into his chest gnashes his teeth, and mimics Michael Jackson’s best moves.
Inside the Roundhouse Community centre, a line of dancers wait to sign-in and [...]
Just thinking about a trip to Southern Argentina with her boyfriend makes Rebecca Quiring’s face warm and her heart race, but not because of the romantic possibilities.
Quiring is terrified of flying. In the days before a trip, she becomes increasingly apprehensive and begins to make excuses not to travel. When finally on the plane, her [...]
Two businesswomen in Vancouver are cashing in on the embarrassment and discomfort of many men when it comes to lingerie shopping.
Their online site, Panty by Post, selling women’s online has proved a profitable enterprise.
Produced by Kerry Blackadar, Karen Moxley and Amanda Sung.
The trend towards supersized fashion accessories, such as large handbags, may be bad for your health.
Produced by Amanda Ash, Katie Hyslop, Faiza Khan, Sarah Stenabaugh and Megan Stewart.
The women of the Malalay Afghan sewing co-op in Burnaby have brought their needle-work skills to Canada. Having escaped 30 years of perpetual war in Afghanistan, many have been left traumatized.
But as Ryan Fletcher reports, the co-op’s women are learning to deal with the challenges of a new life and the scars of an old [...]
In 2005, Noriki Tamura immigrated to Vancouver with a dream of opening his own restaurant. With very little money, he set up a hotdog cart instead. Today, Japadog — an unlikely combination of hotdogs and sushi — is thriving despite the recession. Tamura will finally open his restaurant this spring.
Tamura’s story is part of Vancouver’s [...]
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