FarmCity Fresh Cart – New Open-Air Urban Grocery Cart Launches in Vancouver

Have you ever seen a Farmer’s Market on wheels?  Beginning today, the freshness of the farm comes direct to the city as FarmCity Fresh Cart makes its debut on the streets of downtown Vancouver and New Westminster. A partnership between Re-Up BBQ and FarmCity Co-op, FarmCity Fresh Cart is a groundbreaking, farmers’ market-inspired kiosk featuring an ever-changing […]

Free Slurpees for You on 7-Eleven’s Birthday (July 11, 2014)

  7-Eleven Canada is celebrating 45 years of quality convenience by offering its guests across Canada nearly 750,000 Slurpee drinks on its birthday in its largest giveaway to date.  From B.C. to Ontario, participating stores will each serve up 1,500 Slurpee drinks between 11:00 am and 7:00 pm on Friday, July 11, or while stocks last. […]

6 Apartment Gardening Tips for Downtown Vancouver

As a downtown Vancouver resident, I don’t have any access to outdoor gardening space but still want to be able to grow herbs for cooking, so year after year, I’ve been growing basil on my windowsill.  Indoor plants (and the pretty plant pot they are in) can help improve the aesthetics of your space and […]

EVENT: Bombay Sapphire Sampling Events in Vancouver

 Over the next few weeks, Bombay Sapphire is hosting a several (free) sampling events around Vancouver. Between 5 to 7pm, attendees will have the opportunity to sample four different Bombay Sapphire cocktails.  Dates and locations are as follows: June 27th – Parlour Yaletown 1011 Hamilton Street @parlouryaletown July 4th – Blackbird Public House and Oyster Bar […]

New Restaurant Opening: Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar at Sutton Place Hotel

Located at Vancouver’s Sutton Place Hotel, Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar (845 Burrard Street) will present subtle, unexpected and playful approaches to cuisine, service and style. From early morning to late at night, the new 290-seat restaurant will offer guests a variety of culinary experiences: from the stylish dining room, seated oyster bar and craft-cocktail and […]