My 5 Favourite Public Art Pieces in Vancouver
One of the things I love about Vancouver is how there is outdoor public artwork scattered throughout different neighbourhoods in the Lower Mainland. It gives our city character (and some great photo opportunities). Here are some of my favourites. The Words Don’t Fit the Picture – It’s hard to miss this three-dimensional sign with 1280 LED […]
2013 Aritzia Warehouse Sale (August 27 to September 2)
The annual Aritzia Warehouse Sale is back in Vancouver. I’ve been going to this practically every year since I was in early highschool But no longer is it a hush hush “secret” event that’s passed on by word of mouth – the last few years, we have seen posters plastered throughout the city about this […]
Seventeen89 Restaurant + Lounge (1789 Comox Street) opens in Vancouver’s West End
Seventeen89 Restaurant + Lounge is a collaboration between chef Daryle Ryo Nagata and third-generation fisherman Paul Puratich. The duo decided to call it Seventeen89, which as well as the street address (1789 Comox Street), represents a notable time in history: “Big things happened in 1789. The French Revolution began, George Washington took office, Mutiny on the […]
Massimo Dutti Launches Canadian E-Commerce Site
Everything about this Spanish brand conveyed prestige and luxury, down to Massimo Duttti’s royal looking crest-shaped logo. But when I looked deeper into their online store and saw the prices, I was pleasantly surprised that the damage won’t actually be too bad to the wallet.
Blind Cyclist Cycles Across Canada for Charity

In an 85-day tour, Canadians Craig Aucoin and Lloyd McLean have embarked on an 8,200-kilometre journey, cycling from St. John’s, NL to Victoria, BC on a unique, tandem recumbent bicycle – the only one of its kind in Canada. What’s extra special about this journey is that Craig Aucoin will be the first blind cyclist to […]
Vancouver Designer Spotlight: Melanie Auld

After a whirlwind of travel and relocations over the past 8 years, Canadian jewellery designer Melanie Auld is thrilled to return to Vancouver – the city where she originally started her business in 2008, and where her husband, Alex Auld, played professional hockey for the Vancouver Canucks