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play that funky musice

August 9th, 2006
If you've always dreamed of making music but failed to master even the most basic of instruments (recorder flashbacks anyone?), fear not.Vancouver's very own DJ Leanne will have you spinning break beats faster than you can say Danger Mouse at her newly redesigned Rhythm Institute.Learn from the city's best reggae, funk, R&B, house and techno DJs at the Institute's ultra-modern downtown st ...

101 215 12TH ST, New Westminster British Columbia

August 9th, 2006

I just finished uploading this Condo, 101 215 12TH ST, New Westminster British Columbia

Condo for sale. DISCOVERY REACH BY BOSA. Wonderful ground floor townhome-like condo, convenient fully fenced west facing pet sized private patio, privacy landscaping. Nice for BBQ. Enjoy a potted garden. Also offers a direct private entrance from the

burn, baby burn

August 8th, 2006
We all look better in candlelight, sure. But it's hard to find a candle that'll burn clean, without dulling your white walls or sullying your bathroom with fine soot. And then we found Trillium a little French company out of Creston, B.C. that makes lovely vintage candles from soy. Choose the glass jarred variety, tied with a vintage velvet ribbon (with no ugly sticker to wreck the view.)  ...

I wanna soak up the sun

August 7th, 2006
Got my 45 on... Okay, that's enough of that. But ever since Sheryl Crow made wearing sunscreen and being a sexy rock chic mutually inclusive, we've been looking for one that doesn't make us look like a chalky, white cave dweller. That's why we've been loving the Organic Lavender SPF 30 version from Alba.  Not only does it smell like a dream (and the lavender naturally repels insects) ...

June residential sales second highest on record

August 4th, 2006
June residential sales second highest on record Vancouver, B.C. July 5, 2006 - Total residential sales reached 3,951 units in June 2006, the second highest number of sales recorded during the month of June in the history of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV). REBGV reports that last month's overall sales for detached, attached and apartment properties decreased by 8.8 ...

brunch dish

August 4th, 2006
Like we need another excuse to break out the twelve-o-clocktails. But Nu’s Sunday Jazz Brunch is just so celebratory, it demands a glass of bubbles. Amid the sultry musical stylings of jazz diva Karen Holness, luxuriate on the sunny oceanfront patio as your complimentary amuse bouche—a demi-tasse of frothy hot cocoa and baby croissant—arrives. Then delve into brunch dishes suc ...

goin' to bowen (again)

August 3rd, 2006
Just in time for the legendary Bowen Island Dock Dance (Aug 5), we present this summer’s must-do guide for Bowen Island — just a $7, 20-minute ferry ride, and a world away.eatStep off the ferry and up the main drag (after a browse through the open-air craft market) into Tuscany, whose exceptional weekend brunches feature peach bellinis, lemon-ricotta pancakes, free range eggs, and sausage ...

drive-thru art

August 1st, 2006
What’s the difference between Vancouver and yogourt? Yogourt has culture, the old joke goes. But we know better, and you do too. You just have to know where to look for it. Like in back alleys. The Contemporary Art Gallery has set up a nifty drive-thru video installation in its alleyway, where you can simply pull up, point and play. Choose from six mini-movies, each abou ...

air conditioned underware

August 1st, 2006
The heat is on. (Okay you can stop singing now.) But you never let them see you sweat. (brutal cliché, bear with us.) Which is why you need Vancouver line Oqoqo’s bamboo underwear. Wait, we’re serious. This ultra-soft, environmentally-friendly fabric keeps you two to three per cent cooler than other fabrics: it’s like Mother Nature’s air conditioner.\n\nA ...

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