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French Dressing (on the side)

December 4th, 2010
DECEMBER 4TH, 2010 French Dressing (on the side) While you would love to dress your children in Parisian frocks everyday, that might cut too far into your own clothing budget. But thankfully for us, there's Emilie. A French native who worked in lingerie in Paris, she is importing impecible pre-loved French baby clothes (think Petit Bateau and Jacadi) sourced by her mo ...

Woodward's Windows Home for the Holidays

December 3rd, 2010
December 3, 2010 Woodward's Windows Home for the Holidays A Vancouver Christmas tradition has made a festive comeback. The Woodward’s Windows are Home for the Holidays in the newly restored Woodward’s building (Hastings and Abbott) and in five additional locations in Vancouver’s downtown core. A walking tour to visit the six grand displays will take you on a nostalgic j ...

Editor's Picks: top holiday wines (yes, we tasted them all)

December 3rd, 2010
DECEMBER 3RD, 2010 Editor's Picks: top holiday wines (yes, we tasted them all) Click on the links for availability at BC Liquor Stores. Merry MerlotWho doesn't love Merlot? Penticton's Painted Rock Estate Winery 2007 Merlot ($40) has all the mocha and plummy-ness you want over the holidays. We'd sip this bold bottle in front of a roaring fire with Mr. Right.     Gr ...

Steals and Deals

December 2nd, 2010
Breathe Easy Put a glow in someone’s stocking with a gift certificate from Breathe Spa. Right now, all packages are 10 per cent off, and you can order a gift card online and have it delivered by email for simple last-minute shopping. 464 Granville St., Vancouver, 604-688-4769, see more at www.breathespa.net Step to Freedman Shoes Freedman Shoes is having a Friends + ...

West Village People

December 2nd, 2010
DECEMBER 2ND, 2010 West Village People On your next overnighter in New York City, work your way from the West Village to Lower East Side. Historic hotels, smart shops and modern art await. sleepLocated close to the Hudson River, The Jane was built in 1908 with cabin-like rooms for sailors in need of a landing pad and later housed survivors of the Titantic. With a ...

In the Read

December 1st, 2010
DECEMBER 1ST, 2010 In the Read You’re well-read, now get, well, red. Penguin in collaboration with (PRODUCT)RED has created a line of red-covered classics like Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Dostoevsky’s Notes From the Underground and Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, to mark World AIDS Day today. Fifty percent of profits benefit the Global Fund. That makes The House of Mirth actually ...

Queen of Victoria

December 1st, 2010
December 1, 2010 Queen of Victoria So you didn’t get the rock from William—that doesn’t mean you can’t experience a touch of the royal life. BC Ferries Vacations offers a Victoria getaway fit for a Queen (from $112 per person, based on double occupancy and availability). The package includes a return ferry ride from Mainland Vancouver (including car, driver and passenger ...

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