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WELL READ, WELL BRED

July 5th, 2008
JULY 5TH, 2008 WELL READ, WELL BRED You can only read The Hungry Caterpillar so many times before you start bellyaching too. Canadian website Enfant Terrible has just received a shipment of gorgeous Japanese kids books that aim to inspire and surprise with their unusual themes (following the journey of a tear) and unique lessons (a book about birth from the baby's perspect ...

10 THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT BENTALL 5 CACTUS CLUB

July 4th, 2008
JULY 4TH, 2008 10 THINGS WE LOVE ABOUT BENTALL 5 CACTUS CLUB Sometimes we're glad when a company messes with a good thing. Here's 10 things we loved about the newest Cactus Club: 1. The massive glass cube that houses the restaurant (and facilitates people watching). 2. The male to female ratio (we're guessing 5 to 1). Is this ...

WANTED WOMAN

July 3rd, 2008
JULY 3RD, 2008 WANTED WOMAN Desiring more than cookie-cutter vases and dime-a-dozen décor, we headed to Wanted, a new lifestyle boutique on the edge of Chinatown (look for the sign—it's the only storefront on the entire block). Owner Susan Schroeder fills the quaint shop with pretty little things, like indoor plants (thin ...

DIALED IN

July 2nd, 2008
JULY 2ND, 2008 DIALED IN Video may have killed the radio star, but when the daily dose team is working for the weekend, we tune into the free international internet radio from our iMacs. Here are our faves: Sarah's pick: Radio Netherlands International This all-English station plays gr ...

DISAPPEARING ACT

June 30th, 2008
JUNE 30TH, 2008 DISAPPEARING ACT If you are sick of trying to conceal life's tiny imperfections with either rock hard cover-up sticks or goopy concealer wands, we have the product for you. The unique Amber Concealer ($11) by Vancouver's chiiki munki works with most skin tones and counterbalances redness and darkness under eyes. But best of all, its creamy, Vitamin E-ric ...

PASS THE PRESERVES

June 28th, 2008
JUNE 28TH, 2008 PASS THE PRESERVES When dealing with childrearing, it's always a challenge to preserve your sense of style while catering to the kids. Which is why new Bowen Island-based etailer www.shopashleyyork.com is a fashionista's godsend. To preserve your carefully culled home décor, there is whimsical wooden furniture that can sidle right up to your Le Corbusi ...

NARAMATA, UNCORKED

June 27th, 2008
JUNE 27TH, 2008 NARAMATA, UNCORKED Stay Until the Four Seasons opens in the Okanagan, Apple D'Or is your next best bet (or better). In a large log home overlooking the lake and Champagne vineyard, the three guest suites are up to 800 square feet and are fully wired and very private, with a no-expense-spared approach to décor and amenities. Recline by the pool and rhyme off the ...

STEALS AND DEALS

June 26th, 2008
  Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin v steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! ...

COOKIE CALL

June 26th, 2008
JUNE 26TH, 2008 COOKIE CALL Remember when 2 a.m. was bootie call? Now at the new late-night hotspot Revel Room, you can cap the night off with cookie call. After an evening of cocktails made with brandy-soaked berries and hawker-style satays on sugar cane, at last call they count up all the Revel-ers in the restaurant and bake up just enough chocolate chip cookies to go ...

To Have and to Holts

June 25th, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 To Have and to Holts When it comes to designer sales, you're like a (very fashionable) girl in a couture candy shop. Now at Holt Renfrew's Summer Sale, save 30-50 per cent on the designer goods you've been coveting all season. Long the gold standard of luxe shopping, Holt Renfrew mixes household-name designers with Vog ...
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