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prescribed dose - hot green roof

June 26th, 2007
Lazy, hazy summer afternoons are just around the corner and your new Tomas Maier bikini deserves a lounger worthy of its pedigree. Read: no white plastic stacking chairs, s’il vous plait . Patio furniture shopping can now be a lesson in architecture, design and art, at the new green rooftop of the stunning Inform Interiors. Sculptures like ...

temple of style

June 26th, 2007
The espadrille meets Grecian sandal in local shoe designer Erin Templeton’s new Knotty Wedges , handmade at her just-opened studio-store in Chinatown. We also love the Friday purse, whose leather handle can be removed after work, and voila, a belt and a clutch! Erin Templeton, 511 Carrall St. (at Pender—mind the gap!) 604-682-2451, www.erintempleton. ...

soak up the sun

June 25th, 2007
This summer’s backless tops and dresses call for impeccable skin and supple muscles, so if you’re suffering from computer hunch, we’ve got your back. The new location of Solarice Wellness Spa in Whistler offers a 60-minute extreme muscle relief treatment ($140) that focuses on back and shoulders and includes a detoxifying Moor mud back facial. Think it ...

nesting instinct

June 23rd, 2007
Just like London's chic family supper clubs, taking your tots out while you socialize is the whole point of the new Little Nest restaurant. It caters to kids with its cool retro theme and custom play kitchen that will occupy them for hours. Better yet, it services parents with fabulous organic food and desserts from a former Lumière pastry chef. There are fun ret ...

10 things we love about goldfish pacific kitchen

June 22nd, 2007
Yaletown's newest hotspot has us hyped about its novel décor and fresh, clean menu. It's so stunning, in fact, tourists are mistaking it for a furniture store and asking to make purchases. Herewith, the tour. 10. Behold the bar: tables and bar back are made of rare, Canadian marble with pale blue veining. Simply stunning. 9. The custom-drawn, 40-foot modern mur ...

steals and deals

June 21st, 2007
Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin v steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! booty-licious bootcamp Get Beyonce’s beach bod with the fitness gurus at Survivor Boot Camp. Voted Winner of Best Boot Camp, you’ll love the small classes, one-on-one attention and creative training programs. Think total body conditioning for all levels ($225-$275). Regis ...

l.a. law-less

June 21st, 2007
It may be the city of lost angels, but we found heaven on a recent naughty weekend in L.A. eat Even the carb-free, Zone-d out Los Angelenas line up for hours at Mario Batali's new Pizzeria Mozza. We fell for the thin crust fennel sausage pizza with panna and red onion ($14), salumi salami ($10), and great Italian wine list. www.mozza-la.com drink The young ...

picture this

June 20th, 2007
Not only are you a successful career woman, jaw-droppingly gorgeous, a mother of two, and a published author, but you just happen to have a way with a canvas and paintbrush, too. Wait—don't hate her just yet! Michele Kambolis has been picked up as a feature artist at Vancouver's Harrison Gallery where you'll find her abstract landscapes are brought to life with sand ...

bag it quick!

June 19th, 2007
News Flash: the limited edition "I'm not a plastic bag"cloth totes with rope handles by U.K. designer Anya Hindmarch launch in North America tomorrow. Just 300 of the $18 shopping bags are available on a first-come-first-serve basis (limit 10 per customer) at Vancouver's Holt Renfrew and every customer gets a free copy of the book "Change the World for 10 Bucks." Or 1 ...

wink, wink

June 18th, 2007
If your eyelashes are feeling as sparse as Britney's brain cells, help is here. For as little as $19 you can be batting a home run at the new Tokyo Eyelash Bar, just opened at Canada's very first Shu Uemura counter. Drop by before a big night out and have the Japanese-trained technicians apply eyelash clusters to the outer corners of your eyes for a little extra flut ...
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