Living

ARIES (March 21-April 19) As soon as you can, sneak away to a private place where you can be alone – preferably to a comfy sanctuary where you can indulge in eccentric behaviour without being seen or heard or judged.

“In a shabby section of Vancouver’s Chinatown, where the condo developers have yet to encroach, a snazzy awning beckons from a faded jade-coloured building…” Thus begins the description of Kissa Tanto, which has just been chosen as Canada’s Best New

When Happy Hour was finally made legal in British Columbia, in 2014, it offered long-overdue compensation to Vancouverites who rightly complain about the provincial and city governments’ continued unwillingness to let responsible adults indulge in af

A new tea shop has arrived in Yaletown. Cha Le Tea (1207 Hamilton St.)offers a proprietary line of single-origin, premium Chinese teas.

With the fresh vibes of spring on their way, we’ll soon be rejuvenated from winter hibernation and ready to get back into the full swing of entertaining.

In the annals of beer history, St. Hildegard of Bingen holds a unique distinction.

Picked up as a stray last summer, nine-year-old Ricki was immediately deemed “not highly adoptable” due to her condition.

Growing up, my family always had Archie comics in the house. My younger sister was obsessed, carrying them around in place of a security blanket. Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and Moose came with her everywhere she went.

Most people visit Tuscany in more clement seasons than winter. The warmer weather is conducive to meandering through the region’s cypress-lined hills, picnicking amidst olive trees, eating grapes off the vines, and basking in that famous sun.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) I predict that you will have earned the title of Master Composter no later than March 26.