Living

Back in 2012, when Rod Moore was about to open his dream bar, the Shameful Tiki Room, he ran into a problem.

Brace yourselves: V-Day is upon us. Which means there’s a good chance you’re going to have to buy some sort of clichéd gift for your significant other as a lame token of your undying love and affection – or whatever.

Not all of us can afford to buy our loved one a diamond ring, fancy dinner and/or $500 spa day (complete with Swedish massage).

If you really like wine, chances are you already have a ticket to at least one of the Vancouver International Wine Festival ’s (VIWF) 54 events, kicking off Feb. 11.

The Holy Crab , a Louisiana-style seafood restaurant originating from Jakarta, has opened its first Canadian location at 1588 Robson.

Vancouverites are serious about brunch.

Donna Healey-Ogden, of Canadian Animal Rescue & Extended Shelter (C.A.R.E.S.), isn’t quite sure where Carly came from.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Your reputation is in a state of fermentation.

Blind and unable to walk, seven-year-old Mica was transported from a First Nations reserve in Bella Coola, BC, to Vancouver by Dhana Metta Rescue Society, where he received critical surgery to repair his hind-end paralysis.

Welcome to Painsville, population: Me.