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It all comes together at the Vancouver Home + Design Show. From Oct. 19-22, one of the city's most anticipated design events returns to share insider info on the how-tos for stylish-meets-approachable design and décor.

Simons , the 175-year-old family-owned Canadian fashion retailer, might hail from Quebec City but its new store in Park Royal has drawn heavily on the artistic icons of Vancouver.

Every year, in the calm before the storm that is the start of ski season in Whistler, a small food and drink festival takes place over a couple of weeks. You may have heard of it.

As of early this week, iconic men's magazine Playboy announced that it will no longer be printing nudes of women. According to the New York Times , chief executives met with 89-year-old founder Hugh Hefner to discuss the failing magazine.

“This is my baby,” Alexandra Thompson says, waving her arm around her charming Gastown boutique.

9am-ish There’s one bathroom stall here, which is going to be problematic, with dozens of dudes gathered to drink beer all day. This could get ugly. Oh, wait. It’s ugly now.

Roughly in the centre of Italy, the region of Emilia-Romagna is surely the country’s stomach. This is saying a lot in food-centric Italy.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Here's actor Bill Murray's advice about relationships: "If you have someone that you think is The One, don't just say, 'OK, let's pick a date. Let's get married.' Take that person and travel around the world.

ILIA , an organic line of makeup, available at Yaletown’s Beauty Mark and Olympic Village’s Kiss and Makeup boutique, recently expanded its cosmetics line with the launch of a new silky eye shadow, creamy eyeliner (with a built-in sharpener), and fou

Joe Fortes is celebrating 30 years this November with a culinary gala on Nov. 10, as well as dishes from 1985, the year they opened, at 1980s prices. Full details on the website. JoeFortes.