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Calling all fashion lovers, Pacific Centre’s new retail expansion opened last week. Three years in the making, the opening brings a handful of new retailers to the corner of Robson and Granville.

Canada Day calls for barbecues and lots of clicking of glasses. In honour of our vast and diverse country, I propose putting away any friendly rivalries and celebrating our booze making efforts from coast to coast.

Each issue, The Growler Craft Beer Handbook invites two brewers to sit down (over beer, of course) and discuss the craft, the industry and the beer.

If you like the idea of trying new adventures and being outdoorsy, but aren’t quite ready to go bush deep and burly (or perhaps you’ve got a growler collection at home that’s been collecting dust), this is for you.

A great result from Nissan's craftspeople

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Would you like to stop pushing and struggling for a while? Is there a clenched attitude you would love to let go of? Do you wish you could take a break from having to give so much and try so hard and be so strong? Then do it

In the creative industries, it is so common for someone's reputation or craft to precede meeting them, and collaborative bonds are often formed through social media or online platforms.

SCENE | HEARD Truffles Fine Foods & Catering , the popular café at VanDusen Botanical Garden, has opened a new stand-alone location called Kitchen at 785 Davie Street. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. TrufflesFineFoods.

Kitchen on Main St. 3941 Main St. | 604-620-8300 | KitchenOnMainSt.com Open nightly from 5pm; brunch Saturday-Sunday, 11am-3pm.

So you go to a restaurant, enjoy the food and decide to go back for that reason alone. However the next time you go, it’s not the same.