Living

Sometimes being in the 99 per cent is actually lucrative at least thats the case for womens fashion.

ZOE PAWLAK, 30 Contemporary artist, speaker and curator | ZoePawlak.com Where do you get your style inspiration: M.I.A. is recently rocking my world, Lady Gaga, David Hockney, Egon Schiele , Betty Goodwin and Art Thoughtz.

Its always great when you catch up with an old friend after many years and its as if hardly a day has gone by.

When I first moved to Vancouver, I got acquainted with my new city by getting severely drunk with friends in several of her Main-Street bars and taxiing over to Kitsilano to find a space offering decent food and the potential for more booze.

While many were reconnecting with their minds and bodies at Wanderlust, the yoga festival in Whistler last weekend, I was feeding my soul with ribs, chicken, pork butt and brisket.

When you're picnicking with a million-dollar view, tuna sandwiches and granola bars just aren't going to cut it.

Long known as an advocate of the local food movement, Robert Belcham is passionate about our need to support BC producers. On Wednesday afternoons, the Vancouver Farmers Market (VFM) makes it extra special easy for him to practise what he preaches.

People talk a lot about which wine should be paired with which food.

Lisa Fedorak is shaking with excitement, as she accepts the small wooden box. It holds a house key that she and her family have been looking forward to for nearly six years. It holds the promise of a better future, one that includes home ownership.

If your family includes Barbie fans, you may want to reconsider any out-of-town getaways planned for the B.C. Day long weekend. The Barbie Mobile Tour visits Playland at the PNE this weekend when it makes its final stop on a North American Tour.