Living

Its no secret that Vancouvers food landscape has dramatically improved over the past decade.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have a poetic license, as well as astrological permission, to be extra cute in the coming week. I mean you have a divine mandate to exceed the usual levels of being adorable and charming and delectable.

I was recently asked how to convince someone whos afraid of needles to give acupuncture a try. My usual answer is that acupuncture isnt painful, which is usually what most people fear the most about the treatment.

SECOND CHANCE: Its been nearly a year-long slog for Jenni Nelson to get Community Thrift & Vintage off the ground.

You know how it is: Just when youve convinced yourself that summer isnt showing up this year, again, the clouds part and that mysterious yellow orb sends anemic Wet Coasters diving for their sunglasses and stampeding outside.

ICY HOT: Last week we mentioned the Vancouver Special, a particularly heinous fashion crime committed by female hockey fans who coordinate an oversized Canucks jersey with a pair of leggings.

Photographed by: David Fierro ( DavidFierro.com ) Stylist: Erin Stanley, Judy Inc. ( JudyInc.com ) Makeup/Hair: Ellen Pratt, TRESemme Tres Two Spray and MAC Cosmetics, Judy Inc. ( JudyInc.com ) Models: Becky, John Casablancas ( JCVancouver.

Most of my clients are women of all ages and fitness levels. Most complain that they dont want to lift weights because they dont want to get big and bulky.

Electric Owl, the 200-seat, Japanese izakaya-themed restaurant and live music venue in the renovated American Hotel in Strathcona, has just opened up. Check it out at 928 Main. (604-558-0928, ElectricOwl.ca ).

Vancouvers top 10 spots to sip cocktails al fresco Im a sucker for good, marginally esoteric top 10 lists, and Ive certainly dished a few of my own in these pages (the more hyper-specific they are, the more of a challenge they present).