Lisa Author Lisa is a BC-based travel writer and photographer. She launched her travel writing career while working in West Africa. In 2010, she came back to the Pacific Northwest where, together with her two daughters, she’s still enjoying the spectacular coastal scenery, the plentiful diverse foods, and the fresh mountain air.

April 24, 2014

Greens Market Adds Raw Food Café

Greens Organic & Natural Market in Kitsilano recently welcomed Indigo Food Café, which opened inside their store,...

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Family • Shopping

April 16, 2014

5 Sugar-Free Easter Treats for Kids

Easter treat shopping for a young child this week? You may want to consider some alternatives to the usual sugar-laden...

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April 9, 2014

Bikram Yoga Closes in Kitsilano. Guru Scandal to Blame?

Bikram Yoga Vancouver has closed their West End and Kitsilano studio locations. The last sweat sessions were held on...

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April 2, 2014

5 Ways to Get Gardening in Kitsilano

  The cherry trees are blooming, the grass is growing, and those clever crows are getting really vocal. It’s...

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March 26, 2014

5 Best Places to See Cherry Blossoms in Vancouver

Vancouver’s street tree population is well over 130,000 and about one third of those trees are of the Prunus...

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Food & Drink • News

March 13, 2014

Where to Find Great Pizza in Kitsilano

A thin, blistered crust. Ovals of melted mozzarella. Sweet tomato sauce perfumed with basil. Before you get all slim...

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March 5, 2014

5 Great Bookstores in Kitsilano

Amazon may rule them all, but there’s nothing like actually seeing, feeling, and even smelling a book, new or...

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February 26, 2014

5 Educational Activities for Families in Vancouver

The Beaty Biodiversity Museum. Photo credit: Lisa Voormeij Once the roads are less slushy, go explore, just beyond our...

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February 5, 2014

5 Free BC Family Day Events

This year the BC Family Day statutory holiday is on Monday, February 10. If you get the chance to have the day off,...

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January 31, 2014

5 Tasty Takeout Options in Kitsilano

Do yourself and/or your cohabitor(s) a favour and bring home tonight’s dinner from one of these 5 takeout options...

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