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Syu Kitsilano: Respecting Legacy While Elevating Offerings

You’ll find Syu Kitsilano in a space that has been serving sushi for forty years. When founder Xiubo Sun and Chef Kouichi Fujioka took over the historic 1508 Yew Street restaurant, they felt the weight [...]
Music

Five Minutes With: Indie-Rock Project Sunday Morning

Vancouver’s Sunday Morning returns with their most immediate and emotionally resonant single to date, “Carry the Sky,” a sweeping meditation on love, loss, and the enduring weight of memory. Led by frontman Bruce Wilson, the [...]
Comedy

Tragedy Plus Time: Comedian Zac Young

Zac Young builds his comedy on contrast—establishing a baseline before attacking the stage with purposefully disorderly delivery wrapped around bare-bones writing, creating what he describes as untangling Christmas lights where the bright spots are known [...]
Arts

“A Day in the Life” with: Vancouver Artist Sydney Pascal

Sydney Frances Pascal is a member of the Lil’wat Nation currently living and working on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. Pascal’s interdisciplinary practice explores family history, [...]
Lifestyle

Java the dog is looking for a new home in the Vancouver area

Say hello to Java, an absolutely adorable Pit Bull x Border Collie mixed‑breed pup, one of our much‑loved Cariboo Specials! This sweet girl boasts a stunning tri‑colour and brindle coat, along with a gentle, expressive [...]

“A Day in the Life” with: Vancouver Artist Sydney Pascal

February 11, 2026

Sydney Frances Pascal is a member of the Lil’wat Nation currently living and working on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. Pascal’s interdisciplinary practice explores family history, [...]
“A Day in the Life” with: Vancouver Artist Lizzie McCorquodale

February 4, 2026
“A Day in the Life” with: Vancouver Performing Artist Mindy Parfitt

January 28, 2026

Homegrown Business: The Natural Pastures Cheese Company

February 9, 2026

Natural Pastures Cheese Company has become a quiet anchor of Canada’s artisan food scene, producing award-winning cheeses from its longtime factory on Vancouver Island. Anyssa, the General Manager at Natural Pastures Cheese Company in Courtenay, [...]
Homegrown Business: Robyn Mair and Monika Scott of Mint Cleaning

February 2, 2026
Old Photographs of Vancouver’s Oldest Buildings

January 29, 2026

Old Photographs of Botanical Gardens (1911-1930)

by Tyler Dixon in History

The history of botanical gardens in Vancouver reflects the region’s deep connection to nature and plant science. One of the earliest efforts in botanical cultivation in all of Canada began at Essondale (now Riverview Hospital) [...]