Living

Wesley Hooper of Life Space Gardens was on hand to help install 12 new container gardens at Kiwanis Towers in North Vancouver on Tuesday. Plants were supplied by GardenWorks. North Vancouver City Mayor Darrell Mussatto was also there to lend a hand.

Singing in front of a crowd of 600 is nothing new for the Parkgate Singers. It was three years ago when they did it for the first time in Victoria to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag.

It seems fitting that the official collaboration beer of Vancouver Craft Beer Week is named Hazy Pale. I’ve been to several VCBW events over the years and “hazy” is an apt description of how most of them end. At least for me they do.

North Shore News reporter Brent Richter takes a new cruiser bike out for a spin.

Locally made, luxury grade Hollow Tree Candles collection is now available at Kiss and Makeup, 1545 Marine Dr., West Vancouver.

April Robb’s earliest fashion memory is when she moved to B.C. at nine years old and on her first day at a new school she wore an oversized, baby blue faux fur coat, a fabulous dress and a pink umbrella.

Bunny’s Book Club by Annie Silvestro, Illus. by Tatjana Mai-Wyss, Doubleday, $23 Egg by Kevin Henkes, Greenwillow Books, $21 Spring is in full swing and It’s time to celebrate with two excellent new seasonal picture books.

19-month journey ends at YVR

As I tucked into an enormous plate of food at Sharky’s Chophouse, I suddenly thought of Bedrock brontosaurus ribs.

When it comes to beauty, I take a rather laissez-faire approach: the more quickly I can get in and out of the boudoir, the better.