Living

Vancouver is beautiful during the summer months. Whether you are at the beach or perhaps hiking in the mountains, Vancouver offers something for everyone when the weather is warm.

Culture Cram In celebration of Culture Days, North Vancouver District Public Library is offering space for free to the community for connecting with each other through culture. Applications are due by Aug.

August brings many changes in nature's calendar; some are obvious, while others are more subtle. Mid-summer is a busy time for our birds with much time spent raising their families.

It may take a village to raise a child but it takes a community to build a garden and the enthusiastic citizens of Lynn Valley gathered recently to build one.

Summer is here, and more people are cooking outside to take advantage of warm temperatures.

Fragrant basil loves nothing more than the long, hot days of summer. This Mediterranean native craves the sun, and if you have a few plants in your garden you’ll have seen them thrive in our recent hot spells.

Have you ever encountered someone who challenged you to identify Canada’s national dish? It happens to me a lot.

Water is your body's principal chemical component and makes up approximately 60 per cent of your body weight. Every system in your body depends on water.

Champagne, by Giles Fallowfield and W. Craig Cooper, Princeton Architectural Press, 144 pages, $19.95 Champagne is linked with celebrations and plays a role in many important occasions.

"Paul Minichiello is truly a 20 carat character - a bon vivant, connoisseur, family man, friend to the famous and benefactor to amateur sports. He's also a gambler of some skill (if there is such a thing) and a remarkable tailor.