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Dear Mattie: How do I dress up my sweater? — Looking for new ideas in Capilano Dear Capilano: Sweaters are very trendy right now. It is the look of the sweater that is making the impact. That look comes from the overall ensemble.

Hot Rod Garages by Peter Vincent (Motorbooks, 220 pages) $32.99 Despite the fact that every year rust takes another bite out of potential restorations, the interest in custom cars continues to grow.

In this pastiest of seasons, many a complexion could use a little pick-me-up. Fortunately there are a couple of cheeky new products on the market that promise to do just that.

Counting down to next week’s Vancouver International Wine Festival, it’s apparent that this will be one of the most well attended in the festival’s 36 years.

Children’s author Marian Keen is joined by 2012 Olympic silver medallist in rowing Krista Guloien at West Vancouver Memorial Library for the launch of Keen’s new book Lexi and Hippocrates Find Trouble at the Olympics.

Dylan Rawlyk, greenspace project co-ordinator with Evergreen B.C., educates those in attendance at last month’s City Park Stewards Invasive Pull in Mahon Park.

"But how do I choose a consequence when my child misbehaves?" This is a question I often hear from parents. The first step is to remember the goal of the consequence. We want our kids to learn from their actions, positive and negative.

Representatives of North Shore Neighbourhood House's Edible Garden Project are inviting gardening newbies and enthusiasts alike to their Seedy Saturday seed swap event, Saturday, March 1. Held in the Neighbourhood House's Inman Room from 1 to 3 p.m.

Wednesdays Chess Club All levels are welcome to play chess Mondays and Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m. at Parkgate Community Centre, 3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver. 604-983-6350 myparkgate.

This is the time of year when we could all use a little something in our homes to brighten things up. February fog and rain can at times be very grey and so it's nice to bring pretty flowers into the home to add a splash of colour.