Living

YOU can see it in their eyes: an intense focus determined to build community and create something sustainable. This was no policy meeting; it was boots-on-the-ground working to change the world one wheelbarrow of compost at a time.

LIKE fashion, food goes through trend cycles. Take desserts: we've had cupcakes (bell bottoms), doughnuts (boyfriend jeans), whoopee pies (pleated pants) and cake pops (short shorts, obviously). The macaron, in my opinion, is the skinny jean.

MARCH is Juvenile Arthritis Month. Now I imagine that many of you think I got this wrong, arthritis is a disease for old folks, or at least adults. But that is not the case.

NORTH Vancouver architect Farouk Noormohamed of FNDA Architecture placed first in the Best Individual Room: Contemporary category at the 14th annual Northwest Design Awards.

FOR many of us the day just doesn't start until we've had our coffee fix. Be it a creamy latté, decadent caramel macchiato or dark and intense espresso, coffee is one of the world's favourite beverages.

NORTH Shore residents are keenly aware on how desirable it is to live here, but are equally conscious of how expensive it is to live in our community too.

Compost Coaching: Free personalized, at-home support for using the Green Can or backyard composter. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, you're guaranteed to learn something new.

ILLUMINATING your table for your next dinner party doesn't have to be a chore. There are so many ideas out in the marketplace for creatively integrating the use of simple tea lights for everything from traditional to modern place settings.

Some newsletter writers are capitalizing on investor fears

WINNING SMILE West Vancouver dentist, Dr. Geoffrey Gillespie of North Shore Smile, is the Canadian winner of the MacStudio veneers model search. His model, Jessica Slavin, was chosen as the top cosmetic makeover for 2012.