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Pruners preferred for roses

TIME to prune your roses with a hedge shear? This unbelievable act of gratuitous garden horror was shown to me last year during a visit to a friend's garden during rose pruning week.

Pho adds flavour to lunch

HERE at the News, we were dejected when we learned Maggie's Deli on 14th Street would be closing.

New iPad not so 'new'

AFTER all the hype, after all the excitement, after all the rumours, the mystery about the iPad3 is finally solved. The big news: it's not the iPad3 it's the "New iPad.

Food calendar

Dunn's Poutine Festival will run until March 21 at Dunn's Famous restaurant and delicatessen, 827 Seymour St., Vancouver. There will be six types of poutine to choose from and three types of gravy. Info: 604-682-8938 or www. dunnsfamousbc.com.

Oh my darling clementines

YOU'VE probably seen (and no doubt sampled) these cute little citrus fruits that first appeared on the scene in Canada a few years ago.

Style can be so simple

YOU don't have to be an interior designer to be able to add style and panache to your home. There are many simple tips and tricks that you can do to add that special wow factor to your surroundings.

Tips for turbulent times

HOW can you make sure that your portfolio is being managed successfully and earning a good return through these uncertain market conditions? It's called risk management.

What's going on for seniors

Seniors Gathering - A Taste of Hollywood: A free drop-in program for an informal get together and chat from 10 to 11: 30 a.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the North Vancouver City Library, 120 West 14th St.

Small dogs should be held to same standards

A number of years ago, I went to do a consultation at a home in the British Properties.

Industry rally

NEAR the end of his brother Rob Blair's life, David Ray asked if there was anything he could do for him. "God forbid he was to pass away, I was thinking, look up an old friend or something," says Ray, a Vancouver filmmaker.