Family

October 11, 2012

Green Halloween: Take part in National Costume Swap Day, Oct.13

Childrens’ costumes are too much fun to pass up, but it can seem pretty wasteful. I love the fact that National...

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October 10, 2012

Vancouver Writers Fest returns to Granville Island, Oct. 16-21

Calling all Kits literati: Vancouver Writers Fest returns to Granville Island October 16-21. Tickets for the series of...

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October 9, 2012

Get ready for UBC Botanical Garden’s Apple Festival, Oct. 13-14

UBC Botanical Garden’s Apple Festival – a family-friendly fall favourite – is coming up this weekend,...

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October 7, 2012

Kitsilano fall fun: All the events you need to know about

Sure, we all know about autumn standouts including Thanksgiving (Monday, Oct. 8), Halloween (Wednesday, Oct. 31) and...

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October 5, 2012

Where to buy pumpkin desserts in Kitsilano

Some years, you have the time and inclination to make pumpkin pie from scratch. I’ve wrestled with a sugar pumpkin or...

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October 4, 2012

Thanksgiving recipe: Terra Breads dried fruit and pecan stuffing

I am hosting a traditional Canadian Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday. My guests include friends from Brazil, France,...

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October 3, 2012

A conversation and dessert with Trevor Bird at Fable

Blogging has its perks – like a chance to meet Top Chef Canada contestants before Fable hosted a four course Top Chef...

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October 3, 2012

Where to buy your Thanksgiving turkey in Kitsilano

In my house, this is the year of the turducken: a nested bird roast consisting of a de-boned chicken stuffed into a...

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September 20, 2012

Kits favourites La Quercia and CocoaNymph expand

When stores/restaurants on Kits’ main shopping arteries close, we receive many concerned user emails. Here’s a post...

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September 16, 2012

Free Mother Mother show at Zulu Records, September 18

On Tuesday, September 18, be sure to stop by Zulu Records for a free live performance by local band Mother Mother to...

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