In the Community

It wasn't that her children were rude, but when a Richmond mom heard about a program about manners, she signed them up.

If someone told me in high school, that there is a thin line between sweetness and insincerity, I wouldn't have wanted to believe it.

When I'm watching a movie with my kids, we won't leave the theatre before the credits are done because some of the best scenes can be at the end. Bloopers are now so popular that they're even inserted at the end of cartoons like Monsters, Inc.

The scarecrows strike again during the third annual Steveston Scarecrow Crawl, presented by the Steveston Merchants Association (SMA). Throughout the month of October, Steveston merchants will decorate a scarecrow to guard their shops.

Richmond community police stations are offering workshops for senior drivers to help them adjust to the changes and new challenges that arise when aging and driving.

The City of Richmond has agreed to reserve parking spots for drivers using a carshare program.

Richmond will join communities across Canada on Monday, Oct. 1 to recognize National Seniors Day. The day celebrates and recognizes the contributions our older adults make to better our communities, families, and workplaces.

The Vancouver Cantonese Opera comes to Richmond to kick off the Minoru Chapel Opera series' fall season. On Oct.

Aunt Sara and I were plucking blueberries when she confessed that her favourite columns were those in which I mention food. Great! I'm as interested in food as I am in words, and here was encouragement to blend the two. I lost no time.