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A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Land Rover Defender returns This week is the Frankfurt Motor show, a biennial event that usually skews toward product launches from the German marques.

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A popular chain for Chinese rice noodles is trying its luck at Richmond’s culinary hotspot — Alexandra Road.

Every September, for more than 30 years, wine lovers and collectors have lined up overnight at BC Liquor Stores in the hope of securing some premium bottles of that rock star of wines — Bordeaux. This year — Saturday, Sept.

If you’re superstitious, you might want to hide under a rock this Friday. Not only does this Friday fall on the 13th day of the month, but it also takes place on the full harvest moon.

Vancouver Is Awesome spoke to Erinn Lisso, Outreach Coordinator, Victoria Bug Zoo, about some of the freakiest spiders locals might spot around B.C.

This story originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of The Growler , out now! You can find B.C.’s favourite craft beer guide at your local brewery, select private liquor stores, and on newsstands across the province.

In the early days of B.C.’s craft beer renaissance (like, 2013), craft-brewed lagers were about as common as sushi restaurants in Saskatchewan: there wasn’t very many of them, and the few examples that did exist weren’t that great.

When attractions market themselves as family fun for those aged two to 102, you generally get the sense it's a little bit tongue in cheek.

Squamish’s Howe Sound Brewing is one of the craft beer originals in this province. Producing beer since 1996, it began with a lineup of English-style ales formulated by the Grandfather of Canadian Craft Beer, himself — the late John Mitchell.