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B.C. has seen a delicious explosion of craft beer in recent years, but not every brewery is destined for success. Poor business decisions, hideous branding, changing markets and — most of all — lousy beer can all spell doom for a fledgling brewery.

A Japanese ramen shop known for its “chicken broth” style of the popular noodle soup will open its first Canadian location in Richmond. Afuri Ramen + Dumpling is moving in to Dazzling Café’s former location at 140 – 7971 Alderbridge Way, near No.

Move over mermaids, and until we meet again unicorns: Starbucks has released its annual summer special frappuccino. This year’s sugary, colourful, seasonal offering is all about those peace and love vibes, baby: the Tie Dye Frappuccino.

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Finders-keepers doesn’t work on Corvette convertible Ever own or rent a convertible with a top that’s a pain to put up? You might be tempted just to leave it down while you run in

Well, it’s the Canada Day long weekend, a time for face-painting, backyard barbecues, waving the flag and cheering politely, and then dropping the gloves in a game of street hockey.

Really, these salads are for anybody. I just like the alliteration. When the days get nice and warm and you don’t feel like a heavy, hot meal, a salad is often the perfect alternative.

It’s 1885, and Colonel Allen Forrester has been assigned to lead his men up Alaska’s Wolverine River.

A glimpse inside the refrigerator in 1957. Photo: © K.E. Eiche We’re in an era of excess, a word that comes from “excessus,” which to an ancient Roman meant something that went beyond the bounds of reason.

What to do you to when you’ve run a very large and hugely successful winery – Jackson Triggs – and you reach retirement age? You leave your job and start all over again with your own winery. And anyone who knows Don Triggs won’t be surprised.

Forcing an animal into any sexual act is now outlawed in Canada after the Senate finalized a bill to close a loophole in the country’s bestiality laws.