Living

After our recent phlegm debacle in Cancun, I’ve been giving more thought to the idea of staycations. From all accounts, they tend to be cheaper, safer and involve less risky endeavours like airline travel. Or air conditioning.

Age of Myth feels like a bit of an outlier in modern fantasy. There have been a lot of books over the past couple of decades that have leaned in a dark direction: Game of Thrones and the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R.

I’ve been singularly fortunate. My father, an avid photographer, wanted to share our life in Canada with the family back in Germany, and during our first years here he’d document even the most ordinary occasions.

Spending a week in the Okanagan is a daunting but pleasurable task as there are so many good wineries to explore and delicious wines to enjoy. A perfect way to begin your visit is at Hester Creek Estate Winery on the Golden Mile near Oliver.

This year’s selections include everything from iconic Canadian rockers Blue Rodeo to Vanilla Ice, Billy Idol to TLC, and many more

During the 1910s-1930s, Colonel Jacob Ruppert was a New York millionaire best known for owning the Yankees baseball team and the Ruppert brewery.

The Chilliwack Sunflower Festival returns to the Fraser Valley this August

The weather is warming up in Metro Vancouver and a number of pools are opening up to the public for the first time this season. Have a look at when your local facilities will be available for a refreshing dip.

I recently was singing the praises of the Barolos of Batasiolo from Piedmont in north-west Italy. As New York Times wine critic, Eric Asimov says, “They appeal both to the head and to the heart.

Did you know that the Richmond News publishes weekly book reviews in partnership with the Richmond Public Library? Every Sunday, library experts share their thoughts on their favourite books or something they’ve recently read.