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The sixth annual Terminal City Tabletop Convention returns to Vancouver with a smorgasbord of gaming fun this month.

Normally, St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated with hearty meals where potatoes take centre stage. And to go with the festivities is often Guinness and Irish whiskey. This weekend, you might want try something different.

Spring break is just about to kick off and students across Richmond are gearing up for a two week holiday.

Richmond’s annual 10-day, outdoor carnival is returning to Lansdowne Centre next week. From March 20th to 31st, the shopping centre’s parking lot will be taken over by rides, games, a huge ferris wheel and plenty of carnival treats.

While the prevailing trend in beer locally has been for more sessionable styles with a lower ABV, down south of the border, the craft games seems to be dominated by big bold beers that will f*** your day up if you’re not careful.

Goodness, gracious, great meatballs of salmon: There’s a new addition to the lineup of meat (and non-meat) balls on the menu at Ikea Canada cafes coast to coast. Ikea Canada has announced the addition of salmon balls to the menu.

The dictionary definition of “hysteria” — exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion or excitement — describes well the experiences of Heike Lerner, the main character in Elisabeth de Mariaffi’s novel with this title.

Attention all pancake lovers, this Tuesday, Richmond’s IHOP will serve diners a free short stack of pancakes, all to raise funds for a good cause.

Knives have been sharpened, white jackets have been embroidered and fires are lit: Top Chef Canada returns for a seventh season, and the new class of “cheftestants” has been revealed.

The 41st Annual Vancouver International Wine Festival ended last Sundaym but it was much more than wine seminars, brunches, lunches, dinners, and endless wine tastings.