Living

The Richmond Public Library is marking a province-wide initiative to promote family literacy this week with several games and activities.

Burnaby-based fitness coach Aeryon Ashlie will be sharing her struggles with bulimia during the upcoming Wellness Show in Vancouver. Bullied because of the way she looked, Ashlie developed the eating disorder for many years.

By now, I am sure you have heard of the keto diet - or at least have heard the term “keto.

Move them closer to windows, reduce watering and amp up the fertilizer.

Spare the stalk, spoil the soup

I’ve got a surrealistic image in my mind of a gigantic dome made of a transparent, stretchy material and packed tightly with stuff. I call it Obsolete, a kind of heaven (or hell) of things that were banished because they were deemed useless.

Avalon Hills, a privileged town in Connecticut, is the picture of respectability. Their renowned prep school is a place where young people go to learn, grow and get accepted into Ivy League colleges.

“We want to have an ‘East meets West’ cake,” said Dominique.

At the 41st annual Vancouver International Wine Festival, the Tasting Room is where the wine world gathers. All 160 wineries have their winemakers, owners or winery principals in attendance pouring selections from their cellars.

Personal finances are something many of us didn’t learn in school, but Richmond teens can learn about them at a Thompson Community Centre workshop next week. The free budgeting workshop, happening Jan. 23 at 4:30 p.m., is open to kids ages 13 to 18.