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Book Review: Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner

Book Review: Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner

The Geography of Bliss: One grump’s search for the happiest place on earth. The title says it all really. Using data from the Happiness Research Institute, Eric Weiner travels the globe to explore the world’s happiest and least happy places.
Facebook Messenger Kids app launches in Canada

Facebook Messenger Kids app launches in Canada

Facebook Messenger Kids launches in Canada and Peru today and has generated controversy since it became available in the U.S. in December, 2017.
Column: The barber of Richmond

Column: The barber of Richmond

Barbers have been around since time immemorial. Although their services have varied over the centuries, tending scalp and facial hair has remained a constant.
Column: What to do with those garlic scapes

Column: What to do with those garlic scapes

Consider roasting or grilling entire scapes to serve as a side dish.
Check out an all-ages craft beer garden and 3 new murals at this Vancouver street party

Check out an all-ages craft beer garden and 3 new murals at this Vancouver street party

Give summer a very Vancouver welcome this weekend with this family-friendly event that will include the unveiling of three new murals, five live artists, and that unicorn of the public drinking realm: a licensed craft beer garden that’s also all-ages
Love fruit beer? Check out this Vancouver tasting room on Sunday

Love fruit beer? Check out this Vancouver tasting room on Sunday

Summertime is for fruit beers, and this first Sunday of the summer is the best day for them, thanks to one Vancouver tasting room’s excellent all-day event.
Wine 101: 50 Shades of grey, white, pink and red

Wine 101: 50 Shades of grey, white, pink and red

If it’s true that you eat with your eyes, it’s also true that you drink with your eyes. Most of the visual appeal of a wine is its colour.
RCMP Musical Ride coming to Richmond this summer

RCMP Musical Ride coming to Richmond this summer

Some classic, Canadian showmanship will be galloping through Richmond this summer, as the RCMP’s Musical Ride is scheduled to tour Metro Vancouver. On Aug. 14 at 7:45 p.m . at Richmond's Twin Oaks Farm (13671 No. 3 Rd.
Column: Who's responsible for children who are cycling without helmets?

Column: Who's responsible for children who are cycling without helmets?

This week’s column is all about something I see too often. This is my eighth year taking my daughter to and from elementary school and, literally, things haven’t gotten much better with regards to children wearing helmets.
'Beer ramen' hits Richmond restaurant

'Beer ramen' hits Richmond restaurant

Is it beer, or is it ramen? A new dish on Richmond’s Yuu Japanese Tapas’ menu has certainly stirred up curiosity. Served in a glass stein, beer ramen is served with cold bonito (fish) broth and egg whites to make the “foam” on top.