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Celebrate First Nations culture Experience the enchanting storytelling, vibrant dancing and intrinsic art work of First Nations culture at the Coastal First Nations Dance Festival at the Museum of Anthropology Mar. 4 to 9. It’s an opportunity to learn, share and celebrate the history and traditions of the First Nations people. The event will feature artists from right here in BC (such as Dancers of Damelahamid, pictured) to as far away as Peru. Tickets to signature evening performances available from $20 at TicketsTonight.ca. Tickets to Festival Stage performances free with regular MOA admission. Derek Dix photo

We love this! On March 1, the HR MacMillan Space Centre (1100 Chestnut) is featuring the galaxy’s greatest hits — or at least Hollywood’s version of what life in outer space would sound like.

They’ll blend recorded music from space movies with full-dome images of Vancouver and the world starting at 7:30pm. So while you relive the Cold War era anxiety of The Day the Earth Stood Still and drift away to the beautiful and serene Blue Danube waltz from 2001: A Space Odyssey, you’ll be transported to a galaxy far, far away.

“It’s our homage to the science fiction movie experience,” says Lisa McIntosh, director of learning. There will be a live talk session after the half-hour show for guests to continue their exploration of the universe. Tickets are $8 to $13 and are available at SpaceCentre.ca.

Wynton Marsalis live at the Chan Centre Wynton Marsalis developed a passion for music at an early age. At eight, he performed in the Fairview Baptist Church band. In 1980 he joined the Jazz Messengers to study under acclaimed drummer and bandleader Art Blakey and in 1997 he became the first jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. The musician, composer and bandleader has produced over 70 records and sold over seven million copies. His music incorporates everything from blues to modern jazz. This nine-time Grammy winner will be performing with the Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra on March 1 at 8pm at the Chan Centre. Tickets start at $63 and are available at TicketMaster. ca or by calling 1-855-985-ARTS. Frank Stewart photo

Hockey day in Vancouver The National Hockey League, along with the City of Vancouver, is calling all hockey fans to shoot and score! In celebration of the 2014 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic game between our very own Vancouver Canucks and the Ottawa Senators, the city is holding a free outdoor festival this Sunday. Whether you like to play, watch or know absolutely nothing about hockey, everyone is welcome to take part in the events and be a part of the team on March 2 from 9am to 1pm when the parking lot outside the Plaza of Nations is transformed into the 2014 Canadian Tire NHL Spectator Plaza.

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n the early 2000s, Steve Rio was living the musician’s dream.

Convinced he had what it takes to be the next big thing in indie-rock, he borrowed $20,000 from the bank, maxed out his credit cards and started to play.

Five days later he was broke.

His dreams of becoming a professional musician may have died but the debt lived on. A source of shame and embarrassment, it became more than a financial burden.

For the five years he kept it secret, it became the black hole of his soul until one day he decided he needed to “reset my life.”

Even though he’d never been more than a ride-a-couple-ofblocks cyclist and had never fixed a flat tire, he decided to bicycle down the west coast from Vancouver to Los Angeles. He announced his trek one night on MySpace — yes, it’s amazing how soon MySpace has become so retro — and the next morning he had 150 invitations for places to stay along the way. Using MySpace and CouchSurfing.com, he was welcomed into strangers’ homes every stop along the way.

What was borne out of a sense of desperation became a journey of self-discovery, he said at a recent Public Salon at Vancouver Playhouse.

Steve Rio today, top: successful CEO of Briteweb. Steve Rio in the early 2000s as an indie-rock musician, above left. Steve Rio as a broke cyclist in search of meaning on the California Coast, above right.

“I was in such a dark headspace,” he said, and while spending six to eight hours a day on a

bike, all alone, might not seem the easiest way of shedding light on T:10.25” what seemed like an insurmount-

able problem, the trip was transformative for Rio. “I had let one bad decision com-

pletely change the way I looked at the world and myself,” he said.

“When I thought about the debt, I was flooded with shame. I hated money. It was a deep phobia.”

Somewhere along the way, he realized “money is just one of the ways we exchanged energy and I was completely blocked.”

The epiphany came facing a big hill in California: “this could be my excuse for failure or a reason for success.”

“I stopped calling it my debt and started calling it my education.

This was my way of letting go of the guilt.”

Within two months, he bagged the biggest contract of his life; within six months the debt was paid off.

Today he’s the CEO of Briteweb, which focuses on values-driven communications for “game-changing companies, non-profits and organizations serious about their corporate social responsibility.”

(He was featured in a Globe and Mail video, “Briteweb’s enviously cool, bike-friendly office.”)

“We all have these places in our mind where we think we’re not worthy or capable,” he told the packed Vancouver Playhouse theatre. “You need to understand how those walls got there. On the other side of those walls, you are infinitely capable and deserving of whatever you dream about and are willing to work hard for.”

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organ Brayton has had 35 babies in two years, and she’s not anywhere close to stopping.

Brayton is a foster mom for VOKRA, the Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association.

She’s also a very successful comedian, and is combining her two passions as the host of an Oscar party fundraiser for VOKRA this Sunday at The Morrissey.

Come watch the 86th Academy Awards and sip cocktails dressed up in ‘Hollywood North’ attire — there may not be kittens, but there will be pictures of kittens, plus animal-loving Vancouverites like Brayton, who need your support.

Last year alone, VOKRA took in and found new homes for almost 2,000 kittens and mother cats. And through that process, the cats are welcomed into a network of more than 100 foster parents who care for, socialize and housebreak them, and make sure they get the necessary veterinary care.

Brayton was introduced to the not-forprofit organization when she adopted a kitten four and a half years ago. It wasn’t long after that she and her family started volunteering and then fostering, as well.

“It’s all just so grassroots and so out of the love of all of these volunteers,” she says of working with VOKRA. “It’s completely volunteer-run. Everybody is so unbelievably overworked, but the passion there is huge. I was just drawn to all these amazing people who do all this great work helping animals.”

VOKRA was formed in 2000 to provide care for very young kittens that wouldn’t survive without a mother cat. They soon added older kittens, under the age at which they could safely be vaccinated, and then mother cats, both tame and feral, to the list.

In addition to scouring sites like Craigslist for kittens (which are usually being offered up without any diligence), a crucial part of VOKRA’s work is its trap/neuter/return program. Teams of volunteers humanely trap feral cats and kittens. Pregnant feral mothers are cared for through birthing and until their kittens are weaned, at which time they spay the mother and socialize the kittens so that they can be adopted — often in pairs.

Brayton says it takes upwards of $450,000

to run the organization annually, with $10,000 per month going to food alone.

You can see the impact.

“The cat population in Vancouver is much more under control now, thanks largely to the work of VOKRA,” explains Brayton. “But in Surrey, for example, it’s completely out of control. That’s hopefully the next success story, in the coming years.”

In the meantime, however, it’s coming up to that most bittersweet time of year.

“In the summer we have over 700 cats and kittens in care. We all brace for ‘kitten season’… and sort of rub our hands together,” says Brayton with a greedy laugh. “One of our fosters just had their 300th kitten.

I keep in touch with all of the people who adopt our fosters. I threaten them if they don’t send me pictures and updates. It’s one of the most rewarding parts of it.”

It’s easy to look on the fluffy side of life when you’re knee-deep in kittens, however. Brayton cautions that kitten season is actually a symptom of a larger philosophical issue: You rarely see dogs, for example, running around without an owner within shouting distance these days. The culture of dog ownership, especially in urban centres, has shifted dramatically, and the quality of life for dogs has improved as such. But it’s still considered completely normal to see a cat walking around the neighbourhood by itself, susceptible to predators, cars, diseases and alley catting.

Which leads to this final thought, for the next time you see a kitten that strikes your fancy: after the initial vet check up, first shots, worm/flea treatments, spay/neuter and tattoo (all covered by your $180 adoption fee), it’s actually cheaper to adopt a cat through VOKRA than to find one for free.

The 3rd Annual Oscars at The Morrissey: A Gala Benefit for VOKRA is March 2 at 1227 Granville. Red carpet at 4pm; awards ceremony at 5. Admission is $25 (100 per cent of the ticket price goes to VOKRA) and includes a cocktail and appetizers. For details of other Oscar parties, see our Movies section on page 56.

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For your consideration: 2014 Oscar picks

By Curtis Woloschuk

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ew things give film critics greater petty pleasure than deriding the taste of Oscar voters. Alas, 2013’s crop of films was so strong that it was almost impossible for the Academy to go wrong with their nominees. (Almost impossible. One exceptional film was criminally ignored.) In turn, such parity should see them spread the wealth (read: gold statuettes) at this Sunday’s ceremony. That said, don’t be surprised if American Hustle finds itself shut out in the “big six” categories.

Speaking of which, I now offer you my take on where the Smart Money is for the major awards. (Note: The Westender is not responsible for any hard-earned dollars lost in Oscar pools by ill-advisedly following this advice.) Meanwhile, the Deserved Winner highlights the nominee who could’ve just as easily won and proves that the urge to claim “they got it wrong” just won’t be denied.

And finally, In a Perfect World finds me ordering off the menu of nominees and catering to my own predilections in the hope it encourages you to check out some films not feeling the Oscar love.

Best Picture Smart Money: 12 Years a Slave – Given the Academy’s fondness for “important” films (see Crash but don’t you dare rewatch it), they won’t miss this chance to celebrate a legitimately significant work.

Deserved Winner: Her – Spike Jonze’s romantic fantasy about where our relationship with technology might be headed is equally astute, amusing and inventive.

In a Perfect World: Inside Llewyn Davis – This masterful glimpse into the ‘60s folk scene strikes a variety of tonal chords while irreverently toying with story structure and subverting our expectations at every turn.

Best Director Smart Money: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity – The fashionable way to recognize the film’s remarkable technical achievements and robust box office performance.

Deserved Winner: Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street – When a film is this divisive, it means the director hasn’t made a single concession. Bold and frequently brilliant filmmaking.

In a Perfect World: Joel and Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis – The Coens make their most sincere film yet and the Academy shuns them for it? They deserve better.

Best Actor Smart Money: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club – Maintaining his amazing form while alarmingly shedding weight,

the Texan gets the statuette that Magic Mike should’ve earned him.

Deserved Winner: Bruce Dern, Nebraska – This deceptively nuanced portrayal of quiet desperation draws on 50 years of acting and close to 80 years of living.

In a Perfect World: Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis – Absolutely sublime as the orchestrator of his own destruction who’s gifted with a fallen angel’s haunting voice and troubled soul.

Best Actress Smart Money: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine – Entrancing as an entitled onepercenter suddenly tossed into the deep end with the rest of us, her delusion slowly ceding to derangement.

Deserved Winner: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine – If it were “most acting,” it’d have to go to Meryl Streep for August: Osage County. As it stands, no one wrests this away from Cate.

In a Perfect World: Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha – The gregarious actress skillfully bumbles through trials painfully familiar to anyone who’s pulled themselves from the wreckage of their mid-20s.

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Deserved Winner: Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street – Leonardo DiCaprio wouldn’t have delivered the best performance of his career without Hill forcing him to raise his game at every turn.

In a Perfect World: James Franco, Spring Breakers – Franco finally cashes a cheque his weirdo rep writes as a monstrosity who seems to have crawled fully formed from the pop culture cesspool.

Best Supporting Actress Smart Money: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave – Completing the masochistic gauntlet laid out by director Steve McQueen, she benefits from the Academy’s fondness for recognizing new talent.

Deserved Winner: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle – J. Law fatigue keeps her from getting her just reward as Hustle’s emotionally unstable, scene-stealing force of nature.

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hoo-hoo! It’s Vancouver Wine Festival week! If you’re hitting the International Festival Tasting room, and you should, don’t forget that the more you spit, the more wines you can sample and enjoy.

Make sure you have a big meal beforehand — you’ll need all the energy you can muster to navigate the room’s 177

by Kurtis Kolt wineries.

With this year’s theme being France, explore the country’s diverse regions and styles. Domaine Zinck from Alsace offers fresh, aromatic and zippy whites, while Maison Louis Jadot of Burgundy provides some wonderfully plummy Pinot Noirs, expressing gleaming minerality.

You can bet I’ll be swinging by Lanson in the Champagne section more than once, and doing my best to get a little facetime with M. Chapoutier, the man himself, over in the Rhône Valley. When you find yourself knee-deep in Spanish wines, I heartily recommend you pop by Nathalie Bonhomme’s table. The winemaker/négociant always has some delicious wines to pour, and personality-wise she’s a stick of dynamite who will leave you beaming.

Sitting Wine Fest out this year? Here are a couple wines to enjoy in the comfort of your own home.

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Breton 2012 Avis de Vin Fort | Loire Valley, France | $30-ish | Private Wine Stores This wine isn’t going to be everybody’s favourite because of its unique style, but if it does indeed speak to you, you’ll love it! The grape is Cabernet Franc, and it’s

grown using organic and biodynamic practices in the gravel, clay and limestone soils of France’s Loire Valley. The grapes are macerated with their skins for just under a week, so the wine straddles the line between rosé and light red. Serve it with a touch of a chill; it will absolutely sing. The reason it’s not going to be everyone’s cup of tea? It tastes like those wonderful gravel, clay and limestone soils, and that will be the first thing that hits you. Cascading over all of that though, is a wave of crushed red berry fruit — currants, strawberries, cherries and maybe a few rose petals floating on top. A light dusting of white pepper on the finish gives it some fine texture. Be adventurous and give it a go!

Liquidity 2011 Chardonnay | Okanagan Falls, BC | $27-ish | Private Wine Stores Matt Holmes is the winemaker at what’s quickly becoming one of my favourite new BC wineries. Liquidity is a hop, skip and a jump from Blue Mountain in Okanagan Falls, a sub-region that is the heart of local Chardonnay and Pinot Noir country.

Matt’s wines are consistently elegant and polished, this Chardonnay being a fine example.

Lightly oaked, the wood in no way weighs things down, instead it offers a clean lift to the wine’s lime, star fruit and mango juiciness. Make sure to use the biggest wine glasses you’ve got; constant swirling will have you relishing those lovely, lovely tropical aromatics.

As always, if you’re having trouble finding something or just want to say hi, find me via KurtisKolt.com or on Twitter @KurtisKolt.

A taste of life behind the scenes at Vancouver Wine Fest

By Martha Perkins

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he Vancouver International Wine Festival opened on Monday and is a whirlwind of tastings and events until March 2. We caught up with administrative director Visnja Vukelich and operations manager Trish Metcalfe as they were putting together some of the final details of this year’s festival.

Briefly describe your duties Trish: As a festival, we organize over 54 events and I am the main contact for more than 30 venues/restaurants throughout the city.

Visnja: I communicate with and help coordinate hundreds of different individuals and organizations to get the wines to the festival.

It’s a busy week for Visnja Vukelich and Trish Metcalfe. Rob Newell photo

What are the biggest challenges you face?

Trish: Keeping up with the work load especially a month out from the event and ensuring that we are constantly sharing information with all of our stakeholders.

Visnja: Keeping up with my responsibilities.

What’s surprising about your job?

Trish: Sometimes it isn’t fun.

Visnja: Making sure all the wines are in the right place at the right time often means a lot of heavy lifting — literally. Administration isn’t just about paperwork!

How do you keep your sanity?

Trish: I try to complete several projects per day rather than panicking over what needs to be completed by event time — that can be too overwhelming.

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How long have you worked for Wine Fest?

What changes have you seen?

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Visnja: In my current role, this is my eighth festival. I previously worked for founding charity, the Playhouse Theatre Company so, I’ve been with the festival for over 10 years.

What is Wine Fest’s legacy?

Trish: I think the Wine Festival, in part, is responsible for Vancouver’s strong wine culture.

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s it really that insulting to have a customer like your food so much that they want to share it with friends and family?

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Since then, I’ve noticed more chefs speaking out about this so called “problem.”

Yes, fair enough. I understand the labour that goes into a dish and the importance of eating a dish at the served temperature, so I agree with Jaeger about tweeting after eating. I don’t always follow this “rule” but it’s different when it’s a job. The importance of live tweeting and capturing the perfect photo end up playing a significant role.

More recently, some chefs and restaurants have even banned mobile phones and photo-taking completely. While some diners would support this, many are offended by it.

The arguments are that it ruins the surprise and that it is rude to other customers.

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should be used with caution, but it’s also rude to control actions of paying customers.

Did the people banning photo taking forget who pays their bills? If a customer pays for the end product, it is theirs. After all, they bought it.

It’s not just customers taking photos. I follow many chefs who enjoy taking photos of their food too. It’s a way of sharing ideas and a celebration of food in general. In a time of instant gratification and easy access to public information, people live vicariously and I don’t see it ending anytime soon.

The thought of ending food porn by banning taking pictures of food is not a solution to a chef’s or restaurant’s issues. Instead it causes more friction and if you really can’t stand seeing valued customers take photos of your food, then close your eyes.

Nowadays taking food photos are part of the growing food culture, and for some it is part of the dining experience. And if it makes for a more enjoyable meal then who cares? You don’t tell someone how to wear their clothes after they buy them, so why tell them how to enjoy their meal?

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In her new column, The Dish, Anya will share her insights and opinions about a different restaurant, watering hole, café, or sweet spot each week. One of the city’s most respected food & drink writers, Anya will share the highs and lows of her edible adventures, and let readers know about the best places to drink, dine and indulge.

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ancouver, once a gastronomic desert where one did not look for authenticity, has become a culinary mecca in recent years for all things “authentic,” whether that be Verace Pizza Napoletana or bahn mi. Sometimes, it seems like that authenticity can go a bit too far, especially when it involves the use of imported ingredients over local produce.

In Italy, for instance, most chefs would not consider importing Canadian tomatoes to use on a salad or pizza when fresh and local is available and preferred. “Pazzo!” they would cry. (“Cra!”) Robert Belcham, executive chef and co-owner of Campagnolo and Campagnolo Roma, has a similar ethos.

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Now, that ethos has expanded to a lounge that has opened above the original Campagnolo on Main Street. Upstairs at Campagnolo has a Prohibition style and speakeasy vibe complete with casual cocktails and bites that conform to the local/sustainable line. In partnership with director of operations (and co-owner) Tim Pittman, Upstairs has opened with little fanfare and much flavour.

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nation that works quite nicely with the food.

If beer is more your thing, there’s plenty to “growl” over in appreciation, as Boston rounds (smaller-sized growlers) of neighbour Brassneck Brewery’s offerings are available, as well as selections from Red Racer, Driftwood and Campagnolo’s own ale.

Wines are all available by the glass (three reds, three whites, one sparkling), and there’s even Philips’ root beer and Mexican Coke for teetotallers.

It make for a fun night of mix-and-match with the constantly-changing menu developed by Belcham and chef de cuisine Nathan Lowey. The super-awesome corn dogs ($8), a massive trio made from Belcham’s own mortadella, emulsified into smooth, juicy, and dense links, are deep-fried in a rice flour, tapioca starch and cornmeal blend that hints at jalapeño, but never shouts. The burger from the late-lamented Refuel is also back, albeit with cheese ($8). The toasted bun and juicy patty (not to mention the secret sauce) were sorely missed, but I found the cheese gratuitous and longed for the simplicity of the original. Devilled eggs ($1.25 each), soaked in soy and mirin, then whipped with mayo, white miso, and todarashi before being topped with nori, were well-balanced and went down with the greatest of ease. Paper bags of pork crackling ($6) and Lowey’s sweet-spiced hazelnuts and pecans ($5) are perfect for beer-buddy nights.

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On March 4, eight of BC’s top chefs will compete to win The Chefs’ Table Society of BC’s inaugural Curry Cup. Tickets are $59 and include eight diverse curries, BC wines, craft beers, and even a non-alcoholic cocktail from Lauren Mote of Bittered Sling. Purchase tickets through Eventbrite.

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Bishop’s Restaurant is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 with a special fundraising dinner supporting Vancouver Chamber Choir’s community outreach and educational programs. Tickets are $295 and include reception, performance and dinner. Call 604-738-6822 to reserve.

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An institution in Calgary, Lukes’ eclectic new Vancouver shop is pop-up for now, but we’ve heard murmurings of permanency. Stocking vintage décor (like retro, brick-style cellphones, $120) and discerning goods like Mast Brothers Chocolate, organic small batch soap from Meow Meow Tweet, and Malin + Goetz Apothecary products, the shop also serves as Stumptown Coffee’s first Vancouver outpost. Featuring a full coffee bar and cold brew on tap, the Portland roaster darlings are a welcome addition to the neighbourhood.

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readers’ choice: best of the city Continued from previous page pulted Save On Meats into his own special brand of social activism.

Not bad for a someone who’d been “a snappy ass kid trying to find out how to steal car stereos.”

“We have to have our minds open to what makes us more inclusive,” he says the day before the Save On Meats diner and butcher shop re-opened after being closed for building renovations. One of the signs he’s commissioned for the diner reads Talk Is Cheap, which sums up his opinion about people who say they care about the Downtown East Side but offer little more than platitudes.

“We’ve fed 360,000 people so far who wouldn’t have eaten another meal that day.

We did it as a business. I’m constantly saying, ‘That’s good, but not good enough.’”

Some of those meals are provided through a partnership with the Atira Women’s Resource Centre, which distributes 598 meals a day to people living in 10 single-room occupancy buildings in the DTES. Some are provided through the meal token project, where, for $2.25 people can buy — to give to someone in need — a token for a hot biscuit sandwich at the diner’s sandwich counter on West Hastings. And sometimes the cooks are former addicts and street kids whose jail record makes it hard for them to find work elsewhere.

“We can give them a leg up and they can trust us to know we’re not going to be another flash-in-the-pan entrepreneur who ends up doing nothing,” he says.

In the beginning, Brand funded a lot of these projects personally but that wasn’t sustainable. Last May he founded A Better Life Foundation to encourage donors to help him reach his goals, which he sums up as “Feed, Educate, Employ.”

There are many ways to get involved and help, but the simplest of all is to grab a meal at Save On Meats. “Save On Meats is like going to an open theatre class,” Brand says.

“You can participate as much or as little as you want. All you have to do is come and eat a hamburger once a week and you’re part of the solution.”

Perhaps his most recent venture, Persephone Brewing, best epitomizes his belief that you can have a social conscience and be a good businessman too.

Named after the goddess of the harvest and the tugboat in the Beachcombers, Brand and his partner Brian Smith transformed an 11-acre flower farm on the Sunshine Coast near Gibsons into BC’s newest craft beer brewer. Hops for the brewery are grown on seven of those acres, along with pumpkins, blueberries and garlic, and many of the farm’s staff have Down syndrome. Where other employers see barriers, Brand sees a good business model.

“Turnover in restaurant staff is 75 per cent annually,” he says. People move, go back to school, find a job in another restaurant.

“With people who have barriers to employment, turnover is 15 per cent. They want one task and they do it well.”

Right now the beer — Goddess Golden Ale and Rum Runner Red Ale, brewed by Anders McKinnon — is available only at the brewery and some pubs, including Portside, but there are plans to start bottling the beer this year.

For Brand, his road to Damascus originated in Nigeria, where he lived on and off for three years. “I felt overwhelmingly ignorant.

I thought, ‘How come we don’t know what’s going on here?’ I started being attentive to doing things out of the box.”

He lived in Australia after that, moving to Vancouver 10 years ago when he was 28.

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“All I heard was the but,” Brand said.

When he started pulling it all together, there was no money — “I was leveraged so far I don’t think I could even use my debit card” — but tons of community support.

He began to think it was his destiny. “It was supposed to be us.”

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“I want to do it not out of guilt but because it’s the right thing,” Brand says of teh objectives behind his innovative approach.

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CITYWIDE CULTURE & PEOPLE PUBLIC ART 1. ‘A-maze-ing Laughter’ (English Bay) 2. ‘Digital Orca’ (Vancouver Convention Centre) 3. ‘Monument for East Vancouver’ aka ‘East Van Cross’ (Clark and East 6th) PERFORMING ARTS FEST 1. PuSh International Performing Arts Festival (300-640 W. Broadway, 604874-7874) 2. Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival (203456 W. Broadway, 604-7370625) 3. Vancouver Fringe Festival (1398 Cartwright, 604-2570350) MUSICIAN/BAND 1. Mother Mother 2. Dan Mangan 3. Said the Whale MUSIC FESTIVAL 1. Vancouver International Jazz Festival 2. Vancouver Folk Festival 3. Khatsalano VISUAL ARTS FESTIVAL 1. Vancouver International Film Festival (1181 Seymour, 604-685-0260) 2. Eastside Culture Crawl (108-1000 Parker, 778-9607575) 3. Queer Arts Festival (21706-1424 Commercial, 604802-7269) Visual Artist Top Mentions: Jim Hart, Andy Dixon, Alice Rich, Ken Lum and Paul Wong THEATRE COMPANY 1. Arts Club Theatre Company (1585 Johnson, 604687-5315) 2. Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival (203456 W. Broadway, 604-7370625) 3. Vancouver TheatreSports League (1502 Duranleau, 604738-7013) DANCE COMPANY 1. Burlesque Beauties 2. Ballet BC (677 Davie, 604732-5003) 3. Goh Ballet Academy (2345 Main, 604-872-4014) CLASSICAL MUSIC ENSEMBLE 1. Vancouver Symphony

Orchestra 2. Vancouver Opera (tie) 2. Turning Point Ensemble (tie) 3. Musica Intima (tie) 3. Borealis String Quartet (tie) 3. Novo Ensemble (tie) ART GALLERY 1. Vancouver Art Gallery (750 Hornby, 604-662-4700) 2. Museum of Anthropology at UBC (6393 NW. Marine, 604-822-5087) 3. Bill Reid and Douglas Reynolds (2335 Granville, 604731 9292) REPERTORY ART HOUSE MOVIE THEATRE 1. Rio (1660 E. Broadway, 604879-3456) 2. Cinematheque (200-1131 Howe, 604-688-8202) 3. Fifth Avenue Cinemas (2110 Burrard, 604-734-7469) LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR 1. Ryan Holmes (Hootsuite) 2. Mark Brand (tie) (Save On Meats) 2. Jim Pattison (tie) (Signs, media, automotive) 3. Chip Wilson (Lululemon) LOCAL CASINO 1. River Rock Casino (8811 River Rd, Richmond, (604) 247-8900) 2. Edgewater Casino (750 Pacific Blvd South, 604-6873343) 3. Hard Rock Casino (2080 United Blvd, Coquitlam, 604523-6888)

MEDIA & SPORTS LOCAL BLOG 1. Miss 604 2. Vancouver is Awesome 3. Vancity Buzz LOCAL TWITTER FEED 1. @VancityBuzz 2. @Miss604 3. @VIAwesome LOCAL TV STATION 1. Global 2. CTV 3. CBC LOCAL TV PERSONALITY 1. Tamara Taggart (CTV) 2. Chris Gailus (Global) 3. Ian Hanomansing (CBC) LOCAL RADIO STATION 1. The Peak 102.7 2. CBC 3. The Beat 94.5

LOCAL RADIO PERSONALITY 1. Kid Carson (SONiC 104.9) 2. Nat & Drew (Virgin 95.3) 3. Stephen Quinn (CBC) LOCAL SPORTS TEAM 1. Canucks 2. Whitecaps 3. Giants LOCAL ATHLETE 1. Ryan Kesler (Canucks) 2. Henrik Sedin (Canucks) 3. Joe Cannon (Whitecaps) LOCAL PODCAST 1. Stop Podcasting Yourself 2. Caustic Soda 3. Team 1040 Podcast (tie) 3. Sneaky Dragon (tie)

SHOPPING SHOPPING STREET 1. Robson Street 2. Main Street 3. West 4th Avenue SHOPPING CENTRE 1. Pacific Centre (701 W. Georgia, 604-688-7235) 2. Oakridge (650 W. 41st, 604-261-2511) 3. Metrotown (4700 Kingsway, 604-438-4715)

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readers’ choice: best of the city TOY STORE 1. Toys R Us (1154 W. Broadway, 604-733-8697) 2. Granville Island Toy Company (1496 Cartwright, 604-684-0076; 3298 Main, 604-875-0065) 3. Kaboodles (multiple locations) CAR DEALERSHIP – NEW 1. The BMW Store (2040 Burrard, 604-659-3200) 2. Carter Honda (2390 Burrard, 604-736-2821) 3. Jim Pattison Toyota Downtown (1290 Burrard, 1-888-778-4869) CAR DEALERSHIP – USED 1. Jim Pattison Toyota Downtown (1290 Burrard, 1-888-778-4869) 2. Auto One (8555 Cambie, 1-877-350-7307) 3. Empower Lease Corp (1400-1500 W. Georgia, 604739-2555)

SHOPPING FOR THE HOME HOME FURNISHINGS 1. Parliament (115 Water, 604-689-0800) 2. Crate & Barrel/CB2 (multiple locations) 3. Moe’s Home Collection (1728 Glen, 604-687-5599) SECOND HAND/ CONSIGNMENT FURNISHINGS 1. Sellution Vintage Furniture (3206 Main, 604876-4517) 2. Habitat for Humanity ReStore (69 W. 69, 604-3263055)

3. Duchess Vintage (tie) (430 Columbia, 604-558-1850) 3. Refind on Main (tie) (4609 Main, 778-855-0969) HOME ELECTRONICS 1. Best Buy (2220 Cambie, 604-638-4966) 2. Future Shop (1740 W. Broadway, 604-739-3000; 798 Granville, 604-683-2502) 3. Target (multiple locations) HOME ACCESSORIES 1. Urban Barn (multiple locations) 2. Crate & Barrel/CB2 (multiple locations) 3. West Elm (2915 Granville, 604-734-9302) LIGHTING 1. Robinson Lighting & Bath Centre (2285 Cambie, 604879-2494) 2. Lightform Architectural Lighting (1060 Homer, 604688-7022) 3. The Lighting Warehouse (12420 Bridgeport, 604-2703339) KITCHENWARE/COOKING STORE 1. Ming Wo (multiple locations) 2. Gourmet Warehouse (1340 E. Hastings, 604-253-3022) 3. Cookworks (377 Howe, 604-662-4918; 1548 W. Broadway, 604-731-1148) GARDENING STORE 1. Art Knapp (1401 Hornby, 604-662-3303) 2. GardenWorks (multiple locations) 3. David Hunter Garden Center (2560 W. Broadway, 604-733-1534)

LIFESTYLE & HOBBIES VETERINARIAN 1. Yaletown Pet Hospital (893 Expo Blvd, 604-682-7389) 2. Granville Island Veterinary Hospital (1635 W. 4th, 604734-7744) 3. Amherst Veterinarians (tie) (260-2083 Alma, 604-2217771) 3. Vancouver Veterinary Hospital (tie) (1541 Kingsway, 604-876-2231) PET GROOMING 1. Woof! Dog Shoppe (tie) (1905 W. 1st, 604-568-4212) 1. Petsmart (tie) (multiple locations) 2. Mestiso’s Pet’s Spa & Supplies Corporation (3087 Oak, 604-738-0033) 3. Pawsh Dog Spa & Boutique (tie) (80 Smithe, 604685-6088) 3. The Pet Shop Boys (tie) (3080 Cambie, 604-569-3377) PET DAYCARE 1. Dog Taxi (2419 Columbia, 604-720-0358) 2. The Urban Puppy Shop (200-1375 W. 6th, 604-7360557) 3. The Doghouse (2425 Manitoba, 604-708-6100;1051833 Anderson, 604-737-7500) TATTOO/PIERCING STUDIO 1. Adrenaline Professional Body Piercing & Tattoos (1014 Granville, 604-669-6800; 1926 W. 4th, 604-734-8282) 2. Sacred Heart Tattoo (725 Nelson, 604-647-0826) 3. Gastown Tattoo Parlour (105 W. Cordova, 604-6426556)

SEX/EROTIC SHOP 1. Little Sister’s Book & Art Emporium (1238 Davie, 604669-1753) 2. Honey Gifts (tie) (3448 Cambie, 604-708-8065; 350 Water, 604-684-8065) 2. Womyns’ Ware (tie) (896 Commercial, 604-254-2543) 3. The Art of Loving (1819 W. 5th, 604-742-9988) HEAD SHOP 1. Ignite Smoke Shop (109 W. Cordova, 778-786-0977) 2. Cottonmouth Smokeshop (1120 Davie, 604-331-1602) 3. Puff (multiple locations) GAMES 1. EB Games (10-457 W. 8th, 604-874-1080; 650 W. 41st, 604-263-3745) 2. Drexoll Games (2880 W. 4th, 604-733-6511) 3. Strategies Games & Hobbies (3878 Main, 604-8726911) ART & CRAFT SUPPLIES 1. Michaels (665 W. Broadway, 604-638-2523; 1022 Alberni, 604-638-1940) 2. Opus Framing and Art Supplies (multiple locations) 3. DeSerres (2811 Grandview, 604-681-7351; 1431 W. Broadway, 604-733-1331) MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 1. Tom Lee Music (929 Granville, 604-685-8471) 2. Long & McQuade (368 Terminal, 604-734-4886) 3. Prussin Music (3607 W. Broadway, 604-736-3036) MOBILE DEVICE RETAILER 1. Rogers (multiple locations) 2. Telus (multiple locations) 3. Fido (multiple locations)

PERSONAL COMPUTER RETAILER 1. Apple Store (701 W. Georgia, 778-373-1800; 650 W. 41st, 778-373-4500) 2. Future Shop (tie) (1740 W. Broadway, 604-739-3000; 798 Granville, 604-683-2502) 2. Best Buy (tie) (2220 Cambie, 604-638-4966) 3. NCIX (1887 W. Broadway, 604-731-9208) HOTEL 1. Fairmont Pacific Rim (1038 Canada Pl, 604-695-5300) 2. Four Seasons (791 W. Georgia, 604-689-9333) 3. Fairmont Hotel Vancouver (900 W. Georgia, 604-6843131) OUT OF TOWN SPA GETAWAY 1. Scandinave Spa (8010 Mons Rd, Whistler, 604-9352424) 2. Harrison Hot Springs Resort and Spa (100 Esplanade, 1-866-247-0426) 3. Sparkling Hill Resort (888 Sparkling Pl, Vernon, 250-2751556) BC RESORT HOTEL 1. Black Rock Oceanfront Resort (596 Marine Dr, Ucluelet, 250-726-4800) 2. Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort (tie) (4599 Chateau Blvd, 604-938-8000) 2. Harrison Hot Springs Resort and Spa (tie) (100 Esplanade, Harrison Hot Springs, 1-866-247-0426) 3. The Wickaninnish Inn (500 Osprey Ln, Tofino, 250-7253100)

SERVICES REALTOR 1. Brad Davis (204-345 Robson, 604-782-3545) 2. Jordan MacNab (604-5515695) 3. Aaron Jasper (tie) (204-345 Robson, 604-669-3131) 3. Mike & Will Team (tie) (204-345 Robson, 778-7724252) REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER 1. Bluetree Homes (20001055 Dunsmuir, 604-648-1800) 2. Bosa (500-1901 Rosser, 604-294-0666) 3. Cressey (800-925 W. Georgia, 604-683-1256)

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REAL ESTATE AGENCY 1. Century 21 (multiple locations) 2. Re/Max (multiple locations) 3. Royal LePage (City Centre, 345 Robson, 604-408-9311)

MORTGAGE BROKER 1. Lorena Grigore (604-7229890) 2. Ryan McKinley (604-3401611) 3. Birgit Holm (604-762-0166) CONSTRUCTION RENO CONTRACTOR 1. Refine and Design (778895-4001) 2. Panther Group (343 Railway, 604-681-1298) 3. Kindred Construction (tie) (308-2150 W. Broadway, 604736-4847; 3. Fairtrade Works (tied) (101-1520 Rand Ave, 1-855860-7366) STORAGE 1. Maple Leaf Storage (multiple locations) 2. Public Storage (multiple locations) 3. Yaletown Mini Storage (864 Cambie, 604-683-5885) MOVING COMPANY 1. The Move Man (1121 W. 15th, 604-973-0173) 2. Crown Mountain Movers (2255 Magnussen, 778-8727696) 3. Two Small Men with Big Hearts Moving (104-2251 No. 5 Rd., 604-324-3333) JUNK REMOVAL 1. 1-800-GOT-JUNK? (1-800468-5865) 2. Fresh Start Recycling (237 E. 4th, 604-637-6400) 3. Hunky Haulers (604-3554865) LANDSCAPER 1. Student Yard Works (155 Pemberton, 604-551-9409) 2. The Garden Genie (604323-0484) 3. Absolute Landscaping (tie) (807-250 E. 6th, 604-684-9901) 3. Terraform Landscaping (tie) (305 Mansfield Pl, 604988-9506) PLUMBER 1. Lew Plumbing and Heating (127-2323 Boundary Rd, 604205-9436) 2. Hillcrest Plumbing and Heating (212 E. 17th, 604879-5301) 3. Milani Plumbing Drainage and Heating (3433 E. 25, 604737-2603) CARPET CLEANERS 1. Brisas Carpet Care (2076 W. 47th, 604-720-1572) 2. Coit (1-800-367-2648) 3. Aero Carpet Cleaning (tie) (8258 St. George, 604-3217440) 3. Citrus O Carpet Care (tie) (601 W. Broadway, 604-4337585)

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BOARD & SKI SHOP 1. Comor Sports (1980 Burrard, 604-736-7547) 2. The Boardroom (1745 W. 4th, 604-734-7669) 3. Sport Chek (multiple locations)

BANK/CREDIT UNION 1. Vancity 2. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) 3. Bank of Montreal (BMO)

CHIROPRACTOR 1. Dr. Harold Meinzer (2184 W. Broadway, 604-742-0111) 2. Dr. Randall Trester (3-1864 W. 1st, 604-736-8353) 3. Dr. Christian Guenette (450-2184 W. Broadway, 604742-0111)

FUNERAL HOME 1. Kearney Funeral Services (450 W. 2nd Ave, 604-7360268) 2. Mount Pleasant Universal Funeral Home (306 E. 11th, 604-876-2161) 3. Amherst Funeral and Cremation Services (1209-207 W. Hastings, 604-831-3023) CAR SHARE 1. Car2Go (1-855-454-1002) 2. Modo The Car Co-op (604685-1393) 3. Zipcar (1-866-494-7227) AUTO DETAILING 1. Platinum Touch Auto Spa (tie) (1696 W. 5th, 604-7368636) 1. World Class Auto Care (tie) (1022 Seymour, 604-739-3444) 2. Ultra Shine Hand Car Wash and Auto Detailing (160 E. 2nd, 604-558-3998) 3. Kingsway Auto Detailing Centre (290 E. 5th, 604-8721434) CONTINUING EDUCATION 1. British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) 2. Vancouver Community College (VCC) 3. University of British Columbia (UBC)

HEALTH & FITNESS SPA 1. Spa Utopia & Salon (1001999 Canada Pl, 604-689-7700) 2. Absolute Spa Group (multiple locations) 3. Elements Wellness Centre (207-2678 W. Broadway, 604732-9355) NATUROPATH 1. Dr. Briana Peddle (2072678 W. Broadway, 604-7329355) 2. Dr. Dharm Sidhu (2657 Commercial, 604-428-1399) 3. Dr. Heidi Rootes (tie) (827 Hamilton, 604-687-7678) 3. Dr. Alexina Mehta (tie) (215-2211 West 4th, 604-7317789) MASSAGE THERAPIST 1. Theron White RMT (202865 Hornby, 604-684-0554) 2. Stephen Jay RMT (tie) (100289 Abbott, 604-689-1331; 306-560 Beatty, 604-569-3891) 2. Nicole Van Damme non-RMT (tie) (60-1687 W. Broadway, 778 -785-0969) 3. Randall Friedman RMT (212-2475 Bayswater, 604-8734161) CROSSFIT GYM 1. CrossFit 604 (154 W Hastings, 604-899-9443) 2. CrossFit Kitsilano (1370 W. 4th, 604-558-3488) 3. Studeo55 (202-865 Hornby, 604-684-0544) SPORTING GOODS 1. Mountain Equipment Co-op (130 W. Broadway, 604872-7858) 2. Sport Chek (multiple locations) 3. All-Court Stringing (1217 Nanaimo, 778-835-0672)

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ACUPUNCTURIST 1. Kiran Manhas – Elements Wellness Centre (207-2678 W. Broadway, 604-732-9355) 2. Dr. Eyal Lebel (408-2150 W. Broadway, 604-761-9434) 3. Kelli Taylor – Elements Wellness Centre (207-2678 W. Broadway, 604-732-9355)

PERSONAL CARE COSMETICS RETAILER 1. Sephora (701 W. Georgia, 778-331-3942) 2. MAC Cosmetics (multiple locations) 3. MASC (433 Davie, 604-6884555) SKINCARE FACILITY 1. MASC (433 Davie, 604-6884555) 2. Skoah (multiple locations) 3. Optaderm (tie) (340-2184 W. Broadway, 604-737-2026) 3. Project Skin MD (tie) (1495 W. 11th, 604-732-0800) LASH BAR 1. Noir Lash Lounge (multiple locations) 2. Wink (67 E Cordova, 604696-9465) 3. Kat’s Spa Services (2695 W. 4th, 778-788-4767) BROW BAR 1. Bombay Brow Bar (1056 Mainland, 604-683-2769) 2. Dona Lucia Esthetics Salon (521 W.Georgia, 604-566-9112) 3. Blink (577 Bute, 604-4282769)

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The studio came as a kit and took two weeks to put together. “When I came down and I saw the truck I started getting anxiety! They delivered it outside in three giant skids, and the boxes were thin but they were like cast iron or something,” he laughs.

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Of the cost, Carson jokes that he got permission to build it before they were expecting.

“It’s been a dream of mine since I was a kid to have a studio,” says the SONiC 104.9 host, “and now I’m grown up and making that dream come true.” — Kelsey Klassen

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or more than a decade, Westender readers from across the city have been cussing, busting, thanking and tanking fellow Vancouverites in our Rants pages.

While the socio-political landscape of Vancouver has surely changed over that time, a hatred of cyclists certainly ties the last 10 years together.

And just as our “Best in the West” has grown to “Best of the City”, so too has our thirst for citywide angst.

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added neighbourhood rants and raves to our online ballot, and watched the rancor roll in.

The results? Apparently we’re a pretty stuck-up town.

Submissions across every neighbourhood took issue with snobs this year.

Like a pale hand waving above the water line, however, Mount Pleasant wins the unnofficial title of friendliest neighbourhood.

Speaking of which, hipsters were the most ambiguous issue plaguing Vancouver, with as many people loving their

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Issues such as density, alternate fuel sources, electric car chargers and garbage also popped up as interesting sources of city discussion. But, squarely in the angry Vancouver camp (our guilty pleasure), are those who just love to hate. — Kelsey Klassen

Find ‘Best of Rants’ 2014: • Downtown/Yaletown/Gastown: p. 24 • East Side: p. 29 • West Side: p. 41 • West End: p. 46

NIGHTCLUB 1. Celebrities (1022 Davie, 604-681-6180) 2. The Roxy (932 Granville, 604-331-7999) 3. Ginger 62 (1219 Granville, 604-688-5494) LIVE MUSIC VENUE 1. Commodore Ballroom (868 Granville, 604-739-4550) 2. Orpheum (601 Smithe, 604665-3050) 3. Biltmore Cabaret (2755 Prince Edward, 604-676-0541) GAY BAR 1. Celebrities (1022 Davie, 604-681-6180) 2. Oasis Ultra Lounge (1240 Thurlow, 604-685-1724) 3. 1181 (1181 Davie, 604-7877130)

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DOWNTOWN/ YALETOWN/ GASTOWN HIDDEN GEM 1. Button Button (318 Homer, 604-6870067) 2. Parliament Interiors (115 Water, 604689-0800) 3. Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden (578 Carrall, 604-662-3207) LOCAL BUSINESS PERSON 1. Mark Brand (Save On Meats) 2. Patrick Levesque (MASC) 3. James Coleridge (Bella Gelateria) WOMEN’S APPAREL 1. Malene Grotrian (207 W. Hastings, 604-568-0666) 2. Oak and Fort (tie) (32 Water, 604-5669199) 2. Secret Location (tie) (1 Water, 604-6850090) 3. Dream (311 W. Cordova, 604-683-7326) MEN’S APPAREL 1. Brooklyn Clothing Co. (418 Davie, 604683-2929) 2. Harry Rosen (700 W. Georgia, 604683-6861; 650 W. 41st, 604-266-1172) 3. Roden Gray (8 Water, 604-689-7302) VINTAGE CLOTHING 1. Community Thrift and Vintage (41 W. Cordova, 604- 682-1004) 2. My Sister’s Closet (1092 Seymour, 604687-0770) 3. Vous Valet (1241 Hamilton, 604-5584228) UNIQUE GIFTS 1. The Cross (1198 Homer, 604-689-2900) 2. Old Faithful (320 W. Cordova, 778-3279376)

3. Fine Finds Boutique (1014 Mainland, 604-669-8325) KIDS’ STORE/APPAREL 1. Parade (231 Cambie, 604-687-7163) 2. Ella and Elliot (126 W. Hastings, 604563-1845) 3. Army and Navy (36 W. Cordova, 604682-6644) HOME DÉCOR 1. The Cross (1198 Homer, 604-689-2900) 2. Parliament (115 Water, 604-689-0800) 3. Chintz & Co (tie) (950 Homer, 604-6892022) 3. Inform Interiors (tie) (50 Water, 604682-3868) ORGANIC PRODUCE 1. Choices Market (multiple locations) 2. Urban Fare (multiple locations) 3. Nester’s Market (multiple locations) LOCAL GROCER 1. Choices Market (multiple locations) 2. Urban Fare (multiple locations) 3. Nester’s Market (multiple locations) LOCAL BUTCHER 1. Big Lou’s (269 Powell, 604-566-9229) 2. Save On Meats (43 W. Hastings, 604569-3568)

ICE CREAM/GELATO SHOP 1. Bella Gelateria (1001 W. Cordova, 604569-1010) 2. Yaletown Gelato (122-1208 Homer, 604-689-8531) 3. What’s Shaken (586 Davie, 604-5598813) NEIGHBOURHOOD RESTAURANT 1. Good Wolfe (1043 Mainland, 604-4281043) 2. The Flying Pig (1168 Hamilton, 604568-1344) 3. Yaletown L’Antipasto (1127 Mainland, 604-558-1174) BURGERS 1. Romer’s (multiple locations) 2. Fat Burger (multiple locations) 3. Loving Hut (Pacific and Davie, 604-7801029) PIZZA 1. Nicli Antica Pizzeria (62 E. Cordova, 604-669-6985) 2. Goldies Pizza (605 W. Pender, 604-6810650) 3. The Parlour (1011 Hamilton, 604-5683322)

ETHNIC FOOD STORE 1. H-Mart (200-590 Robson, 604-6094567) 2. T & T (100-2800 E. 1st, 604 254-9668 & 179 Keefer, 604-899-8836)

VEGETARIAN 1. Gorilla Food (436 Richards, 604- 6843663) 2. The Parker (237 Union, 604-779-3804) 3. Loving Hut (tie) (Pacific and Davie, 604780-1029) 3. Panz Veggie (tie) (1355 Hornby, 604266-3637)

BAKERY 1. Ganache Patisserie (1262 Homer, 604899-1098) 2. Cadeaux Bakery (172 Powell, 604-6088889) 3. New Town Bakery (158 E. Pender, 604681-1828)

BREAKFAST 1. Café Medina (556 Beatty, 604-8793114) 2. Elbow Room Cafe (560 Davie, 604685-3628) 3. The Templeton (1087 Granville, 604685-4612)

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Parade Organics: Gold, Gastown Kids’ Apparel

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n 2004, Bern Tierney and Laura Sage created one of the first baby lines in North America to use 100 per cent GOTS-certified organic cotton.

Playful and adorable, Parade’s signature nickname kimonos, onesies and baby yoga sets have been a hit at birthdays and baby showers ever since. But how did they know they were on to something great?

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our day jobs!” says Tierney.

They established themselves in Gastown as wholesalers, eventually expanding to add a colourful, familyfriendly studio shop so they could be closer to their customers — customers who then voted them Best Kids Apparel in Gastown for 2014.

“People can feel the love,” Tierney believes. “The fact that we are a little hole in the wall appeals to them. Unlike most stores, we are selling product designed by us, so they can feel the passion for our product and its meaning directly.”

Parade has made its name with modern yet effortless mix-and-match organic layette essentials such as rompers, gowns, dresses and booties. Whether you’re shopping for a Sweetpea, Peanut or Monkey, Parade’s best-selling nickname series offers the perfect print for your little bundle, while the moose, deer and owl-obsessed can go head-to-toe in the My Animal Friends collection.

Tierney and Sage also bring in creative complements to the Parade aesthetic, like wooden toys, blocks and puppets.

The duo are involved in every design detail, and each piece is produced in a fair

Parade Organics from Gastown was one of the first in North American to use Global Organic Textile Standard-certified cotton in its children’s clothing. trade setting in India, where organic cotton farming has a long history.

In a market struggling with greenwashing, the label ‘organic’ can (pardon our francais) sometimes just be blowing baby powder up consumers’ bums. But Parade’s textile certification — GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) — is the world’s leading processing standard

for organic textiles.

“Processed cotton is a horrible polluter, and we thankfully have no part in this,” says Tierney. “As far as the baby is concerned, [organic cotton] is much softer on delicate newborn skin, particularly for babies with skin conditions. Baby’s skin should be covered in purity, not industrial chemicals.”

So what’s coming for kids

in 2014?

“Our new spring collection has a Dutch feel... Tulips and bicycles.”

It may be based out of the heart of Vancouver, but there’s nothing raining on this Parade. — Kelsey Klassen

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readers’ choice: downtown, gastown, yaletown BRUNCH 1. Café Medina (556 Beatty, 604-8793114) 2. Alibi Room (tie) (157 Alexander, 604623-3383) 2. Twisted Fork (tie) (1147 Granville, 604568-0749) 3. Provence (1177 Marinaside, 604-6814144) WEEKDAY LUNCH 1. Meat and Bread (370 Cambie & 1033 W. Pender, 604-566-9003) 2. Good Wolfe (1043 Mainland, 604-4281043) 3. Finch’s (353 W. Pender, 604- 899-4040) DINNER 1. L’Abbatoir (217 Carrall, 604-568-1701) 2. Rodney’s Oyster House (1228 Hamilton, 604-609-0080; 52 Powell, 604685-2005) 3. Chambar (tie) (562 Beatty, 604-8797119) 3. Blue Water Café (tie) (1095 Hamilton, 604- 688-8078) DESSERT 1. Ganache Patisserie (1262 Homer, 604899-1098) 2. Mink Chocolates Café (863 W. Hastings, 604-633-2451) 3. Cartems Donuterie (534 W. Pender, 778-708-0996) DATE NIGHT SPOT 1. L’Abattoir (217 Carrall, 604-568-1701) 2. Cibo Trattoria (tie) (900 Seymour, 604602-9570) 2. Chambar (tie) (562 Beatty, 604-8797119) 3. Jules Bistro (216 Abbott, 604-6690033) COFFEE SHOP 1. JJ Bean (multiple locations) 2. Revolver (325 Cambie, 604-558-4444) 3. Café Artigiano (multiple locations)

LATE NIGHT DINING 1. Tsu Hang Village (1193 Granville, 604683-6868) 2. Charles Bar (tie) (136 W. Cordova, 604568-8040) 2. Calabash Bistro (tie) (428 Carrall, 604568-5882) 3. Revel Room (tie) (238 Abbott, 604-6874088) 3. Fritz European Fry House (tie) (718 Davie, 604-684-0811) PUB/BAR 1. The Irish Heather (212 Carrall, 604688-9779) 2. Yaletown Brewing Company (1111 Mainland, 604-681-2739) 3. The Blackbird (tie) (905 Dunsmuir, 604899-4456) 3. The Pint (tie) (455 Abbott, 604-6840258) LOUNGE 1. The Diamond (6 Powell, 604-568-8272) 2. Opus Bar (tie) (322 Davie, 604-6426787) 2. Reflections (tie) (Rosewood Hotel Georgia 801 W. Georgia, 604-682-5566) 3. Chill Winston (tie) (3 Alexander, 604288-9575) 3. Sip (tie) (1117 Granville, 604-687-7474) BEER/WINE STORE 1. Crosstown Liquor Store (568 Abbott, 604-683-8438) 2. Viti Wine and Lager Store (900 Seymour, 604-683-3806) 3. Yaletown Liquor Store (1116 Hamilton, 604-688-0064) 3. Steamworks (375 Water, 604-689-2739) TRAVEL AGENCY 1. Flight Centre (multiple locations) 2. Expedia CruiseShipCenters (101-950 W. Broadway, 604-566-9005) 3. Nikko Tours & Travel (512 Beatty, 604656-2108) BIKES 1. Reckless Bike Store (110 Davie, 604-

648-2600; 1810 Fir, 604-731-2420 2. Simon’s Bike Shop (608 Robson, 604602-1181) 3. JV Bike (929 Expo, 604-630-3798) GREEN BUSINESS 1. Growing City (108 W. Cordova, 1-855932-6676) 2. Gorilla Foods (436 Richards, 604-6843663) 3. WA-2! Premium Water (1795 Powell, 1-877-689-4009)

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PET SUPPLIES 1. Van Pet (1065 Hamilton, 604-687-8933) 2. Barking Babies (1188 Homer, 604-6472275) 3. Wagababa (88 Keefer, 604-628-2458)

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TAILOR 1. Modernize Tailor (5 W. Pender, 604685-0610) 2. Townline Tailors (541 Howe, 604-6846105) 3. Karman Tailors (288 Robson, 604-6628208)

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DRY CLEANER 1. Yaletown Dry Cleaners (1235 Pacific, 604-899-1276) 2. Swan Laundry (1352 Burrard, 604-6840323) 3. Money’s Drycleaning (585 Helmcken, 604-687-7408) DENTAL CLINIC 1. Aarm Dental Group (multiple locations) 2. Zenon Trylowsky (1216-736 Granville, 604-681-8711) 3. Enamel (1-1026 Mainland, 604-6331199)

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Bruce Eyewear: Gold, Eyewear, Hidden Gem

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e’re brutally honest,” says Erin Rae, licensed optician for Bruce Eyewear.

These folks won’t let you walk out with something that doesn’t look good but, chances are, you’ll find the perfect frames in their vast selection of glasses.

Pink-round, white-square and those retro-hip yellowoctagons? They’ve got them.

The employees take into consideration your prescription, lifestyle and personality to find a frame that suits you. The team makes staring at yourself in a mirror, while trying on pairs of glasses with different facial expressions, as comfortable as possible.

Their laid-back, nopressure approach creates a natural environment, like hanging out at a friend’s place. — Raman Kang

People usually look at your face first, which is why Bruce Eyewear puts all the focus on their frames.

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FLORIST 1. Greenstems (315 Abbott, 604-568-1314) 2. Olla Flowers (235 Cambie, 604-609-6552) 3. Heathers The Flowershop (422 W. Cordova, 604-603 4995) HAIR SALON 1. Moods Hair Salon (1070 Mainland, 604-6881574) 2. Pink Lime Salon & Spa (1018 Mainland, 604683-7444) 3. Bangtown Hair Saloon (tie) (438 W. Pender, 604-682-7775) 3. Storm Salon (tie) (77 E. Pender, 604-6890082) NAIL SALON 1. Absolute Spa (1015 Burrard, 604-684-2772) 2. Posy Nail Salon (1001-999 Canada Pl, 604689-7700) 3. Pure Nail Bar (multiple locations) TANNING SALON 1. Urban Tanning Studio (518 Davie, 604-6811699) 2. Cocoa Tanning Salon (88-1065 W. Pender, 604-568-6161; 1165 Pacific Blvd, 604-899-7989) 3. Absolute Spa (The Fairmont Hotel, W. Georgia, 604- 684-2772; 1015 Burrard St, 604684-2772)

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EYE WEAR 1. Bruce Eyewear (219 Abbott, 604-662-8300) 2. Strozzi’s (1175 Mainland, 604-602-1880) 3. Blink Optometry (130 Davie, 604-669-7997)

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Button Button: Gold, Gastown Hidden Gem

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or good service, press Button Button.

The store that, for 18 years, has paid the bills by selling nothing but buttons, credits our readers with being the first to formally acknowledge it for what it is — Gastown’s hidden gem.

In fact, despite having second-generation customers and customers who come for help with all their special occasions (from newborn babies to wedding decor), and being written up in Vogue Australia, Japanese tour guides and twice in the New York Times, this is the first time the novelty shop has actually won anything.

But the people who come back again and again aren’t button obsessed, and neither is owner Colleen Miller. They are looking for an elegant solution to their knitted scarves, craft projects, ceremonial creations, suit jackets or hand-me-downs.

“I’ve had kids come in when they’re five, and now they’re finished college. I have one family that buys a button every year to sew on their stocking; they’re still coming in after 18 years. One young woman who used to play in the soup here,” she stops to gesture at an overflowing bucket of buttons, “liked it so much that when she got married 10 years later, she had a button wedding — button bouquets and boutonnieres. And now she has an etsy shop that does stuff with buttons.”

Miller is Vancouver’s resource on all things buttons, and one

Buttons! Buttons!

Who said men don’t have as many options to accessorize their clothes as women?

Martin van Keken turned a classic blue blazer into a fashion conversation piece when he replaced its boring buttons with these 1920s handmade glass buttons from Button Button. He then had the buttonhole trim done in the colours of the Dutch flag to honour the land of his birth.

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thing she’s learned in those 18 years is that, at one point or another, everyone needs one.

“I think if I sold the shop I would really miss the variety of people. If you never buy hats, you don’t go to a hat store. But even if you don’t like buttons, sooner or later you’ll lose a button and have to come in,” says the soft-spoken creative.

“Twenty per cent of my customers are men. I think they come here because they don’t know where to go.”

When rents rose too high four years ago, Miller looked for a new location and struggled to find something small enough.

She eventually struck gold when the city agreed to a changeof-use for a vacant office space at 318 Homer. The shop is less than 400-sq-ft (roughly the size of a condo in Olympic Village) but it suits Miller just fine.

“It’s hard to find spots in the city that are small enough, even if you get the right price per square foot. I mean… I’m selling buttons,” she laughs.

Despite the move, her shop feels as if, like perhaps your grandma’s button box, it has always been there — it brightens up a stretch of Homer, classified as “dead”, that needed some passion to draw people to its sidewalks.

A warm yellow glow infuses the space, glinting off the wood, shell, horn, cinnamon bark, resin and rhinestone surfaces of her treasures.

Within one square foot, she can take a miniature trip around the world: “This little one is a woven basket button; this is a real feather under acrylic resin; this is a banana skin under resin. These two are cinnamon: one is a cinnamon stick that has been sliced, the other is cinnamon bark and still smells of cinnamon. These are glass from West Africa that are made from Guinness beer bottles.”

Buttons’ functional form dates back to the 9th century but their ornamental origins go back even further to 2,800 years before Christ. But why are they treasured by so many cultures, customs and walks of life? Especially children...

“I think its because it’s a tiny little talisman, something that’s proportionate to them that they can have. They don’t wear jewelry so the buttons they wear are important. If they’ve got airplane buttons on their sweater, they’ll call it their Airplane Sweater and want to wear it.”

So whether you’re looking for yourself, for someone

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“I’m not obsessed — I can’t be,” says Button Button owner Colleen Miller, who has been selling buttons for 18 years. “And I’m not a collector. By the end of the month, everything has to be for sale.” special, or for something special, somewhere among the nine thousand textures and materials, is the one you are looking for. And, if you ask Miller for help, she’s sure to be right on the button. — Kelsey Klassen

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Marco’s Italian Shoe Doctor: Gold, Best Cobbler Downtown

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arco Dinero’s mother always used to say, “If it’s good to you, it’s good to fix.”

People who love their shoes are glad that he listened to his mother.

“Shoes take you everywhere and are part of your life,” he says from his shop at the International Village on West Pender.

Customers come into his shop with shoes that have gone the distance and have huge sentimental value. “If you sold them you might not get a penny but to the customer, they’re priceless,” he says.

Just the other day, a woman who thought her favourite pair of shoes could walk no

more let out a big “Wow!” when she saw what Dinero had done. “This is the most happy $10 I’ve spent in my life,” she told him.

Dinero has been a cobbler for 35 years.

He learned his craft from Marco Emelio.

“Marco, like Marco Polo — an explorer trying to do the impossible.” When Emelio died, Dinero vowed to honour him in the name of his own shoe repair shop. “If it’s doable, I do it.”

He says that if people bring this article into his shop with a ladies’ shoe that needs re-heeling, he’ll do it for $8.50. — Martha Perkins

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EAST SIDE HIDDEN GEM 1. Tacofino Commissary (2327 E. Hastings, 604-253-8226) 2. Le Marche St. George (4393 St. George, 604-565-5107) 3. Fairy Cakes (3586 Fraser, 604-442-9866) LOCAL BUSINESS PERSON 1. Cameron Forsyth (Portland Craft, Main Street Brewery) 2. David Duprey (Rumpus Room, Fox Cabaret) 3. Nigel Pike (Cascade Room, Main Street Brewery) WOMEN’S APPAREL 1. Barefoot Contessa (3715 Main, 604-8791137) 2. Twigg and Hottie (3671 Main, 604-8798595) 3. Smoking Lily (3634 Main, 604-873-5459) MEN’S APPAREL 1. Eugene Choo (3683 Main, 604-873-8874) 2. Motherland (466 W. Cordova, 604-681-0780; 3647 Main, 604-568-7530) 3. Exhibit (2601 Main, 604-568-2915) VINTAGE CLOTHING 1. Front & Company (3772 Main, 604-8798431) 2. Mintage (1714 Commercial, 604-646-8243) 3. Little Miss Vintage (tie) (941 Commercial, 604-255-3554) 3. Burcu’s Angels (tie) (221 E. 16th, 604-8741030) UNIQUE GIFTS 1. Front & Company (3772 Main, 604-8798431) 2. Nineteen Ten (4366 Main, 604-558-0210) 3. Bird on a Wire (2535 Main, 604-873-7415) KIDS’ STORE/APPAREL 1. The Granville Island Toy Company (3298 Main, 604-875-0065; 11-1496 Cartwright, Kids Market, 604-684-0076)

2. Dilly Dally (1161 Commercial, 604-252-9727) 3. Beansprouts (tie) (4305 Main, 604-871-9782) 3. Dandelion Kids (tie) (1206 Commercial, 604676-1862) HOME DÉCOR 1. Exposure Home (tie) (1616 Commercial, 604-253-5808) 1. Vancouver Special (tie) (3612 Main, 604568-3673) 2. Moe’s Home (1728 Glen, 604-687-5599) 3. Dream Designs (956 Commercial, 604-2545012) ORGANIC PRODUCE 1. Donald’s Market (multiple locations) 2. Organic Acres (3603 Main, 604-569-1132) 3. Famous Foods (1595 Kingsway, 604-8723019) LOCAL GROCER 1. Donald’s Market (multiple locations) 2. East West Market (4169 Main, 604-8738082) 3. East End Food Co-op (tie) (1034 Commercial, 604-254-5044) 3. Santa Barbara (tie) (1322 Commercial, 604253-1941) LOCAL BUTCHER 1. Windsor Quality Meats (4110 Main, 604872-5635) 2. Rio Friendly Meats (2477 E. Hastings, 604253-0345) 3. Pasture to Plate (tie) (1420 Commercial, 604-215-0050) 3. Harkness & Co. Butchers (666 E. Broadway, 604-558-3807) ETHNIC FOOD STORE 1. T & T (tie) (100-2800 E. 1st, 604-254-9668; 179 Keefer, 604-254-9668) 1. Yek O Yek (tie) (3046 Main, 604-877-0139) 2. Bosa Foods (tie) (1465 Kootney, 604-2535578) 2. Fujiya (tie) (multiple locations) 3. Sweet Cherubim (1105 Commercial, 604253-0969)

PIZZA 1. Via Tevere (1190 Victoria, 604-336-1803) 2. Famoso (1380 Commercial, 604-251-2292) 3. Rocky Mountain Flatbread (4186 Main, 604566-9779; 1876 W. 1st Ave, 604-730-0321)

BAKERY 1. Fratelli Bakery (1795 Commercial, 604-2558926) 2. Uprising Breads Bakery (tie) (1697 Venables, 604-254-5635) 2. Liberty Bakery (tie) (3699 Main, 604-7099999) 3. Black Rook Bakehouse (tie) (2141 E. Hastings, 604-563-5094) 3. Breka Bakery & Cafe (tie) (6533 Fraser, 604325-6612)

VEGETARIAN 1. The Acorn (3995 Main, 604-566-9001) 2. The Foundation (2301 Main, 604-708-0881) 3. Bandidas Taqueria (tie) (2781 Commercial, 604-568-8224) 3. Graze (tie) (3980 Fraser, 604-620-8822)

ICE CREAM/GELATO SHOP 1. Earnest Ice Cream (3992 Fraser, 604-4280697) 2. La Casa Gelato (1033 Venables, 604-2513211) 3. Dolce Amore (1590 Commercial, 604-2580006)

BREAKFAST 1. Slickity Jim’s Chat ‘n’ Chew (3475 Main, 604-873-6760) 2. Red Wagon (2296 E. Hastings, 604-5684565) 3. Lucy’s Eastside Diner (2708 Main, 604-5681550)

SEAFOOD SHOP 1. The Fish Counter (3825 Main, 604-876-3474) 2. Daily Catch (1418 Commercial, 604-2533474) 3. T & T (100-2800 E. 1st, 604-254-9668; 179 Keefer, 604-254-9668)

BRUNCH 1. Red Wagon (2296 E. Hastings, 604-5684565) 2. The Wall Flower (2420 Main, 604-568-7554) 3. Graze (tie) ( 3980 Fraser, 604-620-8822) 3. Roundel Cafe (tie) (2465 E. Hastings, 604253-2522)

CHEESE SHOP 1. La Grotta Del Formaggio (1791 Commercial, 604-255-3911) 2. Les Amis De Fromage (1752 W. 2nd, 604732-4218) 3. Santa Barbara (1322 Commercial, 604-2531941)

WEEKDAY LUNCH 1. Hawkers Delight (4127 Main, 604-709-8188) 2. The Reef (4172 Main, 604-874-5375; 1018 Commercial, 604-568-5375) 3. Budgies Burritos (44 Kingsway, 604-8745408)

NEIGHBOURHOOD RESTAURANT 1. Havana (1212 Commercial, 604-253-9119) 2. Burgoo (tie) (multiple locations) 2. The Cascade Room (tie) (2616 Main, 604709-8650) 3. Little Nest (1716 Charles, 604-251-9994)

DINNER 1. Le Faux Bourgeois (663 E. 15th, 604-8739733) 2. Grub (tie) (4328 Main, 604-876-8671 2. Merchant’s Oyster Bar (tie) (1590 Commercial, 604-258-0005) 3. El Camino’s (3250 Main, 604-875-6246)

BURGER 1. Vera’s Burger Shack (multiple locations) 2. Splitz Grill (4242 Main, 604-875-9711) 3. Cannibal Cafe (tie) (1818 Commercial, 604558-4199) 3. White Spot (tie) (multiple locations)

DESSERT 1. Sweet Revenge (4160 Main, 604-879-7933) 2. The Gluten Free Epicurean (633 E. 15th, 604-876-4114) 3. Trumps (646 Powell, 604-732-8473)

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Dog Taxi: Gold, Pet Daycare Citywide

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n 2005, a dog care company purchased a yellow van with a white stripe. With the addition of memorable hand-painted black checkers and a change in name, Dog Taxi rose in popularity.

The family-owned company not only specializes in dog-care, but transportation, photography, training, walking, boarding and grooming services, just to name a few.

Angela Samson, one of three partners of Dog Taxi, says Dog Taxi has become a second home for canines.

“These dogs have grown with us; we’ve seen every grey hair come up.” The employees are just as loyal to the dogs as the dogs are to them.

— Raman Kang

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“Can all the affluent hipsters stop moving onto Main Street please! You’re making Main uncool! Fraser is now the new Main.”

“Don’t be stuck up, East Siders. We know you were the originals. Let’s all share the East Side love. It’s okay to share your ‘hood with Westenders.”

“Too many hipsters.”

“Too many hipsters!”

“Too many fucking hipsters.”

“Gentrification is making the neighbourhood unaffordable.”

“I live and love in Hastings Sunrise. It is engraved in concrete at Nanaimo and Hastings. The flags that flutter above the locals say East Village, but that is just real estate buffoonery. East Village is a neighourhood in NYC. Vancouver is not even close to being as cosmopolitan as NYC. Do you know WHY it’s called Hastings Sunrise?

Because it’s one of the most beautiful spots in the East Side to check out the sunrise.

Great view of the mountains and of downtown, beaming in the fresh rays of morning as the seagulls and then the crows ride in.”

“Everyone in Strathcona is such an inspiration. Not only are they friendly, but people are more interested here in your hobbies, your plans for the weekend, organizing block parties and going for walks. Best community in the city, hands down!”

“Plenty of people live in East Strathcona but apparently no one thinks we need a decent grocery store. Sure, there’s groundwork being done down near the Waldorf with

claims that it will be a store.

But of what quality. No Frills?

No thank you.”

“Most vibrant and diverse neighborhood in Vancouver in terms of socio-economics, ethnicities, restaurants, shopping and recreation. I’m alive on the Drive!”

“Kingsway is SO dirty — the city need to clean the sidewalks, encourage business owners to clean or get rid of mouldy awnings” “My neighbourhood seems to think that consultation means always getting your way, that being in favour of increased density means no change, and that Vancouver can change without growing, and grow without changing.”

“Nothing should change.

No more density. No more anything. I like everything precisely the way it is, and insist that the City consult me on every detail.”

“Apparently the Greenest City agenda only extends to Downtown — where are all the East Side electric vehicle chargers?”

“If Vancouver is as green as we like to think, how about we stop buying things from China and throwing them away?”

“The East Side has too many push-button crosswalks that most pedestrians and bicyclists ignore (or disobey) anyways.”

“Accidental fires (that make people rich because they can now build condos) encourage more accidents.”

“Why is it that the City of Vancouver seems to focus the bulk of their resources on the West Side when it comes to plowing the streets, fixing sidewalks/anything that’s broken, cleaning what is

dirty, raking slippery public walks, etc., whilst leaving the East Side to fend for itself?

When I visit West Side, it’s like I am “not in Kansas anymore”! The East Side feels like the land that time forgot, or make that what the City chooses to ignore. Step on over to the dark side City workers! We will welcome you with open arms!”

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“Main Street is becoming a great place to shop, eat, wander and spend a relaxing afternoon” “There’s a lot to Rave about all up and down Main Street.

Huge transformation in the last few years with great shops and restaurants.”

“Creative! Nuts! Weird!

Community-driven! All around, the East Side is a wild and woolly and wonderful place to be.”

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“I love all the bikes and bike routes.”

“I hate that stupid cross on Clark and 2nd Ave.” “How the hell did a giant white poodle on a 30-foot pole come to represent art on Main Street?”

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“That poodle at 18th and Main. What is that? Did taxpayers really foot 60k for that thing without any public consultation? What the hell does that thing represent?”

“If you haven’t visited Donald’s Market at the corner of Hastings and Nanaimo, you are sadly missing out! It is jam packed with more unique food choices than Urban Fare or Whole Foods, with prices that shame many overpriced Westside grocers. Your first impression may be organized chaos, but it is well worth it.

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he formerly working-class neighbourhood of HastingsSunrise, which stretches from Nanaimo east to Boundary, and Burrard Inlet south to East Broadway has been considered one to watch for at least five years. En Route magazine listed the area as one of “Canada’s next great neighbourhoods” in 2012, although all of the highlighted businesses rest on the Grandview-Woodland side of Nanaimo.

Restaurants on the edge of HastingsSunrise, including our Gold medal winners The Red Wagon and Tacofino Commissary, draw diners to the vicinity.

Hastings-Sunrise was once home to a popular resort that attracted loggers, mill workers and vacationers.

The settlement, named Hastings Townsite in 1869 in honour of visiting Admiral G.F. Hastings, remained a leisure destination through the turn of the century with visitors enjoying the hotel and racetrack in Hastings Park, according to the BIA’s website.

A new subdivision called Sunrise Ridge near First Avenue prompted the Hastings-Sunrise name in the 1940s, according to historian John Atkin. He believes the city adopted the name in

the 1960s.

Hastings-Sunrise, an ethnically diverse and primarily residential area, is home to larger numbers of Cantonese, Vietnamese and Italian speakers than other Vancouver neighbourhoods. A handful of businesses that are more than 40 years old operate in Hastings-Sunrise, such as Italian delis, grocery shops and a large T&T Asian supermarket, which reflects the shift in immigrant settlement in the vicinity, also operate in the area. — Cheryl Rossi

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Donald’s Market: Gold, Best Local Grocer; Organic Produce

By Cheryl Rossi

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wo-and-a-half year old Keenan lit up when he saw his favourite cashier at Donald’s Market.

Carmen Louie, the bespectacled object of his affection, gave the little boy a hug and with a warm, gaptoothed smile greeted grandma and mom by name. Moments later, Louie greeted an elderly woman in Mandarin, then corrected herself and called the pleased woman “grandma” in Cantonese.

Another customer tried to teach Louie a bit of Arabic by paying her a compliment. “I made your day, right?” he said to Louie. “You made my day first.”

Louie didn’t know the man’s name, which is rare because Louie has memorized more than 7,000 of Donald’s customer’s names in the nearly eight years she’s worked at the grocery store on East Hastings near Nanaimo. “My pastor said it’s not work any more, it’s more like a vocation,” Louie said. “I said Amen, brother.”

In March 2004, a customer asked Louie how many shoppers’ names she knew. She recorded all the names she could recall on her lunch break and counted 32. “Then I said maybe I should set a goal.”

She aimed for 100 names by April, 200 names by May, and 300 names by June. She saw how much joy feeling known gave her customers and carried on with the project. “In the beginning, I [studied] maybe five hours a week, or more,” Louie said.

She’d think of their names while gardening, washing dishes and lying in bed. Her husband and three sons think she’s crazy. But her obsession has won her legions of fans. Louie was dubbed “Cashier with the longest lineups and the most friends” by the Georgia Straight and praised in a review of Donald’s Market on the online review site Yelp. Mike McCardell of Global BC wrote about Louie in a chapter entitled “Feel-Good Folks” in his book The Expanded Reilly Method.

Composer Peter Hannan wrote a song called “Saint Carmen” for his fourpart Happiness Index work that premiered at the Vancouver International Dance Festival in 2009.

Louie records new names by numbering them and including associative memory cues on receipt slips then transfers them into slim notebooks. She stores the original slips for backup.

The latest entry in her fourth double-sided note pad reads, “7076, Jude, sing The Beatles ‘Hey Jude.’”

A former Catholic village girl from the Philippines who first spoke Ilocano then Tagalog, when Louie went on holiday for a week in 2010, the store posted a sign to explain that she was away after so many customers asked about her whereabouts.

The Hastings-Sunrise resident, who also works at the nearby CIBC bank, teaches Sunday school and serves lunch to seniors at the Burnaby North Baptist Church, said her connection with Jesus feeds her joy. “I come to work, I pray, I say Lord bless me today and let me shine for you, for these people.”

This story originally appeared in the Vancouver Courier.

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Graham Clark: Gold, Best Podcast; Silver, Best Comedian

By Kelsey Klassen

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omedian, writer, lover — I think we all know which skill set really won Graham Clark the votes in the Westender’s Best of the City poll this year.

Clark is perhaps best known for his award-gobbling podcast, Stop Podcasting Yourself, which he puts on weekly with co-comedian Dave Shumka and guests.

It’s funny. He’s funny. When I emailed him to set up this phone interview, his one line reply had me laughing out loud.

Interviews with comedians are funny things though (pun intended), and instead of trying to spin straw out of gold, I’ll turn it over to a Q&A with the man himself:

Wouldn’t your “paint brush” change in that time?

No, never. No, no. I trim off split ends and stuff, but I don’t trim up the beard at all. It’s always just there.

What does it mean to win two comedy categories in a city whose comedy scene is booming, like Vancouver?

It was very surprising! Because there’s some phenomenally talented people here in town. I’m humbled by it.

Why do you think you won this year?

I don’t know… I mean, your guess is as good as mine. I wish I knew, cuz I’ve been here a long time. [chuckles] How long have you been here?

I moved to Vancouver in the year 2000 from Calgary.

What brought you here?

Uhh… It doesn’t snow?

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KK: You do incredible paintings with your beard for charity. What’s one of your most recent?

GC: I’m actually working on one that’s taken me a couple months to do. A friend of mine wanted a painting of his two kids. It’s very hard to paint somebody’s children because you want them to look really nice.

Comedian Graham Clark (Stop Podcasting Yourself, The Debaters) has no idea why he won in Best of the City this year, but he sure thinks it’s great. Scan these pages with Layar to see more photos, and some of his highly sought-after beard paintings.

It does! It was snowing this week…

I know! But it didn’t stick around. You get to see the pretty part where it falls, without the after-effect where it’s all over everything. I came out here to visit my uncle; it was February and there was no snow anywhere, and I thought, ‘This is it. How the hell is everyone in Canada not living here?’ I still don’t understand how people voluntarily live elsewhere.

It might be the cost of living.

Oh yeah! Absolutely. I figured this out… It would be cheaper to rent a one bedroom in Paris, France. I could live like a king in

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Do you think you would have won Best of the City: Paris?

Definitely. They love a guy with a pot belly and a big beard. It’s a French thing.

Where can people see you perform live?

I host a show every Monday at Havana on Commercial called the The Laugh Gallery. I’ve been hosting the show itself since 2002. It’s been a long time. It was started by my friends Dylan Reimer and Aubrey Tennant and they handed it off to me.

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readers’ choice: east side How do you measure success?

That’s a really good question, because it really depends on the person. If you’re in the States, getting on a show like the Tonight Show or the Late Show would be a good indicator that you’re doing okay. There isn’t a ton of that stuff in Canada, so it’s a but weirder to try and figure out if you’re a success in Canada. If you’re able to carve out some kind of career in any artistic pursuit, then I think you’ve won big time.

Graham Clark’s ‘Bests of the City’:

Is appearing on CBC kind of like being on Canada’s Tonight Show [Clark has guested on CBC’s The Debaters]?

For a long time there was a show, and I guess it still airs, called Comedy Now and that was like the Comedy Network’s standupdedicated show. So that became a milestone; if you did one of those you were of a certain legitimacy. Now, I think if you’re on Just for Laughs, that means you’re kind of legit. But there’s a lot of things that comics can appear on in Canada. It’s just not all of them pay very well. Or at all. [laughs] Is making it in the States a common Canadian aspiration, or is making a living at home good enough?

I think everybody has to look South at some point or another.

That’s where the entertainment industry lives. Tons of people that I know go down for pilot season, or go down to do showcases to maybe get a writing gig on a talk show, so it’s up to the person. Everybody has to decide if America is their path or not.

I don’t think there’s any exceptions to that.

What is the most broke you’ve ever been, while trying to make a go of this?

Ohhhh, there’s too many stories. Starting out, I worked a job at a coffee shop that started at 5am. I would go out all night and do shows and then be back the next day at five in the morning to open up the shop. And then on the days off, I had a friend who did a lot of human guinea pig sort of stuff for different companies, so we tested out emergency systems for ships and for skyscrapers and things like that. They needed people like us to go through these things to make sure they were safe for… people. I cleaned restaurants at night just to make ends meet. I did a lot of stuff. The first decade was pretty lean living.

When did the tide turn?

When I won a comedy competition out in Toronto that was held by the chain Yuk Yuk’s. And it was a cross-Canada competition. It came with a cash prize. I was working at a warehouse at the time, and that allowed me to not have to do that.

One of Graham Clark’s original beard paintings for charity — the monster taking a selfie. or not, and they turned out to be great. And then some people that we thought would be great, and were just okay. So a lot of times it’s hard to even guess just from a person’s act. But Patton Oswalt is so familiar with the format and so natural at it.

There’s also Tom Scharpling from New Jersey, who’d be great.

How much prep do you do for a podcast?

We record them at Dave Shumka’s house; we have a whole studio set up there. It’s every day. You’re always taking stuff in and hoping that it will be good for the podcast. Dave rather painstakingly goes through every episode and takes out the ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’ and ‘sniffs’ and ‘coughs’ so it sounds really smooth. I don’t know how many podcasts do that.

How has the internet model shaped your career?

I don’t know. When I first started, Facebook and Twitter and YouTube, and even podcasts, didn’t really exist. So I started before all that stuff, but really I don’t remember what that world was like. I don’t remember how you got your name out there.

Television, I guess. The internet’s better? I think... Because you can find your audience. It’s amazing to be able to see where people are listening and what they’re paying attention to, but it doesn’t ever answer the question of why they like a thing.

So I always have to go with just what I think is good or funny.

Even if a bunch of people respond to something, it doesn’t necessarily mean it was the best thing. In fact, probably, especially with Twitter, a lot of the things that are the most favourited are just things that fell out of my head. You know?

And the things I actually work on? Nothing. Not a sniff.

Who’s one of your dream guests to have on the podcast that you haven’t had yet?

It just hasn’t worked out timing-wise, but I’ve always thought Patton Oswalt would be a great guest. We’ve had a lot of people on, over the years, who we didn’t know if they’d be good

• Best comedy group other than yours: Right here in town there’s a great group of guys and gals called The Sunday Service. They’re kind of a must-see.

• Best brunch spot: I really like Slickity Jim’s. And there’s a place at Yukon and 6th? You have to know it’s there.

• Best comedy show to binge watch: Peep Show.

• Best decision you’ve ever made: To finally just commit and grow a beard. I wasn’t working at the time and I had the opportunity to grow a giant beard, so I did it.

• Best bathroom: Hotel Vancouver. Those are, like, immaculate. And it has marble and really nice faucets. It’s very well maintained. Hotel Vancouver: treat yourself.

• According to Wikipedia, you don’t yet exist, but eight other Graham Clarks do, including an English jazz violinist and an Irish hurler from County Down.

Who’s the best ‘other’ Graham Clark: It’s funny, there’s a Graham Clark in Toronto who’s a lawyer. I can’t remember how we came across each other, but I think he has the email address that I wanted. Anyway, he would always get messages meant for me. He seemed like a really cool guy.

I’ve never met the jazz violinist or the hurler. I hope to some day meet all the Graham Clarks.

• There seems to be quite the accomplished group of Clarks of Graham out there: I used to have a joke that I would do on stage where I would say, ‘Sometimes, when you Google your own name, you realize there are people out there that are doing a lot more with it than you are.’

And I feel like, ‘Wow, there are some real Graham Clarks out there gettin’ shit done.’

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Earnest Ice Cream: Gold, East Side Best Ice Cream

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en Ernst and Erica Bernardi have parked their bike-powered ice-cream cart. They’ve settled into their new Earnest Ice Cream digs at 3992 Fraser St., where you can get their ridiculously dreamy ice cream by the scoop. Bernardi’s thrilled with the new location: “I love the neighbourhood. It’s been perfect… very friendly.” Currently open four days a week, they’re planning to expand to six days — and to unveil a scoop truck this summer. — Eagranie Yuh COBBLER 1. Both Feet On Main (4410 Main, 604-8721318) 2. Quick Cobbler (430 W. 2nd, 604-682-6354) 3. East Van Shoe Repair (60 E. Hastings, 778807-5942) DRY CLEANER 1. Shirtland (746 Powell, 604-254-4415) 2. Busy Bee Cleaners (1519 Commercial, 604254-8010) 3. Launder All Coin Laundry (2706 Main, 604873-3888) DENTAL CLINIC 1. Mercato Dental Centre (1617 Commercial, 604-254-5900) 2. HighGate Dental (210-7155 Kingsway, 604526-1122) 3. Care Dental (1437 Cedar Cottage Mews, 604-568-2901) FLORIST 1. Flower Factory (3604 Main, 604-871-1008) 2. The Flowerbox (1319 Commercial, 604-2543269) 3. Blumen Floral (438 W. 8th, 604-708-0882)

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HAIR SALON 1. Trim (2-3851 Main, 604-876-2118) 2. East Vanity Parlour (tie) (2408 Main, 604637-1122) 2. Barbarella Hair Salon (tie) (3277 Main, 604876-1414)

3. Jefferson’s Barbershop (1949 Commercial, 604-251-1137) NAIL SALON 1. Gloss Hair Salon & Nail Bar (3149 Granville, 604-732-8282) 2. Main Nail Studio (4405 Main, 604-568-4410) 3. Sun Moon Nails (167 E. 12th, 604-558-4499) TANNING SALON 1. Banana Tans (148 E. Broadway, 604-8728267; 1060 Davie, 604-331-8267) 2. Solaris Sun Lounge (1740 Commercial, 604215-2792) EYEWEAR 1. Bruce Eyewear (219 Abbott, 604-662-8300) 2. Hakim Optical (multiple locations) 3. Mount Pleasant Optometry (tie) (104 E. Broadway, 604-874-7302) 3. Image Optometry (tie) (multiple locations, 604-310-3937) YOGA STUDIO 1. Open Door Yoga (multiple locations) 2. Bikram (multiple locations) 3. Moksha Yoga East Vancouver (2560 E. 15th, 604-569-3300) FITNESS FACILITY 1. Ted Loo Fitness (555 W. 8th, 778-859-9348) 2. Latin Fitness Ztudio (5595 Kingsway, 778995-9426) 3. Spartacus Gym (1522 Commercial, 604-2546267)

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Café Salade de Fruits: Gold, Best Hidden Gem

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hink of Paris and you think of sitting in a bistro in St.-Germain-des-Pres or Montmartre: posters on the wall, steak frites on the table and all the world to watch passing by the window.

If you’re suffering from a Paris withdrawal just by reading those words, then make your way to Café Salade de Fruits on West 7th off Granville. Surprisingly for such a seemingly nondescript location, once you’re inside it’s got the ambience and, more importantly, the menu to transport you to a different place and time.

It’s even got the slight annoyances that you can associate with France — no credit or debit card payments, no mid-afternoon service and a closed sign on Sundays and Mondays. But that too is as French as its duck confit.

Joie de vivre means making time for the pleasures in life — pleasures that the hard-working staff should be enjoying, too.

When Antoine Bonard, who was born near Chambourg, and a partner decided to open a cafe next to Maison de la Francophonie in 1999, not one of the banks they approached would lend them the money. Hence the thumbing of Gallic noses at the banks by refusing to pay bank charges for credit card service. But success is the best revenge — the café is packed every lunch and dinner and this summer they plan to expand into the patio area.

In 2007, Bonard’s partner left to join

the RCMP and Bonard asked Balendran (Krisna) Rameshan, who was working at the bistro as a line cook, to join him as a shareholder as well.

Rameshan had left Sri Lanka 24 years ago without a penny to his name.

He started working as a dishwasher at Harbour Centre’s Top of Vancouver restaurant and, when he showed initiative and talent, was trained in the kitchen.

“When he cooks, he puts love in it; the dish can feel it,” Bonard says of his partner, who has mastered the subtle nuances of French cuisine.

The menu is more country bistro — honest food with not as much cream and butter — but it does have that Parisian flare. There are the standards — moules frites, entrecote grillée, magret de canard sauce cassis and, even, frog legs — but there’s also a $28 Table d’Hote that changes weekly. This week’s it’s grilled steelhead salmon; next week it’s veal takii umami. The wine and drinks list is limited — when we asked what white wine by the glass was available, we were told “a Chardonnay and a not-Chardonnay” — but classic, with such offerings as kir and Pastis-Ricard (oh, for those sunny summer days on the patio!)

And while you sometimes have to wait for a table, you can really get your French fix by browsing through the Centre Culturel Francophone book and DVD library next door.

— Martha Perkins

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omewhere in the crowded midst of Briers Home and Gift, you can chance upon everything from a handheld device that plays movie music to animal-shaped pacifiers. The store has become somewhat of a Santa’s workshop on 4th Avenue, but instead of Christmas gifts and elves, you’ll find books titled “Everyone Poops” and “Stop Tweeting Stupid S*it.”

Briers Home and Gift is a place to go to for a laugh, a place where your favourite item will always change and something, in some way, will always remind you of “that time.”

“I love it when people come in for the first time because they get excited and then I get excited,” says manager Tamara Gronlund. Deemed a “discovery store” by a cus-

“We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.”

tomer, Briers fits a massive collection of random items into a small space. “I once saw an old lady in tears because she was laughing so hard,” says Sophie Burgoyne, operations manager for the store.

Briers has also started selling furniture. Just across the street you’ll find the Briers Home and Furnishing store that specializes in small furniture for smaller spaces. “Size matters, so no matter what size your space is, we can accommodate it,” says Cherie Schuman, interior designer. She helps overwhelmed customers identify items that work for them at “approachable prices.”

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WEST SIDE HIDDEN GEM 1. Salade de Fruits Café (1551 W. 7th, 604-714-5987) 2. Culprit Coffee Company (2028 Vine, 604-730-0133) 3. Ethel’s Boutique (2346 W. 4th, 604-736-0910) WOMEN’S APPAREL 1. Nicole Bridger (2151 W. 4th, 604-730-1129) 2. Anthropologie (tie) (2912 Granville, 604-734-2529) 2. Plenty (tie) (1107 Robson, 604689-4478; 2803 W. Broadway, 604-736-4484) 3. Gravity Pope (tie) (2205 W. 4th, 604-731-7673) 3. Spank (tie) (multiple locations) MEN’S APPAREL 1. Harry Rosen (650 W. 41st, 604-266-1172; 700 W. Georgia, 604-683-6861) 2. Ray Rickburn Fine Men’s Apparel (2100 W. 4th, 604-7389177) 3. Hill’s Of Kerrisdale (2125 W. 41st, 604-266-9177) VINTAGE CLOTHING 1. In Again (1962 W. 4th, 604738-2782) 2. Second Suit For Men and Women (tie) (2036 W. 4th, 604732-0338) 2. Dragon and Phoenix (tie) (3510 W 41st, 604-261-1317) 3. Immersion Clothing (2846 W. Broadway, 604-739-7633) UNIQUE GIFTS 1. Walrus (3408 Cambie, 604874-9770) 2. Briers Home & Gift (2070 W. 4th, 604-730-0379; 2025 W. 4th, 604-738-0379) 3. Oh My Gift (2235 W. 4th, 604733-0008) KIDS’ STORE/APPAREL 1. Kidsbooks (3083 W. Broadway,

604-738-5335) 2. Hip Baby (2110 W. 4th, 604736-8020) 3. Kaboodles (multiple locations) HOME DÉCOR 1. Briers Home & Gift (2070 W. 4th, 604-730-0379; 2025 W. 4th, 604-738-0379) 2. West Elm Market (tie) (2915 Granville, 604-734-9302) 2. Restoration Hardware (tie) (2555 Granville, 604-731-3918) 3. Meuse Boutique (207 Abbott, 604-558-0712) ORGANIC PRODUCE 1. Whole Foods (multiple locations) 2. Choices (multiple locations) 3. Greens Organic and Natural Market (1978 W. Broadway, 604568-3079) LOCAL GROCER 1. Choices Market (tie) (multiple locations) 1. Whole Foods (tie) (multiple locations) 2. Stong’s Market (4560 Dunbar, 604-266-1401) 3. Greens Organic and Natural Market (1978 W. Broadway, 604568-3079) LOCAL BUTCHER 1. Jackson’s Meat and Deli (2214 W. 4th, 604-738-6328) 2. Market Meats (2326 W. 4th, 604-737-0905) 3. Pete’s Meat (2817 Arbutus, 604-730-1661) ETHNIC FOODS STORE 1. Parthenon Supermarket (3080 W. Broadway, 604-733-4191) 2. African Breese Imports (3654 W. 4th, 604-620-5435) 3. Persia Foods (2827 W. Broadway, 604-558-4866) BAKERY 1. Beaucoup (2150 Fir, 604-7324222) 2. Terra Breads (2380 W. 4th,

604-736-1838) 3. Lemonade Gluten Free Bakery (tie) (3385 Cambie, 604873-9993) 3. Edible Flours (tie) (2280 W. Broadway, 604-734-8351) ICE CREAM/GELATO SHOP 1. Mario’s Gelati (78 E. 1st, 604879-9411) 2. Rain or Shine Ice Cream (tie) (102-1926 W. 4th Ave, 604-4287246) 2. DQ (tie) (multiple locations) 3. Menchie’s (multiple locations) SEAFOOD SHOP 1. 7 Seas (2328 W. 4th, 604-7328608) 2. Finest at Sea (4675 Arbutus, 604-266-1904; 1805 Mast Tower, Granville Island, 604-684-4114) 3. Seafood City (tie) (1689 Johnston, Granville Island, 604688-1818) 3. The Lobster Man (tie) (807 Mast Tower, Granville Island, 604687-4228) CHEESE SHOP 1. Les Amis du Fromage (1752 W. 2nd, 604-732-4218; 843 E. Hastings, 604-253-4218) 2. Benton Brothers Fine Cheese (multiple locations) 3. Pane E Fromaggio (4532 W. 10th, 604-224-1623) NEIGHBOURHOOD RESTAURANT 1. The Naam Restaurant (2724 W. 4th, 604-738-7151) 2. Rocky Mountain Flatbread (1876 W. 1st, 604-730-0321; 4186 Main, 604-566-9779) 3. Burgoo Bistro (multiple locations) BURGERS 1. Vera’s Burger Shack (multiple locations) 2. Romers (1873 W. 4th, 604-7329545; 1039 Mainland, 604-5597210) 3. Modern Burger (tie) (2507 W.

Broadway, 604-739-0005) 3. White Spot (tie) (multiple locations) PIZZA 1. Rocky Mountain Flatbread (tie) (1876 W. 1st, 604-730-0321; 4186 Main, 604-566-9779) 1. Nat’s New York Pizzeria (tie) (2684 W. Broadway, 604-7370707; 1080 Denman, 604-6420777) 2. Martini’s Restaurant (151 W. Broadway, 604-873-0021) 3. The Bibo (1835 W. 4th, 604568-6177) VEGETARIAN 1. The Naam Restaurant (2724 W. 4th, 604-738-7151) 2. Heirloom (1509 W. 12th, 604733-2231) 3. Dharma Kitchen (3667 W. Broadway, 604-738-3899)

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BREAKFAST 1. Sophie’s Cosmic Café (2095 W. 4th, 604-732-6810) 2. Jethro’s Fine Grub (3420 Dunbar, 604-569-3441; 3455 Fraser, 604-620-5292) 3. Sunshine Diner (2649 W. Broadway, 604-733-7717) BRUNCH 1. Sophie’s Cosmic Café (2095 W. 4th, 604-732-6810) 2. Aphrodite’s Organic Café & Pie Shop (3598 W. 4th, 604-7385879) 3. Fable (1944 W. 4th, 604-7321322)

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WEEKDAY LUNCH 1. Tractor Foods (1903 W. 4th, 604-222-2557) 2. Burgoo Bistro (tie) (multiple locations) 2. Earls (tie) (multiple locations) 3. Edible Canada (1596 Johnston, Granville Island, 604682-6681)

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readers’ choice: west side AUTO REPAIR 1. Pawlik Automotive Repair (30-966 SW Marine, 604-327-7112) 2. Minit-Tune (multiple locations) 3. Varsity Automotive (2880 Arbutus, 604-736-8494)

DINNER 1. Fable (1944 W. 4th, 604-732-1322) 2. Earls (tie) (multiple locations) 2. Vij’s (tie) (1480 W. 11th, 604-736-6664) 3. Bishop’s (tie) (2183 W. 4th, 604-738-2025) 3. East is East (tie) (3243 W. Broadway, 604-734-5881)

TAILOR 1. Kerrisdale Tailors (2082 W. 41st, 604-266-6422) 2. Oakridge Tailors (5534 Cambie, 604-325-0545) 3. Threads Fashion Alterations (3170 Cambie, 604-708-4689)

DESSERT 1. True Confections (3701 W. Broadway, 604-222-8489) 2. Thomas Haas (tie) (2539 W. Broadway, 604-736-1848) 2. Sweet Obsession (tie) (2611 W. 16th, 604-739-0565) 3. Edible Flours (2280 W. Broadway, 604-734-8351) 17th Annual

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COBBLER 1. Quick Cobbler (430 W. 2nd, 604-682-6354) 2. David’s Shoe and Leather Repair (2712 W. 4th) 3. Varsity Shoe Repair (4519 W. 10th, 604-224-3615)

DATE NIGHT SPOT 1. Bishops (2183 W. 4th, 604-738-2025) 2. Café Regalade (2836 W. 4th, 604-733-2213) 3. Oakwood Canadian Bistro (tie) (2741 W. 4th, 604-558-1965) 3. Kits Daily Kitchen (tie) (1809 W. 1st, 604-569-2741)

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DRY CLEANER 1. Tuesdays (2396 W. 4th, 604-733-4613) 2. Fletchers Fabricare (2096 W. Broadway, 604-731-9313) 3. Village Cleaners (tie) (1637 Manitoba, 604-707-1111) 3. West Boulevard Cleaners (tie) (6174 E. Blvd, 604-261-0003)

COFFEE SHOP 1. Starbucks (multiple locations) 2. Tim Hortons (multiple locations) 3. Wicked Café (1399 W. 7th, 604-733-9425)

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DENTAL CLINIC 1. La Vita Dental Care (2259 W. 4th, 604-256-1459) 2. Arbutus North Dental Centre (1926 W. 4th, 604-256-1455) 3. Kits Family Dental (209-2223 W. Broadway, 604-738-1816)

LATE NIGHT DINING 1. The Naam Restaurant (2724 W. 4th, 604-738-7151) 2. Abigail’s Party (1651-1699 Yew, 604-739-4677) 3. Local Public Eatery (2210 Cornwall, 604-734-3589)

FLORIST 1. Blumen Floral Boutique (438 W. 8th, 604-708-0882) 2. Flowerz (2883 W. Broadway, 604-742-1000) 3. Garlands (2950 W. Broadway, 604-739-6688)

PUB/BAR 1. The Bimini (2010 W. 4th, 604-733-7116) 2. Local Public Eatery (2210 Cornwall, 604-734-3589) 3. Coppertank Grill (3135 W. Broadway, 604-731-6565)

HAIR SALON 1. Hype Hair Studio (2695 W. 4th, 604-732-4973) 2. Suki’s (multiple locations) 3. Caramel Salon (tie) (2342 Granville, 604-731-5112) 3. Halo Salon (tie) (2771 Arbutus St, 604-730-1355)

BEER/WINE STORE 1. Legacy Liquor Store (1633 Manitoba, 604-331-7900) 2. Firefly Fine Wines and Ales (2857 Cambie, 604-875-3325) 3. Bimini’s Liquor Store (2018 4thW, 604-738-2714) TRAVEL AGENCY 1. Flight Centre (multiple locations) 2. Expedia Cruiseship Centres (101-950 W. Broadway, 604-566-9005) 3. Travel Masters (1604-1166 Alberni, 604-568-3944) BIKES 1. Ride On Again (tie) (2255 W. Broadway, 604-736-7433; 3463 Main, 604-738-7734) 1. Ace Cycles (tie) (3155 W. Broadway, 604-738-9818) 2. Dizzy Cycles (1856 W. 4th, 604-739-6848) 3. Reckless (tie) (110 Davie, 604- 648-2600; 1810 Fir St, 604-731-2420) 3. Different Bikes (tie) (1421 W. Broadway, 604-737-2344)

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PET SUPPLIES 1. Tisol Pet Nutrition & Supply Stores (multiple locations) 2. Bosley’s by Pet Valu (multiple locations) 3. Woof! Dog Shoppe (1905 W. 1st, 604-568-4212)

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HARDWARE STORE 1. Canadian Tire (multiple locations) 2. Home Hardware (various) 3. Gandy’s Home Hardware (tie) (2262 W. 4th, 604-733-8014) 3. Kerrisdale Lumber (tie) (6191 W. Blvd, 604-261-4274)

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NAIL SALON 1. Sparkle Nail Salon (1228 W. Broadway, 604-739-9269) 2. Pure Nail Bar (tie) (multiple locations) 2. Kitsilanails (tie) (102-2065 W. 4th Ave, 604-739-7979) 3. Posh Digits (2026 Stephens, 604-736-6245) TANNING SALON 1. Suntopia Tanning Studios (1915 W. 4th, 604-734-9467) 2. Fabutan Tanning Salon (2915 W. 4th, 604-734-0816) 3. Zen Sun Spa (tie) (2782 W. Broadway, 604-732-1444) 3. Kix Tanning Studio (tie) (2803 W. 16th, 604-737-1101) EYEWEAR 1. Avenue Eyewear (2041 W. 41st, 604-558-1133) 2. Della Optique Optometry & Eyewear (tie) (2589 W. Broadway, 604-742-3937) 2. Spectus (tie) (2209 W. 4th Ave, 604-730-0503) 3. West 10th Eyes (4357 W. 10th, 604-224-2322) YOGA STUDIO 1. YYoga (multiple locations) 2. Semperviva Yoga (multiple locations) 3. Bikram Yoga Vancouver (multiple locations) FITNESS FACILITY 1. Steve Nash Fitness (299-555 W. 12th, 604- 876-1009) 2. Ron Zalko Fitness (1807 W. 1st, 604-737-4355) 3. Ted Loo Fitness (555 W. 8th, 778-859-9348)

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MASC: Gold, Skincare Facility and Bronze, Cosmetics Retailer

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even years ago Jamie Beuthin and Patrick Levesque decided to enter a market very few men have crossed into: skin care and grooming for men.

In an industry with products, advertisements and attention largely focused on women, Beuthin and Levesque created MASC, a safe haven for men to attend to their skin care and grooming needs. Going beyond the tiny section at your local drug store, Beuthin and Levesque constructed a business catered to men.

MASC is a hidden treasure on Davie Street, with products from all around the world. Their unique brands and items range from cleansers to shampoos and toothpastes, all in an effort to help men look and feel confident and at their best.

“I enjoy seeing guys see results,” says Beuthin. The two have studied their products and are able to find a remedy to problems in a matter of minutes. In that sense, they come to know their customers well and create an environment where people can talk about skincare issues. With how-to and informational videos, an extensive product list and discussion board, their website is also a valuable tool in addressing needs and concerns for men.

Immaculately organized, all the products are placed in a meticulous manner with not an end sticking out or a spot to clean. The store is soothing upon entering and Beuthin’s and Levesque’s customer service may just be the key to their success.

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y love affair with Kitsilano began five years ago, when my husband and I were looking to move on from our grimy post-university apartment in Mount Pleasant (where we’d put in a good six years). We didn’t know exactly where we wanted to live, but we knew we wanted to eat, shop, drink, play and sleep in a dynamic and diverse neighbourhood — and it wasn’t long before we found everything we were looking for in Kitsilano.

Two years passed. Enter our progeny: a big-eyed, wilful baby girl. For a brief moment, as I gazed down at my newborn daughter, I wondered if we’d have to pull up stakes.

Sure, Kits had been a great place to be a young professional — and with the Dairy Queen and abundance of bakeries, a

great place to be pregnant — but was it any place to raise a child?

I needn’t have worried. There are many layers to Kitsilano — including an entire kid-centric layer I didn’t even notice until I was pushing a stroller up and down the streets.

Even before I was a parent, I’d pause outside Kidsbooks and admire their colourful window displays, often featuring characters I’d never heard of from cleverly titled books.

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“Fourth Avenue is the worst street in the entire city. It’s always busy and backed up and there’s never any parking. I avoid at ALL costs.”

“Bike lanes make me more mad than anything else.

They only benefit the wealthy home owners on Cornwall. To express my discontent, I will have a bike rave with loud music every night at midnight for the duration of the summer of 2014, in front of Chip Wilson’s house (possibly the person who gains the most from the bike lane).”

“Bike lanes are ridiculous and empty far too often.

Please wear your bike helmet if you do actually ride, thanks!”

“BIKE PEOPLE DON’T USE BIKE LANES or DESIGNATED BIKE STREETS!” “Bike riders cruising down the main arteries of Broadway and 4th.”

“I am sooooo sick of the fucking bike lane construction on Burrard St.. For that matter, I am sooo fucking sick of bike lanes, period!”

“Enough with bike lanes down major streets.”

“Evening upon evening spent waiting for a bus into downtown.”

“I hate Cornwall and Cypress... The cars speed, pedestrians cross on red and are texting as they go.”

“It is too driven on trends.”

“Marpole has nothing going on! Needs way more life and businesses!”

“No families live here anymore — it costs too much!”

“The most profitable business people west of Quebec are real estate agents.”

“Why does it cost so much to live here?”

“No rant, that’s why I love to live here!”

“The independent bakeries and video shops...Blackdog needs support, love it!”

“Retail rents are so high that the hood is losing small independent retailers and cannot attract young innovative chefs (they are all moving to East Van & Chinatown/ Gastown). Chain restaurants and stores make for a boring neighbourhood.”

“It’s my ‘hood. And I kinda love it. Bike lanes! Beach!

Brilliant businesses! What’s not to love?”

“We’ve got the crowds, the views, the sun (sort of)...

But we’re missing what a lot of waterfront cities of the world already have: beachside BBQs. How nice would it be to rock up to Kits Beach with a butterflied leg of lamb and cook it up.

It doesn’t even have to be free (that would be way to progressive for this city.)”

“Frank Ocean was right...

‘Why see the world when you’ve got the beach.’”

“Not enough Car2Gos. We’re too house poor to afford real cars. Hook us up Car2Go!” “Parking in Kits sucks!”

“Parking sucks.”

“There should be more parking. More FREE parking.”

“Worried about parking as the density increases. West End parking problems will come our way!”

“Stop putting coffee shops and hair salons on Cambie between 16th and 21st.

There are enough! Who is in charge of planning? Too many shoppers drug marts, not enough independent.

Now a Subway!? Let’s make our local streets unique!”

“Why are all the decent coffee shops moving out of the Broadway area? No great independent coffee shops between MacDonald and Alma!”

“The car alarms!! Do these ever actually stop anyone from breaking into your car?

Hearing them go off every morning as the person next to the noisy car brushes the side of it with their coat has been my alarm clock since I moved to the hood several years ago. It makes me want to wreck people’s cars. I haven’t, but I have wanted to. The laneways amplify them to make matters worse. Please disable.

PLEASE!”

“Kits in the summer is really a magical place!”

The stretch of W. 7th between Granville and Fir is a nightmare! You’ve got parking on both sides, a busy medical clinic, a seniors’ residence, a restaurant and what seems like large construction-type vehicles coming and going. You’re down to single car alternating during business hours, and that’s not a concept Vancouverites seem to even attempt to understand. I say pull up the parking on one side; there’s plenty more where that came from.”

“Kitsilano has the best beach, best restaurants, West 4th is the best shopping street, best running routes, best yoga, best parks, best neighbours! That’s why I love to live here!”

“To all those retailers selling fur, get it off your shelves.

Fur is cruel and unnecessary.”

“Too many beautiful old trees are being removed by new home owners — there should be a ‘Heritage Tree Committee’ at City Hall to mark trees which cannot be destroyed.”

“What happened to City maintenance? Parks and boulevards are a mess, but lots of money for other stuff.”

“I have never heard of any raves in this area... ”

“Kits is still the best neighbourhood. You have the beach, a wonderful shopping area with lots of restaurants and bars, plus you don’t have all the concrete skyscrapers that are in the West End, Yaletown and pretty much everywhere else in the city. The best!”

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“Kits pool is the best place in the summer.”

“Kitsilano! The beach, the views, the vibe. Ride your bike, walk your dog, enjoy the proximity to the CBD, the great restaurants, the mix of people and the amazing views.”

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“Local, fresh ingredients, good people, local mom and pop businesses.”

“Lot’s of little stores around corners and in unexpected places.”

“Love all the independent chocolatiers.”

“Love walking through it.”

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“The walkability of this neighbourhood is unbeatable. From healthcare providers to grocery to schools/playgrounds.

Everything is here.”

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900 The maximum average number of cyclists per day on Cornwall Avenue in the summer months.

700 The number of free-range eggs Sophie’s Cosmic Café serves on a busy weekend.

600 The maximum average number of cyclists per day on Point Grey Road in the summer.

78 The age of the Kitsilano Showboat.

8 The average number of participants in stand up paddle yoga workshops offered by Kristy Wright, a teacher of stand up paddle yoga teachers.

4 The number of baby-related stores on the 2100 block of West Fourth Avenue.

2.5 The length in kilometres of the natural foreshore that could become seawall between Kits Beach and Jericho Park 0 The number of active Coast Guard stations in Kitsilano.

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WEST END

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HIDDEN GEM 1. Tango’s Gourmet Meats (865 Denman, 604-6812121) 2. Eye Kandee Lingerie (1685 Davie, 604-559-7467) 3. Acacia Fillo Bar(1103 Denman, 604-633-3884)

BAKERY 1. Cobs (various locations) 2. Breka Bakery and Cafe (6533 Fraser, 604-3256612; 818 Bute, 604-620-8200) 3. Terra Breads (multiple locations)

WOMEN’S APPAREL 1. Aritzia (multiple locations) 2. Plenty (1107 Robson, 604-689-4478; 2803 W. Broadway, 604-736-4484) 3. The Quick Nickel (1778 Davie St, 604-689-8910)

ICE CREAM/GELATO 1. Marble Slab (541 W. Broadway, 604-568-9007; 103-1184 Denman, 604-682-4998) 2. Bella Gelateria (1001 W. Cordova, 604-569-1010) 3. Mondo Gelato (1094 Denman, 604-647-6638)

MEN’S APPAREL 1. Boys Co (multiple locations) 2. State of Mind (1100 Davie, 604-682-7116) 3. Topdrawers Apparel (115-1030 Denman, 604684-4861)

CHEESE SHOP 1. European Delicatessen (1220 Davie, 604-6883442) 2. Tango’s Gourmet Meats (865 Denman, 604-6812121)

UNIQUE GIFTS 1. The Chocolate Mousse Kitchenware (1553 Robson, 604-682-8223) 2. Homewerx (1053 Davie, 604- 682-2204) 3. Little Sister’s Book & Art Emporium (tie) (1238 Davie, 604-669-1753) 3. Room In Order (tie) (1055 Davie, 604-684-8884)

NEIGHBOURHOOD RESTAURANT 1. Le Parisien (751 Denman, 604-687-1418) 2. Adesso Bistro (1906 Haro, 604-568-9975) 3. Lolitas Restaurant (1326 Davie, 604-696-9996)

HOME DÉCOR 1. Homewerx (1053 Davie, 604- 682-2204) 2. CB2 (1277 Robson, 604-669-9797) 3. Room in Order (1055 Davie, 604-684-8884) ORGANIC PRODUCE 1. Whole Foods (multiple locations) 2. Kin’s Farm Market (multiple locations) 3. Market Place IGA (multiple locations) LOCAL GROCER 1. Whole Foods (multiple locations) 2. West Valley Produce (1156 Bute, 604-669-5612) 3. Safeway (multiple locations) LOCAL BUTCHER 1. Tango’s Gourmet Meats (865 Denman, 604-6812121) 2. Robson Public Market (1610 Robson, 604-6822733) ETHNIC FOOD STORE 1. Ayoub’s Dried Fruits and Nuts (W. 4th, 604-

BEER/WINE STORE 1. Marquis (1034 Davie, 604-684-0445) 2. Dover Arms Pub (tie) (961 Denman, 604-6831929) 2. Coal Harbour Liquor Store (tie) (1218 W. Pender, 604-685-1212) 3. Denman‘s Wine & Spirits (111A-1033 Denman, 604-633-1863)

WEEKDAY LUNCH 1. Cactus Club (multiple locations) 2. Upper Deck Kitchen & Taphouse (1239 Davie, 604-685-5761) 3. Beyond Restaurant & Lounge (1015 Burrard, 604-684-3474)

TRAVEL AGENCY 1. Flight Centre (multiple locations) 2. Finisterra (1-800-806-0761) 3. Travel Masters (200-2678 W. Broadway, 604-6594150; 1604-1166 Alberni, 604-568-3944)

DINNER 1. Cactus Club (tie) (multiple locations) 1. Forage (tie) (1300 Robson, 604-661-1400) 2. La Brassiere (tie) (1091 Davie, 604-568-6499) 2. Banana Leaf (tie) (multiple locations) 3. Stepho’s Souvlaki Greek Taverna (1124 Davie, 604-683-2555; 1359 Robson, 604-685-9977) DESSERT 1. True Confections (3701 W. Broadway, 604-2228489) 2. Thierry (1059 Alberni, 604-608-6870) 3. Nero Belgian Waffle Bar (1703 Robson, 778-7120694) DATE NIGHT SPOT 1. Cactus Club (multiple locations) 2. Nook (781 Denman, 604-568-4554) 3. Le Parisien (tie) (751 Denman, 604-687-1418) 3. Espana (tie) (1118 Denman, 604-558-4040)

BURGER 1. Vera’s Burger Shack (multiple locations) 2. Fatburger (multiple locations) 3. Whitespot (multiple locations) PIZZA 1. Nat’s New York Pizzeria (2684 W. Broadway, 604-737-0707; 1080 Denman, 604-642-0777) 2. Nook (781 Denman, 604-568-4554) 3. Olympia Pizza (tie) (3205 W. Broadway, 604-7325334) 3. Rebellious Tomato Gourmet Pizza (tie) (721 Denman St, 604-707-4992)

LATE NIGHT DINING 1. Lolita’s (1326 Davie, 604-696-9996) 2. Espana (1118 Denman, 604-558-4040) 3. Upper Deck Kitchen & Taphouse (1239 Davie, 604-685-5761)

BREAKFAST 1. Joe’s Grill (multiple locations) 2. Central Bistro (1072 Denman, 604-689-4527) 3. De Dutch (410 W. 2nd, 604-569-0477)

PUB/BAR 1. Score (On Davie, 1262 Davie, 604-632-1646 2. Fountainhead Pub (1025 Davie, 604-687-2222) 3. Upper Deck Kitchen & Taphouse (tie) (1239 Davie, 604-685-5761)

BIKES 1. Denman Bike Shop (710 Denman, 604-685-9755; 2607 Main, 604-559-9494) 2. Spokes Bicycle Rentals (1798 W. Georgia, 604688-5141) 3. English Bay Bikes Rentals (1754 Davie, 604-5688490) PET SUPPLIES 1. Bosley’s by Pet Valu (multiple locations) 2. Big Dog Little Dog Bakery (985 Denman, 604568-5540) 3. Bark and Fitz (561 Cardero, 604-568-6096) HARDWARE 1. The Little Hardware Company (1320 Davie, 604-687-6285) 2. West End Paint and Hardware (835 Bidwell, 604633-1941) 3. Home Hardware (multiple locations)

COFFEE SHOP 1. Starbucks (multiple locations) 2. Blenz (tie) (multiple locations) 2. Delany’s (tie) (1105 Denman, 604-662-3344) 3. Melriches Coffeehouse (tie) (1244 Davie, 604689-5282) 3. Milano Coffee Roasters (tie) (156 W. 8th, 604879-4468)

VEGETARIAN 1. Smak Healthy Fast Food (1139 W. Pender, 604559-7625) 2. Panz Veggie Restaurant (1355 Hornby, 604-2663637) 3. Green Leaf Salad Bar (560 Bute, 604-677-5650)

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BRUNCH 1. Forage (1300 Robson, 604-661-1400) 2. Joe’s Grill (multiple locations) 3. Milestones (tie) (multiple locations) 3. Score on Davie (tie) (1262 Davie, 604-632-1646)

TAILOR 1. Smidy’s Fashion Alteration (1062 Davie, 604633-0828) 2. Vivien Fashions (1180 Bidwell, 604-684-0712) 3. Rose Stitch (116-1030 Denman, 604-488-1464) COBBLER 1. Denman Shoe Repair (982 Denman, 604-6817294) 2. Royal Centre Shoe Doc (1200-1055 W. Georgia, 604-689-3386) 3. Davie Shoe Repair & Luggage (1248 Davie, 604687-3024) DRY CLEANER 1. Swan Laundry (1352 Burrard, 604-684-0323)

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The relatively new facility offers more than 92,000 squarefeet of services and programs to strengthen the lives of families, children, youth, adults and seniors. This fully accessible building also breaks down all types of barriers to community—physical, financial or otherwise.

In addition to the brand new look and feel, it has a new name. The Robert Lee YMCA is named after Mr. Robert H. Lee, a Vancouver-born entrepreneur and philanthropist, in recognition of his leadership donation towards the new facility. A member for 45 years, Mr. Lee made the YMCA a part of his daily life.

The original Downtown YMCA served Vancouver for more than 70 years. In fact, the building’s heritage exterior is a constant reminder of the YMCA’s historical place in the community.

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“The bike lane on Dunsmuir should be next to the sidewalk, not in between the street parking and the drive lanes.”

“Could the city not give out any more sushi-falafelpizza licences? I love the West End but boy, oh boy, there are some bad food spots that continue to pop up on a monthly basis and they are almost 99 per cent sushi, falafel or pizza………..

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“Too many shwarma shops.”

“Closed off streets confuse tourists and actually cause more traffic, not less. Tourists in the summer overwhelm the streets.”

“Every variety of food you want to eat in walking distance from the beach and the park. It can’t get much better” “Davie Street is colourful, vibrant, and there are tons of choices from food,

entertainment and hospitality. There is awesome service from great bars around, and there’s never a dull moment.”

“Not enough small businesses (coffee shops, stores, etc.) within the residential areas of the West End! (Nicola Street between Nelson and Barclay is a great example of what there should be more of).”

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How can an area so tranquil inspire so much ranting? Rob Newell photo “Small retailers just cannot afford the high property taxes along Denman Street and the community is the poorer for this. Buildings are torn down and the building site just sits there. Why don’t they let the buildings stay, fully tenanted, until redevelopment is committed to? We get left with dismal vacant lots and lose valuable amenities such as book stores, independent clothing stores, gift shops etc. It seems that only restaurants can survive, and then often only briefly.”

“Living down the road from Stepho’s and ordering takeout. Everyone looks at me like “WHAT IS SHE DOING!?

Is she cutting in line?”

“Transylvania Breads is my favourite place to bring people visiting Vancouver.

It’s so random, but then the baking totally delivers.”

“I have no clue what her name is, but there is one street musician that hangs out usually next to the Starbucks at Thurlow & Davie and every time I go for a walk and she is performing I can hear her sweet sounds echoing down Davie St........

Its one of the best sounds in the city. It can make any cloudy wet day full of sunshine!”

“How about we stop dumping mattresses in the alleys and take them to the proper recycling facilities.”

“I’ve never lived in a neighbourhood with worse parking. If you don’t race home at 5pm you’re left practically parking in Kits!”

“Not enough permit parking.”

“Slow walkers on Robson.”

“Does placing your toes at the very edge of the curb when waiting for the light to change really get you across the street faster?”

“The pathetic commuters who think that honking their horns will move traffic quicker through the Stanley Park causeway.”

“West End traffic congestion getting to the North Shore.

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“What is up with all of the people coming in from the suburbs to hang out on Davie Street at Stephos and Celebrities yet are openly homophobic. Seriously!?

What is wrong with you people!? Do you even realize where you are?”

“Why are so many restaurants not open for lunch?

That’s when I go out to eat!”

“The West End has everyone of every age, gender/sexual identity, race, income level.”

“Rich, poor, gay, straight, young, old, and no matter what colour, the West End welcomes everyone.”

“I love how walkable the West End is. No need to worry about drinking and driving. No need to wonder where to take friends, family, even grandparents.

Everything is so accessible and beautifully cared for.”

“Love the new Comox greenway.”

“Rainbow sidewalks!”

“The addition of seating resembling a bar outside the 7-11 at Comox and Denman will promote community interaction as will the addition of the various benches and chairs and water fountains that have been added in the past year along Comox.”

“The best neighbourhood in the whole city! Where else can you find a vibrant urban core, a quiet residential neighbourhood, an old growth forest park and a sunny sandy beach, all within a 10-minute walk?”

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Art Knapp: Gold, Best Gardening Store

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he plants of Art Knapp have a way of hypnotizing you with their colours, confusing your sense of touch with their unusual textures and manipulating your sense of smell with their different fragrances of life.

Walking into Art Knapp is like walking into a maze. Nothing is as it seems from a distance; there’s some sort of surprise in every corner and just when you think you’ve found your way out, something catches your eye and holds you back. Eventually, you become trapped, but that’s okay.

Art Knapp’s plants come in all different kinds of personalities — some are short, but will prick anyone who tries to take advantage of them, while others are tall and graceful. Some bring calm and others can brighten up a room.

It’s all about “showing you how plants can be a part of your life,” says Katie McLellan, manager of Art Knapp’s Hornby location.

Through interacting with their customers, the employees have developed strong relationships. Along with communicating with their suppliers to find the freshest and healthiest plants, they also talk to their customers to find out what sort of plants work for them.

Art Knapp has also gotten used to adjusting to their environment.

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rounded by condos, they specialize in smaller plants to place on balconies or on tables without taking up too much space. Also, since more people are riding their bikes everywhere, smaller plants are more ideal for those customers to take home.

McLellan says Art Knapp’s way of customer service is to help find people what they want, what works for their space as well as lifestyle and to show them how to take care of their plants.

You’ll find that employees will enquire about your life, asking you a series of questions such as the size, direction and amount of light that enters your living space in order to find your match.

“Creative minds go into plants and finding stuff what works,” she says.

As Art Knapp continues to challenge our senses, adjust to our lives and grow with the people of Vancouver, they do so, as best of the city.

— Raman Kang

It’s all about “showing you how plants can be part of your life,” says Katie McLellan, manager of Art Knapp’s Hornby location.

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The collection of bronze statues by Yue Minjun first set up camp in English Bay as part of the Vancouver International Sculpture Biennial in 2009. It was as if they’d always been there. So, when the sculptures were due to leave, there were cries of consternation. That’s when Chip and Shannon Wilson of Lululemon fame stepped in and bought the statues, voted Best Public Art in Best of The City, for the city. Thank You! Rob Newell photo

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Ayoub’s Dried Fruit & Nuts: Gold, Best Ethnic Food Store

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youb Hosseini, owner of Ayoub’s Dried Fruits & Nuts, knows he must constantly be at the top of his game to survive, offering quality products at reasonable prices.

“We wanted to provide something unique and have a store that people will walk by and say ‘Wow, we want to go inside,’” he says while munching on pistachios that were roasted on-site the evening before.

Hosseini started his business in North Vancouver, where there’s a strong Persian presence, but soon expanded by opening on Denman in the West End and Kitsilano’s West 4th.

Traditional Persian architecture with elegant columns and chandeliers surround dried nuts from 20-plus countries, including almonds, sunflower seeds, cashews and pecans, which sit in intricately designed metal pots at the front of the store. The atmosphere, says Hoesseini, is one of the reasons customers first notice his shop.

“We roast the nuts right here, so they’re really fresh. Other nuts are often roasted at least two months before,” Ayoub’s son Amir says, adding that the exact recipes are a family secret. “We try to bring new products, like dried mulberries, that a lot of people haven’t tried. They’re filled with antioxidants,” says Amir, emphasizing they pick the most popular nuts and fruit sold at their store in Iran and fly them to BC overnight.

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Two weeks with the kids? Here’s what to do

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f you’re eager to fill your child’s Spring Break with learning and play — or anticipate needing some quiet time for yourself — consider registering him or her for one of these engaging day camps.

AQUA CAMPS Children ages 5-12 learn about local and exotic animals through hands-on activities, animal observations, crafts and indoor and outdoor play. March 17-21 or March 24-28 at Vancouver Aquarium (845 Avison, Stanley Park). $350 at http://www.vanaqua.org/learn/camps/aquacamps.

ARTS UMBRELLA Intensive art experiences for children ages 3-19. Half- and full-day programs include classes in dress-up drama, creative

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movement, drawing, painting, acting for the camera, hip hop dance, Shakespeare, computer arts, show choir, classical animation, and more. March 17-21 or March 24-28 at Arts Umbrella (1286 Cartwright, Granville Island). $230 to $530 at www.artsumbrella.com.

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Kids ages 5-14 learn how to juggle, ride unicycles, jump on trampolines and build human pyramids. Camp concludes with a showcase for friends and family. March 17-21 or March 24-28 at CircusWest (2901 East Hastings). $150-$340 at http://circuswest.com/programs/camps.

COLLAGE COLLAGE Crafternoons for crafty kids ages 4 and up. Artist-led classes in painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, assemblage, and more. Each day includes time for snacks, stories and sketchbook drawing. March 17-21, March 24-28 or March 17-28 at Collage Collage (621 Kingsway). $200-$360 at shop. collagecollage.ca/products/march-break-at-collage-collagemarch-25-29.

COMMUNITY CENTRES Vancouver’s 24 community centres offer an array of halfand full-day programs for the Spring Break period. To find the programs being offered at the centre nearest you, visit http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/communityand-cultural-centres.aspx.

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Young chefs get an introduction to world cuisine thanks to the fine folks at PICA. Each day is themed around the cuisine from a different region, including Italy, South America, France, and Southeast Asia. Also included: a tour of the Granville Island Public Market, lunch at Bistro 101 and an Iron Chef Challenge. No need to pack a lunch: participants will work together to cook the entire meal. March 17-21 for kids ages 10-14 and March 24-28 for youth ages 15-18 at Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts (101-1505 West 2nd). $450 at www.picachef.com/Teen_Classes.html.

Kids ages 8-13 learn about forensics and other aspects of law enforcement through engaging activities. March 19-21 or March 26-28 at the Vancouver Police Museum (240 East Cordova). 604.665.3346.

This globe-spanning chain for creative kids offers art camps at each one of its Vancouver locations. Camps include mixed media, drawing, watercolour, and fun themed classes for young children. Prices and age ranges vary. To search for courses by postal code, visit http://www.4cats.com

JUMP GYMNASTICS Stories, games and play for the under-eight crowd. Daily themes include robots, winter sports, Arctic animals, knights and castles, mini chefs, fun on the farm, and pirates. Half- or full-day options available. March 17-28 at Jump Gymnastics (837 Beatty). From $45 per half-day and $65 per full day at www.jumpgymnastics.ca.

SCHOOL OF ROCK Young musicians will learn firsthand what it means to be in a rock band. Camp includes instrument sectionals, band coaching, a big pizza party and a live rock concert on the Tom Lee Music Hall Stage. March 17-21 at Tom Lee Music (929 Granville). $275 at 604.688.8929.

YMCA SPRING BREAK DAYCAMPS At YMCA camps, the emphasis is on play. Through fun physical activities, kids ages 6-12 learn about themselves and grow in self-confidence as they develop new skills and meet new friends. March 17-21 or March 24-28 at Vancouver YMCA locations. From $144 at www.vanymca.org YOGABUTTONS: Five-day camp encourages playful imaginations and active bodies through yoga, crafts, stories and games. For kids ages 2-8. March 17-21 or March 24-28 at YogaButtons (2525 West Broadway). $100 at 604.739.9642 or carolyn@yogabuttons.com. — Sabrina Furminger

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We’re thrilled Robert Lee YMCA has won gold as the Best Fitness Facility in Vancouver’s West End. We’re more than a gym. We’re a place where you can reach your potential and be a part of a whole community.

It’s a place where you can exercise and socialize. At the Y, everyone fits in.

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The World Housing program was launched in Vancouver February 18 during a YouTube-streamed event at the luxurious Shangri-La hotel. Organizers call it, “ the world’s first one-for-one real estate gifting” model.

“We cannot possibly overstate the incredible social change that is created by gifting homes to the most deserving people on earth,” said Peter Dupuis, co-founder of World Housing.

“The conditions of landfill communities are the worst in the world; these people are literally surviving off of the garbage of others, spending hours a day trying to find clean water and food for their family. Receiving a home gives a stable living environment to help create a better life.”

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RBC’s housing affordability measure for Vancouver was 81.6 in Q4. This means homeownership costs for a standard detached bungalow — including mortgage payments, utilities and property taxes — make up 81.6 per cent of a typical household’s monthly pre-tax income.

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Toronto came in a distant second, at 55.6.

“If it is possible to take some comfort from the earlier housing market slump, it would be in noting that it contributed to some improvement in Vancouver’s very poor affordability levels,” said Craig Wright, RBC senior vice-president and chief economist.

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buyer purchases a new home in a participating project, $2,900 is donated to fund the construction of a home in a World Housing landfill community.

“The $2,900 comes right out of the project’s marketing budget,” said a World Housing publicist.

Currently, World Housing is involved in three landfill communities based outside Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Manila, Philippines; and Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The homes are delivered by non-government organization home builders. As World Housing grows, the goal is to expand its areas of influence to include landfill communities in India, South America and Africa with a benchmark of providing homes for 30,000 poor people by 2020, according to Dupuis.

Westbank is expected to announce its participation in the program March 25 during the marketing launch of its new high-rise, which is designed by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels of Bjarke Ingels Group Westbank is the developer of the ShangriLa and Fairmont Pacific Rim hotels, which boast the most expensive condominium residences in Vancouver with prices typically surpassing $1,500 per square foot.

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DEXTER ASSOCIATES REALTY 604-689-8226 604-263-1144

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West of Denman garden level suite with a private entrance, your pooch will love it. Well laid out 1,048 sq.ft. 2 bdrm, 2 bath with some updating, waiting for your personal touch. Includes gas f/p, laundry, parking & storage in this well-managed bldg. Pets & rentals welcome. 1 blk to Stanley Park & 2 blks to English Bay.

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Fantastic opportunity to live or invest in a spacious 1 bedroom city home. Quiet south-facing garden suite with many upgrades. Situated in a well-maintained building w/ a proactive strata. Recent building upgrades include a new roof (2013), piping (2008), hot water tanks, elevator, common area upgrades & money for a new boiler. 1 parking and 1 storage locker included.

Rentals and pets allowed! All this in the heart of the West End, just steps to the seawall, English Bay, shopping and all the great amenities downtown has to offer. www.candiceelliott.com

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1060 Alberni #702 SOLD Pets & rentals OK. Large 1 bdrm. 710 sf. $378,000.

1924 Comox #305 SOLD English Bay 737 sf suite with large balc. $398,000.

1655 Nelson #210 English Bay The wait is over! We can now show this large 1 bdrm Denman St. strata condo.The renovation work is complete. Large balcony. Pet friendly. 687 sf. $328,000.

1720 Barclay #305 Just off Denman Tastefully updated concrete condo at Lancaster Gate. Close to English Bay & Stanley Park and includes secured parking. 577 sf. Outdoor pool. $229,900.

1949 Beach #505 West of Denman City and water views on English Bay from this NE corner 1258 sf beautifully updated suite. Two bedroom, 1.5 baths, hardwood floors. Won’t last. $719,000.

Mario Khan West End Treasure A West End institution at the popular Ciao Bella Restaurant at 703 Denman St., Mario is a crowd favourite serving up the best value Italian food in town. One of our regular lunch stops. Watch out for major specials coming March 1st. Call: 604.688.9771.

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OPEN: SUNDAY 2:00 - 3:00 1720 Barclay #103 Unbelievable new low price for this renovated garden two bedroom patio suite at Lancaster Gate Apartments - just off Denman and known for its very high quality. 787 sf, harwood floors. Now: $309,900.

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OLYMPIC PRIDE A top floor corner two bedroom, two bath, two parking, three locker home with fireplace, laundry, balcony, updated kitchen and baths, wide plank laminate, vaulted ceilings & skylights in rainscreened, replumbed pet friendly strata! Super competitive price. You’ll think you are dreaming but the elimination round is on to be the successful new homeowner! $499,900!

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1625 Hornby #1403 Water Views SW Corner & $50,000 off price! Stunning marina views, 928 sf 2 bdrm + 2 bath + open patio suite at Seawalk North. Steps to the seawall. Pets & rentals OK. Rarely available water views. Hurry! $639,000.

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The Wind Rises — and soars

Costner thriller falls flat

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Directed by Godfrey Reggio With Gravity taking its final bows at multiplexes after an extended run, Visitors arrives at the local art house and delivers an equally compelling argument for why cinema belongs on the big screen. Marking the first film from Godfrey Reggio — the acclaimed Qatsi trilogy’s mastermind — since 2002, it may be somewhat experimental in form but its results are immediate, leaving you enraptured by larger-than-life images that demand your undivided attention.

With its 87-minute running time consisting of only 74 shots, Reggio’s monochromatic odyssey takes us to the moon, Louisiana bayous, trash dumps and amusement parks while functioning as something of an extended Rorschach test. It’s left with the viewer to truly engage with each of its striking compositions, assign significance to the seemingly banal and interpret these sequences as they see fit.

Visitors ultimately succeeds in its aim of accentuating the uncanny qualities of everyday objects and individuals, thus encouraging us to reexamine the real world we inhabit.

Oddly enough, that’s a lesson that only the silver screen can impart. Curtis Woloschuk (with full review at WEVancouver.com) At Vancity Theatre on Feb. 28 and Mar. 1, 3, 5, 11, 13.

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Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt Directed by Hayao Miyazaki For the past four decades, Hayao Miyazaki has made a practice of transporting us to wonderlands, be it the enchanted forest of Princess Mononoke or netherworld of Spirited Away.

Widely regarded as our greatest living animator, Miyazaki uses what could be his final film to deposit us in yet another surreal setting: Imperial Japan between the First and Second World War. Outfitted with Harry Potter-style glasses, Jirô Horikoshi (voiced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) possesses wizardry to match when it comes to aeronautical engineering. Desperately trying to close the gap with Germany’s rapid advancements in aircraft design, he’s left constantly frustrated by the fact he must rely on oxen to tow his prototypes to the testing field, as if these miraculous inventions were nothing more than farm equipment.

Appearing at first glance to be an earnest animated biopic, The Wind Rises quickly reminds us that shapeshifting has always played a prominent role in Miyazaki’s work. In keeping with this tradition, Wind assumes myriad forms, serving as a visually poetic ode to the divine magic of inspiration — Jirô frequently accesses a dream space in which magnificent flying machines are conceived — and a melancholic cautionary tale about the perils of ambition — his ideas are only valued if they possess military application.

It’s with similar immaculate skill that Miyazaki weds the two tragic love stories here: the first featuring Jirô’s ailing bride (Emily Blunt), the second hinging on his conflicted relationship with his passion project. Powered by such potent emotional fuel, Wind soars and allows us to watch a master once again reach dizzying heights. Curtis Woloschuk

Starring Kevin Costner, Hailee Steinfeld Directed by McG As far as spy thrillers go, Kevin Costner’s 3 Days To Kill shows sporadic promise but eventually succumbs to some rather wacky tonal shifts.

Co-written by the eccentric Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, Taken), the movie opens with some horribly awkward expository dialogue that quickly sets up villains referred to as ‘The Wolf’ and ‘The Albino’, while establishing Ethan Renner (Costner) as a grizzled CIA veteran with a nasty cold. We soon find Thor Diakow out he is dying of cancer. (Constant hacking in movies is usually a giveaway.) Renner is promptly offered one last job, in exchange for an experimental drug that could prolong his life, from a sultry agent played by the vacuously boring Amber Heard.

As if things aren’t complicated enough, Renner is also trying to patch things up with his estranged daughter Zoey (Hailee Steinfeld, who, sadly, may never get a role as good as the Coen’s True Grit).

3 Days to Kill has the makings of a slick yarn but is hampered by bland action and is never sure OF what kind of genre it wants to be. One moment Costner is brutally dispatching bad guys, then he’s cracking wise with a prisoner in the trunk of his car, then he’s teaching Zoey how to ride a bicycle — it’s just all over the map.

Director McG (Terminator: Salvation, This Means War) seems to lack a genuine sense of confidence in the film’s execution — you can almost feel the movie yearning to be better than it ever can be.

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Cinema Public House The dress code: dress to impress; the time: 2 to 11:30pm; the tickets: $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Hosted by comedian Dino Archie from Simply Dope Comedy and actor Jamie Callica from Almost Human, this Oscar party includes a three-course dinner, Thienot Champagne features and Oscar cocktails. Prizes for best dressed will be awarded and you may even win a $500 Flight Centre gift card. DJ Ray Black will provide the beats for the after show. To book a table email megana@donnellygroup.ca.

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Cineworks Shine those shoes, paint those nails and come dressed to own the place for an intimate evening of fine dining, cocktails and a viewing of the 86th Annual Academy Awards. Flaunt that gown and straighten that tie, the paparazzi will find you on Cineworks’ red carpet. Tickets are $125 each and include dinner from Espana Restaurant, an Oscar cocktail and the comedic commentary by Paul Anthony of Talent Time. Fill out your winners ballot and you may win a pair of diamond earrings. It’s at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from 4 to 10pm. Tickets at zvents.com.

Rio Theatre Dress like a movie star, strike a pose on the red carpet and have a grilled cheese sandwich at the Rio Theatre. Hosted

by Alex Chisholm, get as close to the Oscars as you can by watching a live broadcast of the 86th Annual Academy Awards. Admission is free; the doors open at 3pm and the red carpet starts at 4pm. This event is only for those over 19. Contests such as Oscar trivia, best costume and best acceptance speech will take place during commercials.

The Morrissey Join host Morgan Brayton for a night of celebrating, cursing and crying at the third annual Oscar party at the Morrissey. This gala not only provides you with a spectacular Oscar screening but benefits the Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association (VOKRA), a charity dedicated to rescuing homeless and abandoned cats and kittens in Vancouver. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door for $25. The event is from 3:30 to 9pm.

VIFF Celebrate like the stars as the Vancouver International Film Festival puts a Raincity spin on Hollywood’s big night. Hosted

by WE Vancouver film reviewer and Breakfast TV entertainment guru Thor Diakow, the red carpet party includes a welcome cocktail, hors d’oeuvres, an Oscar pool, prizes, tunes from a guest DJ and watching the festivities on the big screen. Tickets are $35 and are available at VIFF.org.

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From left: dancer Eric Beauchesne, company manager Brent Belsher, choreographer/founder Crystal Pite and speaker/Happy City author Charles Montgomery. 4 The Rush’s Fiona Forbes, The September’s founders Aynsley Wintrip Harris and Christine Carlton, and Breakfast TV host/jazz singer Dawn Chubai at the Vancouver launch of the online shoe store at the Shangri-La Feb. 20. 5 The Westender’s wine colum-

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2014 Audi SQ5

The competition

Newest member of Audi’s famed S line takes SUVs to next level

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he Audi Q5 successfully combined the handling of a sporty car, the higher ground clearance of an SUV, and the cabin of a luxury car into one tidy package. As a result, it is a winner in the luxury crossover market and has been a hot seller since its introduction.

This year, Audi introduces an even sportier version (along with the fuel efficient 3.0 TDI) to the line-up, which already includes the 2.0T, 3.0T, and Q5 hybrid. The SQ5, the first S variant for any Q model, takes this comfy people-mover to the next level and advances this SUV into a new territory.

Design The SQ5 shares its chassis with the base Q5 but borrows its engine from the S4/S5 and receives a unique suspension setup.

It looks stunning from all angles. The side profile is dynamic and sporty. The SQ5 receives brand exclusive exterior mirror housings and standard 20-inch wheels, which allow a peek at the S model brakes.

The interior design is typical Audi: very clean, concise, and beautifully articulated.

Performance While the SQ5 is an SUV, most people are not going to take it off-road. However, on a little gravel, snow or ice, this Audi — with its standard quattro AWD — will not have any problems and will perform like a tank.

Where the SQ5 truly shines is on the open road. The supercharged 3.0-litre TFSI direct-injection V6 produces 354 hp and 347 ft-lbs of torque. That’s enough to propel it from a standstill to 100 km/h in 5.3 seconds and on to an electronically limited top speed of 250 km/h.

Like the S4, the SQ5 handles well and has just the right amount of power to allow you to enjoy the driving experience. The exhaust note made when on the throttle can be intoxicating and adds to the satisfying feel.

Drivers of the S4 will feel at ease using the SQ5’s paddle shifters which control the eight-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission, as they feel similar though the S4/S5 utilizes DSG style with 7-speed of transmission while the SQ5 uses the more traditional tiptronic design with 8-speed. The sport-tuned suspension on the SQ5 is firm, but not overly so.

Environment The cabin of the SQ5 is filled with luxurious and functional amenities. These include a multifunction flat-bottom steering wheel with contrast stitching, gray instrument

BMW X5 M If performance truly is your main focus when you’re shopping for an SUV, the BMW X5 M is hard to beat.

Its 555 hp V8 puts many sports cars to shame. The X5 M’s starting price of $98,500 is also considerably more than the Audi’s.

panel faces with white needles, and SQ5 specific shift knob wrapped in leather and aluminum.

The SQ5 has adequate head and legroom to comfortably seat a family of five. The sport style seats, with their higher side bolsters, provide nice, firm support for front passengers and the rear seats slide and recline.

Cargo capacity is good at 29.1 cubic feet but the rear seats conveniently fold to increase volume to 57.3 cubic feet.

The highlight of the SQ5’s cabin though is the build quality. Everything you touch just feels expensive.

Features The SQ5 has a starting price of $57,000.

Standard equipment includes panoramic glass roof, power tailgate, electronically foldable auto dimming heated exterior mirrors, three-zone climate control, heated front seats, satellite radio, and Bluetooth.

Additional features, available as options or on higher trims, include adaptive headlights, rearview camera, adaptive cruise control, heated rear seats, rear seat entertainment system, and Homelink.

Fuel efficiency: 13.2 city and 8.2 highway (L/100km).

Porsche Cayenne If you want mammoth performance, yet need something practical, the Porsche Cayenne has a model to suit your needs. The Cayenne is the pioneer of the sport crossover segment and shows no signs of slowing down. The Cayenne Turbo is certainly not the most affordable people mover and ranges in price from $57,500 all the way up to $166,600.

Thumbs Up Audi vehicles have become known for their refinement and the SQ5 doesn’t disappoint. The engine works as well in this car as it does in the S4/S5 and handling is very good for a sport crossover.

Thumbs Down With a starting price $17,000 over that of a base model Q5, the step up to the S model requires careful consideration.

Also, the Q5’s lifecycle may be nearing its end so a new model may be appearing in the not-too-distant future (likely next calendar year).

The Bottom Line The 2014 SQ5 is a unique vehicle for Audi as it gives owners of its performance sedans a viable move up to a larger vehicle with more practicality while retaining the character

Mercedes-Benz ML 550 4MATIC The Mercedes-Benz M-Class is a luxurious SUV yet is still capable to handle some off-road duty. The ML 550, with its 402 hp V8, is the mid-range sport version sandwiched between the 302 hp ML 350 and the 518 hp ML 63 AMG. Price wise it’s also middle of the line-up with a starting price of $78,500.

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by Rob Brezsny • Week of February 27

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19): The battles you’ve been waging these last 10 months have been worthy of you. They’ve tested your mettle and grown your courage. But I suspect that your relationship with these battles is due for a shift.

In the future they may not serve you as well as they have up until now. At the very least, you will need to alter your strategy and tactics. It’s also possible that now is the time to leave them behind entirely — to graduate from them and search for a new cause that will activate the next phase of your evolution as an enlightened warrior.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20): “Life is like Sanskrit read to a pony,” said Lou Reed. I don’t think it will be true for you in the coming days. On the contrary: You will have a special capacity to make contact and establish connection. You’ve heard of dog whisperers and ghost whisperers? You will be like an all-purpose, jack-of-all-trades whisperer — able to commune and communicate with nervous creatures and alien life forms and pretty much everything else. If anyone can get a pony to understand Sanskrit, it will be you.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20): Does Kim Kardashian tweak and groom her baby daughter’s eyebrows? They look pretty amazing, after all — elegant, neat, perfectly shaped. What do you think, Gemini? HA! I was just messing with you. I was checking to see if you’re susceptible to getting distracted by meaningless fluff. You should be laser-focused on the epic possibilities that your destiny is bringing to your attention.

It’s time to reframe your life story. See yourself as being on a mythic quest to discover and fully express your soul’s code.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22): The 19th-century American folk hero known as Wild Bill Hickok was born James Butler Hickok. At various times in his life he was a scout for the army, a lawman for violent frontier towns, a professional gambler, and a performer in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.

He had a brother Lorenzo who came to be known as Tame Bill Hickok, who was quiet, gentle, and cautious. He lived an uneventful life as a wagon master, and children loved him.

Right now, Cancerian, I’m meditating on how I’d like to see your inner Wild Bill come out to play for a while, even as

your inner Tame Bill takes some time off.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22): “If I was a love poet,” writes Rudy Francisco, addressing a lover, “I’d write about how you have the audacity to be beautiful even on days when everything around you is ugly.” I suspect you have that kind of audacity right now, Leo. In fact, I bet the ugliness you encounter will actually incite you to amplify the gorgeous charisma you’re radiating. The sheer volume of lyrical soulfulness that pours out of you will have so much healing power that you may even make the ugly stuff less ugly. I’m betting that you will lift up everything you touch, nudging it in the direction of grace and elegance and charm.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22): “You miss 100 per cent of the shots you don’t take,” says hockey great Wayne Gretzky.

Don’t worry about whether you have enough skill or confidence or luck. Just take the damn shot. But an event in a recent pro hockey game showed there’s an exception to the rule. A New York player named Chris Kreider was guiding the puck with his stick as he skated toward Minnesota’s goalie. But when Kreider cocked and swung his stick, he missed the puck entirely. He whiffed. And yet the puck kept sliding slowly along all by itself. It somehow flummoxed the goalie, sneaking past him right into the net. Goal! New rule: You miss only 99.9 per cent of the shots you don’t take. I believe you will soon benefit from this loophole, Virgo.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22): If you are the type of person who wears gloves when you throw snowballs, Germans would call you Handschuhschneeballwerfer. They use the same word as slang to mean “coward.” I’m hoping that in the coming days you won’t display any behaviour that would justify you being called Handschuhschneeballwerfer. You need to bring a raw, direct, straightforward attitude to everything you do. You shouldn’t rely on any buffers, surrogates, or intermediaries.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21): In his song “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy),” Bruce Springsteen mentions a disappointing development. “That waitress I was seeing lost her desire for me,” he sings. “She said she won’t set herself on fire for me anymore.” I’m assuming nothing like that has happened to you recently, Scorpio. Just the opposite: I bet there are attractive creatures out there who would set themselves on fire for you. If for some reason this isn’t true, fix the problem!

You have a cosmic mandate to be incomparably irresistible.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21): “Some people say home is where you come from,” says a character in Katie Kacvinsky’s novel Awaken. “But I think it’s a place you need to find, like it’s scattered and you pick pieces of it up along the way.”

That’s an idea I invite you to act on in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. It will be an excellent time to discover more about where you belong and who you belong with. And the best way to do that is to be aggressive as you search far and wide for clues, even in seemingly unlikely places that maybe you would never guess contain scraps of home.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19): What words bring the most points in the game of Scrabble? Expert Christopher Swenson says that among the top scorers are “piezoelectrical” and “ubiquitarianism” — assuming favorable placements on the board that bring double letter and triple word scores. The first word can potentially net 1,107 points, and the second 1,053. There are metaphorical clues here, Capricorn, for how you might achieve maximum success in the next phase of the game of life. You should be well-informed about the rules, including their unusual corollaries and loopholes. Be ready to call on expert help and specialized knowledge. Assume that your luck will be greatest if you are willing to plan nonstandard gambits and try bold tricks.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18): Sorry to report that you won’t win the lottery this week. It’s also unlikely that you will score an unrecognized Rembrandt painting for a few dollars at a thrift store or discover that you have inherited a chinchilla farm in Peru or stumble upon a stash of gold coins half-buried in the woods. On the other hand, you may get provocative clues about how you could increase your cash flow. To ensure you will notice those clues when they arrive, drop your expectations about where they might come from.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20): Avery, a character in Anne Michaels’ novel The Winter Vault, has a unique way of seeing.

When he arrives in a place for the first time, he “makes room for it in his heart.” He “lets himself be altered” by it. At one point in the story he visits an old Nubian city in Egypt and is overwhelmed by its exotic beauty. Its brightly colored houses are like “shouts of joy,” like “gardens springing up in the sand after a rainfall.” After drinking in the sights, he marvels, “It will take all my life to learn what I have seen today.” Everything I just described is akin to experiences you could have in the coming weeks, Pisces. Can you make room in your heart?

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Finding a Comfort-able Balance Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, mac and cheese, pie and ice cream. We all crave comfort foods like these at this time of year. They’re not always the most healthful foods, though. How do we enjoy them without worrying? The key is balance.

Follow our go-to 80/20 rule: 80 percent of the time eat a healthy, predominantly plant-based diet (filling half of your plate with fruits and vegetables) then 20 percent of the time don’t stress about going for less-healthy favourites. Test this out during a Friday “Fright” night, where you take the focus off of health and relax with friends and family (or in your jammies with your cat) by indulging in end-of-the-week comfort-food treats.

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