It was a sad ending to the search for Japanese tourist, Hiroko Kinugasa, 68, who went missing on Thursday, April 8, after she was last seen dining at the Altitude Bistro on Grouse Mountain at around 6:30 pm. Her body was found on Grouse Mountain near a ski run on Saturday evening, just two days [...]
It was just a few years ago, back at the end of 2006, that Vancouver had one of its worst windstorms in recorded history. I remember not really noticing the wind too much, since I was indoors for most of the day and all night, but the next day, I was really amazed at the [...]
The Old Spaghetti Factory in Gastown was one of the first restaurants I went to when I first came to Vancouver in 2003. I used to love going there for the old style atmosphere (is this grandma’s kitchen or a family restaurant?), and for the huge, affordable meals that left me stuffed to the max [...]
I remember they had this giveaway last year, and I was skeptical at first when I heard that Denny’s was offering their Grand Slam breakfast for free, so when I went there with my girlfriend and sat down, I was expecting some kind of a catch. To my surprise and delight, however, there was none [...]
A few days ago, I decided to head out of downtown to check out what all the fuss was about surrounding the new Olympic Line streetcar. In case you’re not familiar with what this streetcar is all about, I’ll give you a bit of information. It is basically some kind of demonstration project that aims [...]
