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Heads Up / Kitsilano

Kitsilano’s Cacao Has Officially Closed. Here’s Why…

The 'progressive latin' restaurant has officially shuttered after nearly three years at 1898 West 1st Avenue in the heart of Kits.

Heads Up

Awesome Beaches, Peaceful Forests, Cool Art, Good Eats and Strange Puppets, All in One Place

13 Places

Kristin Lim maps out a lowdown of several cool things happening this month out in the UBC wilds...

View From Your Window / West Side

The View From Your Window #194

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Opening Soon / Kitsilano

New Restaurant ‘Beehive Kitchen & Bar’ to Launch in Kitsilano This Summer

The new spot will land at some point this summer in the space recently vacated by the Oakwood Canadian Bistro.

View From Your Window / Kitsilano

The View From Your Window #190

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Vancouverites / Kitsilano

Sipping Cups of Adventure With Professional Tea-Hunter Pedro Villalon

The O5 co-founder will be expounding on his favourite plant as one of the PechaKucha Vol.49 panel members on June 27th.

Lexicon / West Side

Have You Even Seen the Elusive Man Who Walks Around the Neighbourhood Singing Opera?

"Like clockwork, every summer evening around 8:30pm I would hear ‘Ave Maria’ as Opera Man made his passeggiata."

Branding Vancouver / Kitsilano

The Story Behind Their There’s Unique Branding

From space-themed socks to milk crate seats, owner and conceptual designer Michael Robbins breaks down the many elements of his Kits cafe.

TBT / West Side

Sneaking a Peek Inside What Would Soon Become the West Side’s Best Pizzeria

For this edition of Throwback Thursday, we return to the very beginnings of Kerrisdale's much-loved, 55-seat Bufala.

Picking Grapes

Picking Grapes with Michael Hiram and Scott Mitchell

8 Places

We asked the guys who run the wine program at Kitsilano's Annalena to map out his affections for British Columbian wine.

Bartifacts / False Creek

So, About That Lethal Weapon Hanging Above the Bar…

Talia sat behind the bar at Ancora and noticed a bayonet from the 19th century hanging out with the top shelf booze. This is its story...

TBT / West Side

Five Years Ago This Week, This Short-Lived Wine Bar Opened in Cambie Village

For today's Throwback Thursday, we go back and time to revisit the arrival of Angela Maida's beautiful wine bar on Cambie Street.

View From Your Window / West Side

The View From Your Window #186

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Restaurant Graveyard / Kitsilano

Remembering the Short-Lived, Seafood-Focused Wildebeest Cousin Near Kits Beach

The 36 seat 'Supermarine' didn't last long, shuttering in the summer of 2016 just one year after it opened at 1685 Yew Street.

TBT / West Side

Inside a Ghostly Lumiere and DB Bistro, Still Empty 380 Days After Final Dinner Service

Seven years ago this week in April, 2012 I took a look inside two interconnected restaurants that once captivated Vancouver diners.

Opening Soon / False Creek

The Tuck Shoppe Opening New Location on Granville Island This Summer

The Union Street staple (home of the ridiculously delicious French Onion Beef Dip sandwich) is expanding into the Net Loft.

Spaced / Kitsilano

This Plant-Heavy Ho Chi Minh City Home for a Sunny Stretch of Kits, Please

Designed by Vo Trong Nghia Architects, the stunning "Stepping Park House" in Vietnam took the concept of the house garden inside.

Lexicon / False Creek

This Is Now a Permanent Facet of Vancouver's Public Art Collection

"I was all for taking the viaducts down until I realized we'd lose the Hot Wheels optical illusion of the Trans Am Totem..."

Opening Soon / Kitsilano

Inside ‘The Pie Hole’ — Opening Soon in Kits

The popular pie-focused destination is opening their third location at 1864 West 4th Avenue this April. Take a look inside!

View From Your Window / West Side

The View From Your Window #177

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View From Your Window / Kitsilano

The View From Your Window #176

We love posting photos like this that reveal the views through the windows of our readers. We hope you'll consider sharing yours!

Cool Things We Want / False Creek

We Want to Customize Our Very Own Search and Rescue Denim Co. Apron

Regardless of your industry or hobby, the newly launched Custom Apron Builder by Search and Rescue Denim Co. is really f*cking fun!

Heads Up / West Side

Prepare Your Senses for Next Weekend’s Third Annual Truffle Festival

Sniff out some tickets to the 2019 Truffle Festival's main event at UBC (Saturday) and the secret location Truffle Foray (Sunday).

Definitive Records / Kitsilano

The Definitive Records of Tristan Young, GM at The Oakwood Canadian Bistro

The GM of The Oakwood has excellent taste in music, so we asked him for three tunes that define where he's at.

Heads Up / False Creek

Get Your Weave On at Workshops Led by Local Artist Amanda Wood

Round two of the Weaving 101 workshop runs weekly from February 6th to 20th at Granville Island's Silk Weaving Studio.

Opening Soon / Kitsilano

New ‘Hundy’ an Early Christmas Present to Kitsilano Burger Lovers

The new burger restaurant within a restaurant at 2042 West 4th Avenue is set to launch on Saturday, December 22nd.

Opening Soon / Kitsilano

Sneaky Burger Joint ‘Hundy’ Opening Soon in Kits

Jeffrey Parr and Mike Robbins are about to open their newest project, which is hidden in plain sight INSIDE their last project.

TBT / Kitsilano

Five Years Ago This Week, Rain Or Shine Opened in Kitsilano

For Throwback Thursday we go back to when we poked our heads inside a brand new ice cream outfit in Kitsilano.