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July, 2008

Long Beach Getaway

Long revered for stunning natural surroundings, Tofino and Ucluelet are now worth a visit for first-rate restaurants and luxurious accommodations.

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Style Experts' Top Shopping Picks

Our seven style experts from across the city weigh in on a few of their favourite things, from sky-high wedge sandals to glow-in-the-dark coolers.

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Super, Natural Beijing

At the Summer Games, British Columbia hoped to entice the world

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Strathcona Gets Experienced

Randy Bachman, Jim Byrnes, and friends summon the spirit of Hendrix

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Irish Rover

A dot-com brought 19-year-old Patrick Collison here from Limerick, making him an instant millionaire. He may not stay long

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Vancouver Celebrities: Summer 2008

Stroke victims, art-starved kids, injured servers, and fox hunters benefit from benevolent largesse

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Shop with a Chef: Stuart Irving, Cobre

A new (and not-so-spicy) take on Latin cuisine

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Bodegas Montecillo

A fiery Spaniard makes powerful wines by sticking to her vision

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Sunny Days

The Gallery Café
750 Hornby St.,
604-688-2233

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Life After Death

The city’s homicide rate is soaring. These parents—all of whom have lost a child to acts of violence—are determined to do something about it

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Father Abraham

The late Abraham Rogatnick's ideas shaped the very DNA of Vancouver, and they have never been more relevant

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Mr. Green Spin

In a world of global-warming deniers and right-wing media pundits, it’s not easy being green. Maybe that’s why Jim Hoggan has built a thriving PR business doing what he calls “God’s work”

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Different Strokes

His competitors in Beijing would be wise not to mistake Brent Hayden’s easygoing approach to life for a lack of focus in the pool

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Auction Central

A sizzling Canadian art market has placed Heffel in the big leagues

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Dr. Brian Day

The president of the Canadian Medical Association on waitlists, Mydoctor.ca, and why hospitals ought to be more like airplanes

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The West End

In the densely packed West End, the battle's on between renters, developers and landlords

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