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April, 2009

Explore Cambie Village

Construction of the Canada Line subway down Cambie Street has wrapped, leaving behind an attractive new streetscape, and a number of new, locally serving businesses and amenities. This is a neighbourhood on the verge.

By published Apr 30, 2009

How to Land a Plane at YVR

Every minute, a plane lands at or takes off from the airport. Welcome to the arcane world of radio vectors, a hidden network of computer waypoints, and a windowless control room in Surrey

By published Apr 15, 2009

Ramos Gin Fizz

Get the recipe for this brunch cocktail from New Orleans, plus watch our Bartender of the Year, David Wolowidnyk mix the perfect Ramos Gin Fizz

By published Apr 1, 2009

Best Easter Brunches

There's no better way to celebrate spring than tucking in to a gourmet Easter brunch. Let these fine rooms do all the heavy lifting

By published Apr 1, 2009

Call of Duty: Gamers Get Inventive

As video-game studios, pummelled by the recession, close shop and lay off staff, an industry recruiter looks to the future

By published Apr 1, 2009

Player's Club

Joeys Wine Bar

published Apr 1, 2009

Editor's Note, April 2009

To build a city

By published Apr 1, 2009

Vancouver Celebrities: April 2009

Movie props and musical chops put us in a black-tie state of mind

By published Apr 1, 2009

Season of Change

New shops open, established boutiques switch hands, and young talents step out on their own

By published Apr 1, 2009

Nero D'Avola

High & Low options from Sicily

By published Apr 1, 2009

Pasta for the Soul

Five old-school Italian spots that still serve it like Mamma used to make it

published Apr 1, 2009

Trumped Up

In these troubled times, who dares to follow the Donald on his Way to Wealth™?

By published Apr 1, 2009

Vancouver's Best Pasta

Satisfying to both belly and budget, pasta is a diner’s best friend. And nothing better exemplifies the regional differences in Italian cooking. Who makes the best in town? Let the search begin

By published Apr 1, 2009

Up False Creek

Lost in the furor over Olympic Village delays and cost overruns are the Iranian-born brothers who bet the farm that they could transform an industrial wasteland into a green mecca

By published Apr 1, 2009

Deep Cove

This North Shore neighbourhood holds tight to its rural-enclave charm

By published Apr 1, 2009

The Boy Who Wasn't There

When Paolo and Clara Aquilini were told their son was autistic and would “always be like that,” they joined a group of parents determined to change our approach to the disease

By published Apr 1, 2009

Max Donelan

Chief Science Officer, Bionic Power

By published Apr 1, 2009

Unconventional Wisdom

Many years and many millions in the making, the new convention centre is—for better or worse—the new pivot around which the waterfront revolves

By published Apr 1, 2009

Shop with a Chef: Tobias Grignon, Senova

Mission Lisbon

By published Apr 1, 2009

Shopping Diary: April 2009

This month brings us a beauty shop from make-up pros and a new decor studio by a duo from Inform Interiors

By published Apr 1, 2009

Local Heroes

J.B. MacKinnon’s new project goes far beyond a 100-mile radius

By published Apr 1, 2009

Treaty Rights

On April 3, the first modern urban treaty in Canada—between the Tsawwassen First Nation and the government of B.C.—comes into force. It’s the life’s work of the band’s young chief, Kim Baird.

By published Apr 1, 2009

Off the Rails

What’s wrong with our city? Plenty, says SFU’s Anthony Perl, starting with our ass-backwards transportation plan

By published Apr 1, 2009