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July, 2009

Vancouver’s Best Outdoor Pools

Our favourite spots around town for a good, cool dousing

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Sirloin Rolls

A tasty appetizer from Morton's The Steakhouse's new collection of recipes in Morton's The Cookbook

Warm Blue-Cheese Dip

A classic steakhouse starter from Morton's The Steakhouse's new recipe collection Morton's The Cookbook

New York Strip Steak and Beefsteak Tomato Salad

A savoury entrée salad from Morton's The Steakhouse's new Morton's The Cookbook

Tales of the City: July/August 2009

Volume 2 of an anthology of mini-stories that reflect the pleasures, frustrations, and idiosyncrasies of life in Vancouver

Horseshoe Bay

Ferry traffic gives this West Van alcove an oddly winning appeal

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In the Pink

Planning to drink pink all summer? Here are some High and Low options for you

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Pimm's Cup

How to indulge in this quintessential English cocktail

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100 Best Buys of the Summer

Style experts from across the city share their favourite things, from studded jean shorts to a laughing Buddha

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A Guide to Smoking and Drinking

Pair smoky,flavourful BBQ with these 5 best-value wines

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Vancouver's Best Barbecue

Southern-style barbecue—one of North America’s mother cuisines—is friendly on the wallet and a delicious counterpoint to the sort of fussy cuisine one critic called “children’s portions prepared by an interior decorator”

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Vancouver Celebrities: Summer 2009

Rare wheels, a royal visit, and Hugo Boss gowns add up to hot fun in the summertime

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Jim Byrnes's Last Stand

With a new CD and a new radio show, Jim Byrnes is finding lots to enjoy in a life that’s seen more than its share of challenges

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Are These Guys Nuts?

Here’s an idea: find a dubious location, use an unproven chef, mortgage your home, and open a restaurant during the worst recession in memory

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Made You Look!

The familiar becomes invisible. That’s why signs on the North Shore feature rhinos and dead bodies

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High Anxiety

A group of potheads examine the role of weed in their lives

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Ready to Install

A herd of mammoth sculptures settles into the city’s grounds

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Sail On

With moorage fees rising, 2010 coming, and the local area booming, False Creek has no place for maritime squatters

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Ndidi Onukwulu

The Britannia Beach musician on how to be a Vancouver blues singer in Paris

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A Pacific Spirit Murder

Friend, sister, wife, mother, athlete, hippie. Roundly loved, incomprehensibly killed. The life and death of Wendy Ladner-Beaudry

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