Walk on the wild side with Will Woods

Penthouse Vancouver tour

A typical Penthouse floor show back in the day. Photo courtesy The Penthouse.

Will Woods’ Forbidden Vancouver walking tours get consistently high ratings on TripAdvisor. Earlier this year, Woods expanded his repertoire of “forbidden” places to include the Penthouse, one of Vancouver’s last remaining strip clubs, and one of the few remaining historic venues left in the city.

After two sold-out tours of the Penthouse in January, Woods is again taking the curious on a tour of the club, which over the years has seen guests like Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and Frank Sinatra come through its doors and has survived gangsters, the Vancouver Police Department and a fire.

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Walk on the wild side with Will Woods

What’s Your Travel Type?

Do you look at travel as a chance to totally disconnect, where you can escape, recharge, and renew? Or, are you something of a thrill-seeker, working to satisfy your insatiable need for the exciting and the exotic?

Whether you’re a Rejuvenator, Free Spirit, or something else altogether, everyone has a travel type. Curious to know what yours is? Find out by taking our fun Travel Type quiz—for a limited time, those who take the quiz can also enter to win a Vancouver getaway, including return flights, accommodation, dining, and more (all tailored to your travel type!).

Take the Travel Type quiz before September 10 for your chance to win!

‘I ♥ East Van’ Pins on Sale at Broadway/Commercial Safeway until June 20

Photo: Dana Lynch

While doing my grocery shopping at the Broadway/Commercial Safeway this weekend, I spotted these ‘I ♥ East Van’  pins in the check-out line and had to grab one. (Actually, I plan to go back for a few more….) The pins are for charity: proceeds from the $2 pins go to support Prostate Cancer Canada and the Safeway Father’s Day Walk/Run for Prostate Cancer on June 17 (Father’s Day).

Want one? Details after the jump….

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‘I ♥ East Van’ Pins on Sale at Broadway/Commercial Safeway until June 20

New CTV Police Drama Set in Vancouver To Air January 2013

Photo: Driving.ca

Yesterday’s CTV Upfronts—where the network outlines its 2012-13 TV schedule—revealed that a new police drama set (and filmed) in Vancouver has been ordered for January 2013.

The Vancouver police drama, currently titled Motive, will follow a female Vancouver police detective who “matches wits with killers.”  From the report on CBC: “Each episode reveals not only the victim, but the killer as well. As the detective begins her work, the audience also is drawn inside the mind of the culprit.”

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B.C.’s New ‘Family Day’: New B.C. Holiday Starts Feb. 11, 2013

You may have heard the news: B.C. will get its own Family Day statutory holiday on the second Monday in February, starting February 11, 2013. (If you’re counting, that makes 10 annual stat holidays in B.C., the same as Saskatchewan and Ontario.)

Premier Christy Clark announced the new holiday on Monday, after asking B.C. citizens to “vote” online (between May 8 – 22) for which Monday in February they wanted the new holiday to fall on. Out of 31,146 votes, 18,202 voted for the second Monday, which is great for ski/snow sport tourism, since the third Monday is already a high-traffic holiday for the U.S. (President’s Day) and Alberta (Albertan Family Day). By avoiding competing with those holidays directly, B.C. Family Day should enable B.C. families to take advantage of our nearby ski resorts without the resorts being overcrowded.

But the new Family Day is not without controversy:

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