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Tale of Two Night Markets: Richmond Night Market vs. Summer Night Market 2012

by Dana Lynch in Insider on May 10, 2012

Richmond Night Market. Photo: Target Event Production

Summer night markets—Asian-style night markets/bazaars with loads of food, discount retailers, and live entertainment—have become a must-visit tradition in the Lower Mainland. For many years, the biggest summer night market has been in Richmond, at 12631 Vulcan Way (near Ikea), but this year there’s a new twist: the “original” Richmond Night Market is back, which means there will be two (!) huge night markets in Richmond this summer, rather than one.

Confused? Then let me explain….

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Tale of Two Night Markets: Richmond Night Market vs. Summer Night Market 2012

10 Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts & Special Deals

by Dana Lynch in Insider on May 8, 2012

Yes, Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 13, and Vancouver has lots of options for last-minute gifts, from special deals and events to share with Mom to Vancouver’s best spa treatments, sweets, gifts for new moms, and more.

10 Last-Minute Vancouver Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

1. Take Mom to the Vancouver Art Gallery for free on Sunday, May 13: You pay for your own admission to VAG and Mom gets in free. Current exhibits include Emily Carr and the Theatre of Transcendence and the fantastic Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture.

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10 Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts & Special Deals

New, Free App for Finding Family Activities in Vancouver: OnTheGoKids

by Dana Lynch in Insider on April 16, 2012

About a week ago, during Afternoon Tea at VanDusen Botanical Garden’s Truffles Cafe, I met Annemarie Tempelman-Kluit: Vancouverite, mom, and the founder of yoyomama, a parent- and kid-related resource for families across the Lower Mainland. As a busy, on-the-go parent, Annemarie knew first-hand how frustrating it can be to find things to do with the kids on any given day (I feel her pain!), so she and yoyomamma created “an app for that:” OnTheGoKids, a free iPhone app for finding kid and family activities in Vancouver.

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New, Free App for Finding Family Activities in Vancouver: OnTheGoKids

2011 Mayor’s Arts Awards

by Inside Vancouver in Insider on October 13, 2011

The following article was contributed by Krista Edwardson, Marketing Services Coordinator at Tourism Vancouver.

On October 6th the Mayor’s Arts Awards were held at the Caprice Night Club in the heart of the Granville entertainment district. It was a fitting location to celebrate the Arts with the buzz of the Vancouver International Film Festival filling the neon lit street. The Mayor’s Arts Awards recognize established and emerging artists – from Literary to Culinary Arts, and Visual to Performing arts – as well as four unique awards for contributions to our community.

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2011 Mayor’s Arts Awards

Canucks’ Ryan Kesler Nude in ESPN Magazine Out October 7

by Dana Lynch in Insider on September 28, 2011

Ryan Kesler. Photo: Vancouver Sun / Firstar

Vancouver is all aflutter at the news today that Canucks’ Ryan Kesler—who last year posed in his underwear for The Vancouver Sun to promote his Firstar RK17 clothing line—will be posing nude for ESPN’s The Magazine’s third-annual “Body Issue.”

USA Today reports that the issue, which hits newstands on October 7, features 20 athletes in their birthday suits (with their ‘important bits’ strategically covered, of course), including Kesler, in the “Bodies We Want” section of the magazine.

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Tale of Two Night Markets: Richmond Night Market vs. Summer Night Market 2012

10 Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gifts & Special Deals

New, Free App for Finding Family Activities in Vancouver: OnTheGoKids

2011 Mayor’s Arts Awards

Canucks’ Ryan Kesler Nude in ESPN Magazine Out October 7

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