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Unique Vancouver Seafood Fest Puts Snails, Barnacles and Jellyfish in the Spotlight: Unsung Heroes 2016

by Remy Scalza in Food & Drink, Uncategorized on January 28, 2016

Image from bluewatercafe.net

Have a craving for some gooseneck barnacles and sturgeon-liver mousse?

You’re in luck. These overlooked and 0ft-snubbed delicacies and others are about to grace the menu of one of Vancouver’s finest restaurants for a most unusual seafood festival.

Unsung Heroes returns to Yaletown’s Blue Water Cafe this February for its 12th annual instalment. The month-long festival puts the spotlight on local, unique seafood that diners often pass on or turn up their noses at. Menus in past years have included everything from red sea urchin trifle to stir-fried jellyfish and poached periwinkle. Continue reading:
Unique Vancouver Seafood Fest Puts Snails, Barnacles and Jellyfish in the Spotlight: Unsung Heroes 2016

Pre-Work Dance Party Coming to Vancouver – Wake n Shake, Jan 29

by Remy Scalza in Events on January 26, 2016

Image from Wake n Shake

Having trouble getting out of bed during these dark January mornings? This may be the event for you.

Start your day by shaking your thing with 200 other Vancouverites at a unique pre-work dance party near downtown’s Olympic Village neighbourhood. Groove to a live DJ, stretch with trained yoga instructors and even get a free mini-massage … before you ever step foot in the office.

It’s all part of Wake n Shake, Jan. 29 at the Beaumont Studios, a collective of artists studios just blocks from the Olympic Village SkyTrain Station. This is the second instalment of the event, which debuted over the summer and attracted more than 100 participants. Continue reading:
Pre-Work Dance Party Coming to Vancouver – Wake n Shake, Jan 29

Ladies ski for $10 at Mount Seymour in Vancouver, every Monday night

by Remy Scalza in Deals, Uncategorized on January 24, 2016

Photo credit: Colin Knowles | Flickr

The 2016 ski season is shaping up to be one to remember in Vancouver, with great snowfall on the local mountains. Now, there’s a way to enjoy all the snow on the cheap, and support a great cause.

Every Monday night from Jan. 25-March 28, ladies can ski for a donation of just $10 at Mount Seymour in North Vancouver as part of the Shred for a Cause event. The yearly tradition, now in its ninth year, has raised more than $150,000 for charity … and contributed to countless memorable nights on the slopes.

This year, Mount Seymour has upped the price of admission for ladies ever so slightly, from a minimum donation of $5 to $10, half of which goes to charity. Still, that’s an absolute steal considering that guys have to pay the full evening lift ticket price of $31. Just pay at guest services (no special vouchers needed this year) and enjoy unlimited night skiing from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Continue reading:
Ladies ski for $10 at Mount Seymour in Vancouver, every Monday night

11 Vancouver Restaurants Make List of Canada’s Top 100 (including a few surprises)

by Remy Scalza in Uncategorized on January 23, 2016

Photo credit: Philip Lai | flickr

The diners of Canada have spoken. And they’ve got good things to say about Vancouver.

A total of 11 Vancouver restaurants are featured in a new list of the 100 Best Restaurants in Canada. Compiled by restaurant reservation site OpenTable, the list is unique in that it’s 100-percent crowdsourced. Instead of getting professional reviewers to rank restaurants, OpenTable based the list purely on actual reviews from diners. A total of 275,000 reviews of approximately 1,600 restaurants from coast to coast – all left by verified diners – were analyzed to come up with the new list.

So which Vancouver restaurants made the cut? The list – which is unranked – includes some old favourites, some up-and-comers and a few surprises: Continue reading:
11 Vancouver Restaurants Make List of Canada’s Top 100 (including a few surprises)

Vancouver schools to begin teaching computer coding as part of official curriculum

by Remy Scalza in Uncategorized on January 20, 2016

Photo credit: KAB2013 | Wikipedia

Goodbye reading, writing and arithmetic. Hello reading, writing and algorithms.

The British Columbia government has just announced groundbreaking plans to integrate computer coding into the school curriculum. Starting in kindergarten, children will learn the foundational skills to solve coding problems, while high school students will eventually be able to specialize in specific types of coding.

Behind the change is a push to capitalize on the province’s newest job wave: technology. The tech sector currently employs an estimated 86,000 people, more than forestry, mining and oil and gas together, according to the Globe and Mail. And tech is one of the few industries that’s rapidly expanding. Continue reading:
Vancouver schools to begin teaching computer coding as part of official curriculum

Visit 5 Vancouver Museums for $5: Winter Wander is Back, Jan. 23

by Remy Scalza in Uncategorized on January 16, 2016

Photo credit: bobanny | Wikipedia

Museum hopping is a favourite Vancouver past time during the rainy winter months … but it isn’t necessarily cheap. Full-price admission to the city’s top museums and galleries can run from $15 to $25 and up.

Except, that is, for one magical day of the year when you can visit five of the city’s cultural attractions for $5. Winter Wander returns this Jan. 23, transforming waterfront Vanier Park, home to a bumper crop of museums, into a moving cultural feast.

Located in Kitsilano, at the edge of English Bay, Vanier Park is a favourite with sun worshippers, dog walkers and kite flyers in the summer months. But tucked away in this idyllic setting are some of the city’s largest museums and cultural attractions. Continue reading:
Visit 5 Vancouver Museums for $5: Winter Wander is Back, Jan. 23