Everybody's toes were tapping to the big band tunes! When you hear a big band like the Kitsilano Boys Band Alumni play "In the Mood" you just feel everyone smiling. You would have had a hard time keeping yourself from getting up to dance last Saturday at the Kits Showboat. It's hard to believe the Showboat, a local institution, started in 1935 and is going stronger than ever today. Celebrating 80 years in the community, this is a boat full of dreams come true for many aspiring artists ... [more]
The smokey haze has cleared and we’re back to blue sky days
Was this Vancouver or the Orange Planet? For those who are new or just visiting this city, the last week or so was like living on a different planet. Vancouver and the sunny blue skies of summer had been snuffed out by a giant haze of smoke coming from forest fires burning on Vancouver Island. The fires and the smoke clouds were so big they drifted across the province into the B.C. interior. Not very often you could look directly at the sun ... But does this mean it's all ... [more]