Beebe Cline, White Rock Realtor

Vancouver’s new Holt Renfrew flagship has just opened its esteemed doors and guess who was first through? Here are ten things we loved. 10. The second floor World Design Lab, housing the amazing Alexander Wang. 9. Vancouver designer Dace! 8. Stella McCartney Care skincare products (like toning floral water) that come in pale green bottles that just beg to be ...

If the most fresh air your face has seen involves a mad dash from the office to the parking lot, there is still a way to impart a fresh-faced glow. The new oxygen facials at Absolute Spa use a special wand that treats the skin with pure oxygen that’s been amped up with 87 different nourishing minerals and vitamins. For the following two days, one looks fully rested ...

Just when you thought you were going to have to wear your Lululemon pull-on pants to your sister's wedding, couture maternity wear has finally arrived in Vancouver. Yaletown's new Vie Maternity Boutique (as in French for "life") offers great strapless satin dresses by Vancouver maternity line Julou, a giraffe-print wrap dress ($230) by Chiarakruza, plus puff-sleeved tee ...

You're on the go from 9 a.m. to midnight— so you need a restaurant that keeps the same manic hours. At the newly relocated and repurposed Soma, start your day with a 49th Parallel Americano (the Caffe Artigiano roast) and a pretty pair of raspberry Madeleines, fresh from the oven ($3). Then swing by at lunch for their Brandade to Morue ($9) or Apple and Brie sandwich ...