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May 17th, 2007

Enjoy your weekly dose of vitamin v steals & deals from our fabulous sponsors. Ready, set, shop! mod squad Warm up your wardrobe at designer hotspot Modish Fashion. Don’t miss the new Komodo line of youthful and affordable designs in light fabrics (perfect for spring flinging!). Vitamin v subscribers print this coupon for 10 per cent off everything this long weekend ...

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play that funky music

May 16th, 2007

No tickets to the Feist concert tonight? Don't check yourself into the Heartbreak Hotel just yet. Get ahead of the quirky-cool curve with the Before the End of World Tour, featuring Jason Trachtenburg of the Trachtenburg Family SlideShow Players. They're the ones who take family slide shows found at middle-American garage sales and make up songs to accompany them ...

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have a lark

May 16th, 2007

We love it when things get bigger. (Well, except our backsides.) So when a fabulous (but tiny) fashion store moves into a spacious former art gallery on Main Street, we're big on it. Lark Eighth Ave. is now Lark, and its sleek storefront houses the dealership for Jorg & Olif Dutch city bikes as well as men's and women's clothing and accessories. Find l ...

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tan in a can

May 14th, 2007

The beauty equivalent of sliced bread has arrived: self-tanning mist in an aerosol can. Sound dangerous? Bliss spa's "A Tan for All Seasons" is quite literally a fool-proof fix (meaning we tested it on ourselves). Just place the can's nozzle 6 inches from your body, spray, and rub it in with a make-up sponge. With a little bit of bronzer (don't panic—it's no ...

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clip art

May 12th, 2007

If your daughter is not a bows and ribbons kind of girl, but you still want to pretty up her hair, check out these whimsical felt hair clips ($9) shaped like bright flowers, birds, popsicles and ladybugs. And if she'll keep them on for more than 5 minutes, well that's just a bonus. Buy them at Canadian website www.chloeinstyle.com

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steals and deals

May 11th, 2007

Enjoy your Mother’s Day edition of steals + deals. Don’t forget to forward it on to him! fab mommy This Mother’s Day, show Mom how much you’ve learned from her closet. Forgo flowers for some stylish gifts (like a purse from Canadian-made M0891) from Vancouver’s premium denim store, FAB Clothing. Have a few wee ones of your own? Treat yourself to spring pieces (think ...

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what's for dinner?

May 11th, 2007

Sound familiar? Forget the weekday dinner frenzy and let chef Jeff Van Geest of Aurora Bistro provide the answer. With the new $49 "Your Food, Your Wine" menu, you get three courses, three paired glasses of B.C. wine, and one relaxed weekday dinner (with no dishes!). In the bright and friendly dining room, watch as post-office suits and house-poor Main Street h ...

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see seattle

May 10th, 2007

eat Pick up fresh jambon-beurre baguettes at Le Panier bakery across from Pike Place Market. 1902 Pike Place, 206-441-3669, www.lepanier.com do Walk to the new, free, waterfront Olympic Sculpture Park and picnic on the red mesh chairs placed among the white birch, dogwoods, pea gravel paths and manicured lawns. Take a virtual tour and read more here. shop ...

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mother's day tea

May 9th, 2007

Forget the pricey hotel fare and show her how cleverly she raised you. Serve ready-to-bake scones in savoury flavours like Gorgonzola Rosemary and the picante Chile Cheddar from local company Sister's Secret. And for her tea, pop a jar of the honey from the resident bees at VanDusen Botanical Garden ($7.95), casually mentioning it's prepared by the garden's apiarists. ...

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diy: fabric wall art

May 8th, 2007

Got a huge wall and a tiny art budget? Create your own oversized 70s-style wall sculptures with a few yards of vintage fabric (we like Marimekko stretcher bars) from Opus Framing and a staple gun. Make a frame up to 8-feet square by slotting together four of the Canadian Hemlock stretcher bars (no hardware required), then staple the fabric to the back starting in ...

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Beebe Cline, White Rock Realtor

Hugh & McKinnon Realty

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