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January 16, 2023 - Illustration for food story on using food in your pantry. Story and recipes by Ellie Shortt.. Don Denton photo

Pantry to plate

Recipes for a rainy day

  • Apr 14, 2023
January 16, 2023 - Illustration for food story on using food in your pantry. Story and recipes by Ellie Shortt.. Don Denton photo
January 19, 2023 - Realtor Brianne Mactier stands on 1st Avenue, Ladysmith's main street.. Don Denton photo

Life and Style with Brianne Mactier

Positive energy is powerful

  • Apr 12, 2023
January 19, 2023 - Realtor Brianne Mactier stands on 1st Avenue, Ladysmith's main street.. Don Denton photo
Kelly Gillies at her Sona Wellness. Photograph by Darren Hull

Secrets and Lives with Kelly Gillies

Loving working in a wellness space

  • Apr 10, 2023
Kelly Gillies at her Sona Wellness. Photograph by Darren Hull
January 17, 2023 - David Warburton is the Executive Director of the Port Theatre in Nanaimo . He was photographed on the theatre stage. Don Denton photo

Secrets and Lives with David Warburton

Port Theatre’s executive director showcases emerging and innovative talent

  • Apr 7, 2023
January 17, 2023 - David Warburton is the Executive Director of the Port Theatre in Nanaimo . He was photographed on the theatre stage. Don Denton photo
January 12, 2023 - Pottery artist Mary Fox in her Ladysmith home studio with some of her creations. Don Denton photo

All fired up

Potter Mary Fox creates a special place for the young ceramic artists of tomorrow

  • Apr 5, 2023
January 12, 2023 - Pottery artist Mary Fox in her Ladysmith home studio with some of her creations. Don Denton photo
This combination of images show gardening apps, from left, the Seed to Spoon mobile gardening app by Park Seed, from left, the Google Lens app that has image-recognition technology to identify plants, and Apple's AI-powered Visual Look Up feature to identify flowers. (Park Seed’s From Seed to Spoon/Google/Apple via AP)

Gardening help in the palm of your hand: 5 apps, phone tips

You’re in your garden and notice a beautiful, new-to-you flower that has…

This combination of images show gardening apps, from left, the Seed to Spoon mobile gardening app by Park Seed, from left, the Google Lens app that has image-recognition technology to identify plants, and Apple's AI-powered Visual Look Up feature to identify flowers. (Park Seed’s From Seed to Spoon/Google/Apple via AP)
Angie Norman leads Westwood Fine Cabinetry Darren Hull photo

All in the family

Angie Norman leads Westwood Fine Cabinetry into the future

  • Apr 3, 2023
Angie Norman leads Westwood Fine Cabinetry Darren Hull photo
Kelowna’s Lakehouse Home Store has opened Lakehouse Kitchens Cooking School with Lakehouse’s culinary director, Chef Bernard Casavant. Darren Hull photo

Romancing the stove

Date night at Lakehouse Kitchens Cooking School

  • Mar 31, 2023
Kelowna’s Lakehouse Home Store has opened Lakehouse Kitchens Cooking School with Lakehouse’s culinary director, Chef Bernard Casavant. Darren Hull photo
January 17, 2023 -Cory Landels and Laura Berlanda stand outside their Common Foundry stationary and pen shop on Wallace Street in Nanaimo . Don Denton photo

Worth writing home about

Nanaimo store offers curated collection of stationery treasures

  • Mar 29, 2023
January 17, 2023 -Cory Landels and Laura Berlanda stand outside their Common Foundry stationary and pen shop on Wallace Street in Nanaimo . Don Denton photo
Pink fashion . Photography by Darren Hull

Pretty in pink…and a little blue

Single colour dominates the fashion runways

  • Mar 15, 2023
Pink fashion . Photography by Darren Hull
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Many kids are struggling in school. Do their parents know?

Evena Joseph was unaware how much her 10-year-old son was struggling in…

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Tara Wallden portrait - Lia Crowe photography

Secrets and Lives with Tara Wallden

Creative, visual and on the move

  • Feb 24, 2023
Tara Wallden portrait - Lia Crowe photography
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4-day workweek trial: Shorter hours, happier employees

Work less, get more. A trial of a four-day workweek in Britain,…

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Jordan Cassidy - Lia Crowe photography portrait

What it means to be a maker

Jordan Cassidy on building dreams and the “jewellery of the home”

  • Feb 22, 2023
Jordan Cassidy - Lia Crowe photography portrait
Fashion designer Jason Matlo portrait. Lia Crowe photography

Life and style with Jason Matlo

Fashion designer likes to stand out in a crowd

  • Feb 20, 2023
Fashion designer Jason Matlo portrait. Lia Crowe photography
Founder and president of Vancouver-based PR firm SMC Communications, Shelley McArthur Everett . Photograph by Lia Crowe

Secrets and Lives with Shelley McArthur Everett

Founder and president of Vancouver-based PR firm SMC Communications,

  • Feb 17, 2023
Founder and president of Vancouver-based PR firm SMC Communications, Shelley McArthur Everett . Photograph by Lia Crowe
Laura Hashemi, CEO and creative director of The Graze Company. Lia Crowe photography

Gaze at Graze — and then tuck in

Boxes of edible art feed the need to “break bread” together

  • Feb 15, 2023
Laura Hashemi, CEO and creative director of The Graze Company. Lia Crowe photography
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Celebs tout ice baths, but science on benefits is lukewarm

The coolest thing on social media these days may be celebrities and…

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Manuel Bernaschek portrait - photography by Lia Crowe

All the best

Fazioli, Stefano Ricci and Manuel Bernaschek’s journey to bring them to Vancouver

  • Feb 13, 2023
Manuel Bernaschek portrait - photography by Lia Crowe
Christine Morton Lingerie

Silk & Lace

50 years of Christine Lingerie

  • Feb 10, 2023
Christine Morton Lingerie