Elizabeth Hames is a Vancouver freelancer writer, an amateur chef, a wannabe horticulturist, an zealous reader and a proud DIYer. She’s filed entertainment columns for both the Toronto Standard and 24 hours, and she has covered breaking news for dailies like Metro. With her recent move to Vancouver, B.C., Elizabeth turned her focus to feature writing and her stories have appeared in publications like Reader’s Digest, the National Post, and Up Here magazine. Looking for a writer for your publication, blog or newsletter? Send Elizabeth an email: elizabethhames@gmail.com.
Dust off your boom box – it’s time to party. As a step toward a more neighbourly Vancouver, the city could implement a citywide Block Party Day as early as this summer. “Block parties have been a great innovation for … Continue Reading
Once known solely as a lubricant for frat house debauchery, tequila is increasingly making the rounds at high-end dinner parties and summer patios in B.C. Nowhere is this transformation more evident than at the Vancouver International Tequila Expo (VITE), which … Continue Reading
Vancouver is in for another sunny summer, but don’t expect the dog days of 2012. This summer will rank among the top 10 warmest in Canadian history, according to a release issued by AccuWeather on Monday. And Vancouver isn’t exempt … Continue Reading
The District of North Vancouver has neutered local stratas in an attempt to increase the municipality’s rental housing stock – and it’s hoping its neighbours will follow suit. Councillors voted unanimously last week to prevent stratas from restricting the number … Continue Reading
Mei is one of Taiwan’s unwanted. The attractive, two-year-old Formosan Mountain Dog is friendly, up-to-date on all her shots, and spayed. In Canada, she would be an ideal candidate for adoption. But in Taiwan, the former stray spent months bouncing … Continue Reading
Police are warning UBC students to remain vigilant following two groping incidents on campus within a month. On Sunday, a woman was walking along Westbrook Mall near Thurderbird Boulevard. when a strange man reached under her skirt from behind and … Continue Reading
A 26-year-old man is dead after the car he was driving careened off an embankment and struck two trees before splashing into the Skagit River, Sunday evening. The Maple Ridge man had just crossed the Skagit Bridge on Hwy 3 … Continue Reading
Remain vigilant. That was the warning issued by officials in Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam, following two unrelated incidents in recent weeks. “We are asking you to use caution in parks and trails this weekend,” said the City of Port Coquitlam … Continue Reading
Babies of the 80s cried TGIF Saturday night as two stars of the 90s sitcom Full House were discovered in the stands of a Vancouver Canucks game. The smiling faces of Candace Cameron-Bure and Lori Loughlin appeared on the Rogers Arena … Continue Reading
British Columbians are a skeptical bunch. More than half of respondents to a recent online pole said they believe completely or somewhat in UFOs, while more than a third believe governments and/or pharmaceutical companies are withholding a cure for cancer … Continue Reading
