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March 12, 2010
Green Products - When Blue is Green
Furniture made from trees destroyed by the mountain-pine beetle was an Emily Carr project for the Olympics.
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January 16, 2010
Shop Talk - Car Accident Closes 2nd South China Seas Store
A car accident has temporarily closed the second retail location of South China Seas. Here is the letter to the community from co-owner Don Dixon.
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January 08, 2010
Shop Talk - Bonchaz Comes To Hastings Street
Not exactly a bun, nor a donut, but a French/Mexican/Chinese hybrid snack.
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January 01, 2010
NewsFeed - Shops - NEWSFEED - Shops: January 2010
Sales and specials for the month of January 2010. Updates daily
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December 15, 2009
STOCKING STUFFERS - Stocking Stuffers: Garlic Baubles
Why let vampires ruin your Christmas. Hang these garlic baubles from Shalefield Garden and your tree and snooze easy.
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December 13, 2009
STOCKING STUFFERS - Stocking Stuffer: Sparkling Sake
Stocking Stuffer Suggestion: The Osake Junmai Sparkling Sake makes a novel replacement for Champagne or other sparkling wines at seasonal parties.
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November 30, 2009
STOCKING STUFFERS - Farmers Market Money Tokens
When it rains (and when doesn't it rain in Vancouver?), it rains tokens from heaven ...
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November 30, 2009
STOCKING STUFFERS - Stocking Stuffers
You know that a Christmas orange will go in the toe of the sock, but what next?
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November 09, 2009
NewsFeed - Shops - Sales and Specials for November 2009
New stores for Thomas Haas and Edible British Columbia, plus sweet deals and product intros.
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November 09, 2009
Shop Talk - What's Happening on 500 Block Robson Street?
This block has been quiet of late, but look who's moving in now!
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September 22, 2009
Green Products - Dajoji Chef Jackets
Anthony Nicalo has taken his eco-aware values in a new direction via Dajoji, a company that creates designer chef jackets from unbleached, organic cotton.
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May 15, 2009
Local Products - Verjus From Vinegar Works at Valentine Farm
At Valentine Farm the Vinegar Works fine vinegars are the specialty, however they also produce an item prized by French chefs yet difficult to source in Canada -- Verjus .
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April 28, 2009
Shop Talk - A Living Wall
Whole Foods' "Living Wall" is, literally, the green form of urban architecture that could become the colour of future cityscapes -- from that of industrial grays and sterile glass, to one with more verdant, natural hues.
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April 14, 2009
Shop Talk - Whole Foods to Open on Cambie on April 29th.
At the new Cambie Street outlet, the stock may be tamer than what's being offered in New York, but still a notch up in trendiness from the traditional grocery store fare.
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March 13, 2009
Shop Talk - Save-On-Meats Closes
After 52 years on Hastings Street, Save-On-Meats, a popular shop for discount priced meat is closing its doors. March 14th will be its last day of business.
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January 25, 2009
Asian Supermarket Adventures - Mashimaros Are More Fun
I happen to live a couple a blocks from both a T&T Supermarket (mostly Chinese/Japanese fare) and the H Mart (Korean/Japanese), as well as a five minute walk from Chinatown, and that has made my food shopping chores much more interesting in so many ways.
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November 15, 2008
Shop Talk - Urban Fare Opens at the Shangri-La
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