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Business

Struck by Disaster and Blocked by Skytrain Construction, a Beloved Vancouver Meat Shop Is Struggling to Survive

Home on the Range Organics has endured more than its fair share of struggle.

Arts

Two 1970s Genre-Bending Western Movies Have Roots in British Columbia

The local connections of McCabe & Mrs. Miller and The Outlaw Josey Wales.

Lisa Young

Transportation

Everrati’s Electrifying Approach to Restoring Classic Cars

Always and forever.

Mikimoto

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Wishlist

Hermès Dinnerware, Ergonomic Earbuds, and Zegna Linen: Montecristo’s Summer Wishlist Brightens Things Up

From our Summer issue, a list of delightful treasures to keep things sunny.

Design

How Architect Florian Maurer Expanded His Okanagan Valley Modern Home Without Compromising His Vision

More space without more impact.

Corey Rich

Impact

Tommy Caldwell Has Scaled the World’s Most Difficult Peaks. Now He Wants to Protect Them

Ain’t no mountain high enough.

Judd / Chinati

Arts

A Desert Pilgrimage to the Texas Refuge of Artists Mark Rothko and Donald Judd

Deep in the Chihuahuan desert, art that could exist nowhere else.

Book of Chad, Melissa Paget

Community

The Mystery of Vancouver’s Book of Chad

A briefcase abandoned in a dumpster tells the story of an exotic dancer who lived life in the fast lane. But who was Chad, and what happened to him?

Travel

Feasting Heart, Mind and Stomach Along Burgundy’s Yonne River

“Nothing makes me happier than when the trees and vines are fruiting, the barges are meandering down the foliage-fringed Yonne, and the sun warms the grey-white buildings.”

Mike Parkinson, Wild Utah Photography.

Design

With Artful Bottles, a B.C. Designer Brings Utah Spirits to Life

A cross-border collaboration brings a touch of beauty to craft-distilled liquor.

Transportation

Before Queen Elizabeth II Was a Monarch, She Was a Motorcyclist

The biking exploits of Her Royal Highness.

Design

The Dream House Vancouver Architect Paul Merrick Built

“It is not a house anyone would contemplate designing, or indeed be allowed to build, in the 21st century.”

Transportation

Does Vancouver Have an Appetite For the World’s Most Exclusive Cars?

At the launch of Zenvo Canada in Vancouver, there was plenty of excitement for the uber-elite TSR-S.

Courtesy, marketing materials from STMNT.

Style

A Genderless Barbering Brand Brings Freedom and Sophistication to Short Hairstyles

In a Calgary salon, the professionals sold me on STMNT.

Essay

At an All-Adult Summer Camp, I Explore What Online Dating Is Missing

You can’t swipe left on real life.

Food and Drink

At B.C.’s Remote Sonora Resort, Chef Justine Smith Cooks Up a Storm

With a seasonal menu relying on ingredients shipped in by boat or helicopter, adaptation is key to Smith’s success.

Arts

For Ukrainian-Canadian Author Maria Reva, Humour is a Tool of Resistance

“If you can laugh at something, you take away its power. You can rise above it.”

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