Judging by Victoria’s jam-packed calendar, there’s more than a trio of holiday happenings to make the 20-plus crowd feel like the under-10s this season. We’ve handpicked a few events guaranteed to leave you feeling festive—and spry. Get Your Gingerbread On at the Cottage Bakery Cottage Bakery & Café 1267 Fairfield Road December 5 & 12 ... Read More
If you haven’t explored the coastal forest in search of fungi yet, you’re missing out. Our west coast is famous for growing some of the world’s best mushrooms. I’m not a mushroom whisperer by any means, but most weekends this fall I’ve gotten out into the woods for some soul-soothing foraging. What I can tell ... Read More
I don’t know if it’s true or not, but I heard that one habit David Suzuki couldn’t break was taking long, hot showers. Me too, man. On the whole “be the change” file, I’m ticking boxes just like the next person. But taking shorter showers? When it’s dark and rainy and cold outside, and the ... Read More
If there’s anything more quintessentially Victoria than two 20-something surfers selling boutique clothing and surf boards out of a solar-powered shop on a lot once used as a dumpster staging area, I’ve yet to see it. That’s the scene I stumbled upon on Saturday when I parked on Discovery Street to scoot into Capital Iron ... Read More
Well, it’s official: the rainy season is here. And we all know what that means: Netflix. Lots of Netflix. While there isn’t necessarily anything wrong with spending a little extra time in sweatpants, it doesn’t hurt to get out of the house now and again. Here are four things on my to-do list now that ... Read More
It’s that time of year. Sequined cat masks and boxes of mini Mars have been pulled from the shelves, replaced by ornaments iced in the kind of glittering snow most south islanders can only fantasize about. It’s that time of year. Meaning the pressure is on to land your list of gifts for family and ... Read More
