Bill Wong with his son Steven Wong at their Modernize Tailors shop. | Photo by Sonja Grgar

Custom-crafted longevity: Modernize Tailors celebrates a century in business

November 18 2013 Community

Vancouver’s Chinatown has seen its share of change in the course of the past century, but Modernize Tailors has remained the go-to place for a first-class custom-tailored suit throughout the last …

Daksh Kubba performing at the Pakistan Festival at Surrey's Holland Park. | Photo by Raymond Kam, courtesy of Daksh Kubba.

Homeward bound: Surrey based Indo-Pakistani band looks for South Asian success

November 4 2013 Culture

Playing music in one’s first language is a way for immigrant communities to keep their cultural identities alive. naQsh IPB is a Surrey based trio that plays a mix of classical and alternative rock…

George Chow, WWII veteran and member of Vancouver’s Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society.wt | Photo by Vincent L. Chan, courtesy of The Chinese Canadian Military Museum

Complicated memories: lesser-known pages of military history

November 4 2013 Cover Story

George Chow, WWII veteran and member of Vancouver’s Chinese Canadian Military Museum Society.wt | Photo by Vincent L. Chan, courtesy …

The Glass Alchemist: Japanese-born installation artist shines in North Vancouver exhibit

October 21 2013 Culture

Photo courtesy of Mellon Gass

Glass is a medium that is most often associated with craft.However, for installation artist …

Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate was on this year's reading list at the Vancouver Public Library's Spanish Book Club. | Photo by Laila Neihoum, Flickr

All is not quiet on the multicultural front: local book clubs promote reading in diverse languages

October 21 2013 Local

Book clubs are more than just forums for reading lovers to share ideas about literary works: they can also be venues for immigrants to reconnect with their own cultures, or for speakers of several …

Breaking down the colour spectrum: Documentary examines global prejudice based on skin colour

October 7 2013 Culture

Photo courtesy of Sepia Films

Hue: A Matter of Colour, directed by Vic Sarin, is a poignant documentary that weaves the …

Slyvia Grace Borda hard at work on the production of Aerial Fields | Photo by Sylvia Grace Borda

The grass is not greener on the other side: Surrey exhibition highlights the importance of local agriculture

October 7 2013 Focus on Local Artist

Sylvia Grace Borda, an award winning Vancouver photographer and media artist, employs multiple techniques and perspectives in her latest exhibition titled This One’s for the Farmer. An …