Get your Louboutins online #YYC
First there was the celebrated blue-suede shoes, now there are the much coveted red-soled shoes. Christian Louboutin is opening his online boutique up to Canadians. The famous french designer is know...
View ArticleTwo stores in one, plenty of panache #YYC
Paper Panache Invitations and Design has joined forces with Inspirati fine linens to create a quaint, european-inspired boutique. Graphic designer and artist Kimberly Archibald is passionate about...
View ArticleMaking Monday Better: Here's a novel idea, let's all just be nice.
The People For Good campaign is challenging Canadians to be nicer to each other. This group of ideal thinkers believe everyday good deeds, such as giving up your seat on the subway, or buying a coffee...
View ArticleMaking Monday Better: Get kooky in the kitchen
These fun aprons will keep you clean and give you a giggle while you’re frying, baking, grilling or even mircro-waving. We thought this line of cute aprons would help improve your mood if it’s your...
View ArticleThat Skinny Bitch is coming to Calgary! #YYC
Kim Barnouin, co-author of The Skinny Bitch cookbook series, will be at Hotel Arts (Sept. 18) to speak at the next edition of Church My Style. Barnouin will divulge the secret behind her skinny tum and...
View ArticleSale! After 60 years in business, Country Club Casuals in Britannia Plaza...
Country Club Casuals is having a closing-out sale. After more than 60 years in business, third owner Lissa Swanson has decided to close shop. Sales, up to 70 per cent off, on designer lines such as...
View ArticleDogs on bikes #yyc
Does anyone know where I can find a bicycle helmet for Lilly Beatrix, my 9-pound mini dachshund? She loves to go for long rides in the park and feel her ears blowing in the wind as we cycle (I do the...
View ArticleShellac attack, nail biting results! #YYC
I’m notoriously horrible at keeping my manicure well-manicured. Seconds after I leave the spa I’ve usually managed to chip off half of the esthetician’s handy work. I’m not a fan of gel-nails, and...
View ArticleThe hat came back #YYC
It was a sad day for chapeau enthusiasts in Calgary when Zsa Zsa (Mo Fraser) decided to hang up her hat for good. After four years in business, Fraser closed doors to her Calgary hat boutique (Zsa...
View ArticleAudition for Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School #yyc
By Kathryn Shimbashi Calling all ballerinas as young as ten years old! You could be the next star of Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. Currently on an audition tour across Canada, the Royal...
View ArticleBackyard gardener’s harvest fair #yyc
By Kathryn Shimbashi In celebration of harvest time, three organizations have teamed up for an inaugural Harvest Fair. Hillhurst/Sunnyside Farmers’ Market, along with the Calgary Horticultural Society...
View ArticleJanice Beaton’s kitchen party for Calgary foodies
Time to dine on fine cheese and wine? Well, don’t mind if I do! On Wednesday evening (Nov. 9th), Janice Beaton Fine Cheese will play host to Kitchen Party. This fun, food-loving evening will include...
View ArticleChristmas in Inglewood Calgary #yyc
Inglewood’s merry merchants are hosting Christmas in Inglewood on November 19. The day of holiday fun will include: free sleigh rides with Santa Clause, an ice-carving competition, live music,...
View ArticleGlam it up at Fashion Central Calgary
Looking for the perfect dress for a black-tie bash this holiday season? Red-carpet ready dresses will be on display during a shopping night and special runway show at Echo Evenings and Bridal on Nov....
View ArticleGrey Cup fashion
A Movember mustache, smile, beer hat (also known as a foam dome in some circles) and your team colours are really all you need to don this Grey Cup Sunday. As the Bombers and Lions hit the turf, from...
View ArticleMake Mondays better by training your smile muscles
What makes us happy? Is it love, money, freedom or health? Whatever it is that makes you tick, half the battle is finding it. Journalist Leo Bormans has created a colourful read based on information he...
View ArticleMaking Monday better with holiday spirit
Give from thy heart, not thy wallet. Gabrielle Bernstein, motivational speaker, life coach and author, suggests holiday gift-giving tips that cost little, but give so much. These tips will leave you,...
View ArticleMake Monday better, save 10 minutes in the morning
I know, I know, you don’t leave home without it. Even the yoga-loving, tree-hugging, au natural gals out there have been known to dab on a little concealer on the dark spots, and mascara on the lashes....
View ArticleMake Monday better with music of the soul
Poets. Stereotypically, they’re a glum bunch – think Yeats, Plath, Poe, the list goes on … Doom, gloom, unrequited love, now that’s the kind of fodder that makes for good poetry. However, once a while,...
View ArticleMake Monday better, keep it hydrated people!
Yeeps! It’s that time of year again. Christmas has passed, as has New Years’ Eve. The bubbly has been flowing, and if you’re anything like me, your head might be aching… It’s because we’re dehydrated...
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