From the March issue of CHARGED magazine... Everyone has a friend or ten who graduated from business school to go on to practical, yet perhaps unglamorous careers in finance, or accounting. Taiwanese-American singer Jason Chen started down that pa...
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Substitution for shark fin soup
My friend Claudia Li, founder of Shark Truth, is putting on a "sans fin soup" event inviting chefs to whip up their best shark fin soup subsitutes, and guests to try them. Based in Vancouver, their goal is to have shark fin banned in Canada ??? simi...
Hundreds make it out to Bake for the Quake at the Yaletown Roundhouse
Who says giving back can't be fun too? Or at least tasty? The lineup was out the door at the Bake for the Quake Japanese earthquake fundraiser on Wednesday at the Yaletown Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre. Professional and amateur bak...
Yarn bombers decorate cherry tree at Historical Joy Kogawa House
The yarn bombers have struck again, and their target this time: the Historic Joy Kogawa House. The local bombing duo Leanne Prain and Mandy Moore, wielding knitting needles and kilometres of yarn, set up in the house on Sunday afternoon. Authors, ...
Vancouver Not Vegas! Coalition supporters say no to casino expansion
Hundreds of advocates for the Vancouver Not Vegas! Coalition, many showing their support by holding LED candles or NO CASINO posters, congregated in front of Vancouver City Hall Monday evening to say no to the proposed relocation and expansion of ...
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