Secret Garden Redux

Stanley Park is spectacular, but sometimes we’re looking for a secluded spot to sun ourselves. Spring has finally arrived and throngs of Vancouverites are looking for a patch of grass to call their own. While our major parks are teeming with sun-seekers, lesser-known green spaces offer empty benches and private … Read More

Dip and Dive: Toronto’s Best Pools

With August about halfway over, the weather and the city workers are both finally cooperating. If there’s any justice in this world, heat waves will carry us through to October. But there isn’t. Which is why you should seize the hot, hot days and get out to one of these … Read More

Offbeat Sports for Offbeat Guys

Baseball is undeniably a classic sport, but that version most often played in local parks – involving softballs, beer and plenty of beer bellies – is pretty borderline. But if beer ball’s a sport, then surely these offbeat, newly invented or recently revived games are sports as well – and … Read More

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