Posted on
January 6, 2024
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ruthie shugarman
Highlights of Dexter’s December 2023 Report
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Prices in Greater Vancouver were up 5% in 2023
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Vancouver West Side detached prices showed an increase of 11.4% in 2023
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Total number of New Listings were the lowest since 2001
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Let the interest rate decreases begin
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The Buying signal is now
It would seem...
The Art Scene
Posted on
February 28, 2013
by
ruthie shugarman
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Which kind of soaker are you?
I love my bath. For me taking a bath is nearly a nightly ritual. Bubbles, a good book and hot steamy water - it is the way I decompress and escape. Sometimes I can't escape even in there. There have been many an aggressive and successful real estate negotiation also done from my tub! And so far my Iphone has remained dry. Are you a soaker? And if yes, which kind are you?
Spa Sanctuary: Do you dream of the serene spa experience with a zen atmosphere like this one?
Modern & Simple: Ok, this looks good to me. Simple, view outside and no ledge to hold my iphone so perhaps a real escape!
Circular: This looks like a bath for two? Perfect at night with the city lights sparkling. Does it have enough of a recline?
The Water Never Overflows: If you love an infinity pool, wouldn't an infinity bath be divine?
A Retro Retreat: A good clawfoot tub is hard to pass up. Once the water is hot in one of these tubs, it stays really hot - love them!
Cleopatra's Den: A black tub is as sexy as Cleopatra herself.
Natural Spring: Is this 'Glamping'? It seems like you are in nature, but really you are in a sublime deep wooden bath.
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Have you…
been to the new bakery & cafe calledBeaucoup? Wow it is delicious. I first went for the coffee because the pastries are not what I am supposed to be eating. But I now have a new listing at the WSIX lofts around the corner, so I have been deviating and trying these decadent pastries and sandwiches. The coffee is outstanding and the chocolate pastries which I go for, are mouth watering. Some of the specialties I have yet to try have been described by others like the Kouign Amann, a traditional flaky pastry from Bretagne that’s layered with caramelized butter and sugar, and sprinkled with Maldon sea salt. There is the macaron frais, described as a macaron on steroids and a caramel eclair with black Hawaiian sea salt. Jackie Ellis, the owner/pastry chef, who studied in Paris, was recently honoured as one of Vancouver's Under 40 Foodies. As a self-confessed chocolate freak, I know the best Mochas in the city, and Beaucoup is at the top - make a visit!
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The Art Scene
Have you been down to the Main & 1st Ave area where all the cool Art Galleries have moved? This industrial area reminds me what I imagine Soho was like before Kate Spade and Calypso moved in. If Balthazar is coming, I am moving closer! You must go check out the new exhibit at theWinsor Gallery. Brian Howell has produced large-scale photographs of newspaper printing plant interiors making his statement on the factories that support the journalism industry. I loved them. Catriona Jeffries was the first to make the move awhile ago, and other galleries to check out new to the area: Equinox and the Monte Clark Gallery.
For more photography options, another favourite is the Truth & Beauty Gallery. Housed in a former grocery store, the truth and beauty gallery occupies a 1905 heritage-designated building in Vancouver’s Douglas Park neighborhood. Its mission is to create a photographer’s collective and to be a resource for buyers to access fine photographic art.
Until you make it down to the galleries, you might want to sign up for the daily Art Bomb. Every morning, I receive a new piece of art online. It is a daily auction featuring a different artwork by a rising Canadian art star.
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