
Vernon News Today & Community Stories

Cold weather great for icewine crop but there’s a downside
There’s good news and bad news for grape growers in the cold weather forecast for…

Kelowna’s One Big Table closes for the last time
Kelowna’s first community-funded grocery store and a champion of the local food movement will close…

Green is the new black: Kelowna’s crop of plant-based restaurants grows
In the food universe of the past, it has not been easy being green. Vegetarian…

Three hot new Asian restaurants set to thrill in Vancouver
The visionary Vancouver House building on Howe Street in Vancouver has been the talk of…

Happy Three Kings Day — Let’s all eat cake
You may have noticed the word Epiphany in passing on your calendars or elsewhere? Or…

The South Okanagan wine industry loses a beloved member
The Okanagan wine industry is mourning the loss of a beloved community member. Maria Ferreira,…

Breaking down the food trends for 2020
Food trends for 2020 have been decided and happily the overall themes are healthier, more…

Want to get paid to eat poutine? Here’s how
You may want to rethink your New Year's resolution. Applications are now open for judges…

Vancouver’s best restaurant is in the Southern Interior, according to one critic
Row Fourteen restaurant co-owner Kevin Klippenstein is feeling pretty good about his new Cawston venture…

Make these cocktails, mocktails and beertails to kick off 2020
Later 2019, and hellloooo 2020. Feeling good about the sound of those numbers? I do.…

Happy New Year quotes and toasts to share around the table
2020 sounds like a good luck number. The Chinese zodiac says the main zodiac element…

A picture perfect wonderland at SilverStar Mountain Resort
Just before Christmas, my friend Cristi and I travelled to SilverStar Mountain Resort for a…

Say cheers with these perfect seasonal beers from Thompson-Okanagan breweries
For those of you who are in the midst of the holi-daze, you’re probably looking…

Great brewing minds think alike in Kelowna’s North End brewery district
When Chris Dedinsky and Russ Burmell-Higgs decided to open a craft brewery in the industrial…

Last minute gift ideas? Try tickets to some delicious events
Last minute shoppers, don’t panic. I have a couple of ideas for you that will…

