We know you’ve put so much thought and care into finding the perfect gift for your loved one, but shopping is one thing. Now, impressively and neatly wrapping each item is where many of us need help.

High-level figure skating is coming to Vancouver next week, with lots on the line. One month before the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, the Canadian National Skating Championships lands on the West Coast for the first time in 10 years.

Entrepreneurship is happening in Vancouver at speeds that never fail to baffle me – especially when former Canucks are getting in on the action.

Vancouver Drake fans are in for a holiday treat because the OVO store will officially be opening on Robson Street this weekend.

An entirely new decade is almost here, and if you don’t have plans yet, you can say hello to 2020 in style with our list of things to do on New Year’s Eve.

From Tuesday, March 25 to Friday, March 28, a designer clothing sample sale will be held at the Executive Hotel in Richmond offering discounts of up to 80 per cent off.

A plant-based hot dog eatery is coming to Robson Street — Good Dogs is slated to open next month in Vancouver. Good Dogs Plant Foods will be opening its brick and mortar at 1331 Robson Street, the team told Dished Vancouver.

Bacon! There, I’ve got your attention! This simple word makes 97 per cent of people — including some vegetarians — instantly salivate. Bacon was for years looked upon as an item to ban from our diet because of its outrageous high salt and fat content, it was something you would not admit to eat in public. Like fashion trends, bacon is back – even in your desserts! It’s as if all chefs and foodies made a point of adding a little porky touch to their sweets, and we are not complaining about it!

Some things change, but us not wanting to make and clean up an elaborate holiday dinner is not one of those things. So, luckily, many top-notch Vancouver restaurants are offering Christmas Eve dinners as well as Christmas Day brunch and dinner services, and this is your list to pick the one you want to head to.

Like their name might indicate, Community Trees promote a collective, rooted sound that reaches out to the endless skies of existentialism. Labeling their music as “Coquitlam Folk,” Community Trees are on the crest of a growing movement of unconventional bands emerging from unconventional rural areas. There isn’t much of this band to be found on internet yet, but the impression I get is of a band that while cultivating a unique perspective through an embarrassment of originality. This portends well for a four-piece folk outfit looking to set themselves apart in the vast indie palimpsest that is the Lower Mainland.

Each day in Canada, a lot of news regarding COVID-19 comes out nationally and locally. Now, we’re bringing you the top coronavirus headlines from Vancouver and across Canada all together in one place on a daily basis, to help you digest all the information and stay in the know with the biggest stories and developments.

Vancouver’s first dairy-free, plant-based micro creamery, Nice Vice, will shortly open the doors to a brick and mortar location in Yaletown.

The laneway, located just east of Granville Street behind the Orpheum Theatre, between Robson Street and Smithe Street, had its grand public unveiling on Thursday evening.

The City of Vancouver is proposing the consolidation of a $2-billion Vancouver Affordable Housing Endowment Fund to Council next week, which it said intends to transform how non-market and affordable housing is delivered across Vancouver.

The Vancouver Canucks will be the first team to get a good look at the Seattle Kraken. Seattle’s first-ever opponent will be the Canucks, with the game being played in Spokane, Washington, while the Kraken put the finishing touches on Climate Pledge Arena. That’s the first of seven preseason games revealed by the Canucks today, which includes home and away games against Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, and a lone home game against Winnipeg.

Alexandra Inman is a Registered Dietitian based in Vancouver. She is passionate about sharing science-based nutrition information to help you reach your health and wellness goals. You can follow her and her business partner on their adventures @vancouverdietitians.

Don’t stop believing Vancouver, because magic exists, and this event totally proves it. There’s a one-day-only Unicorn Pop-Up Shop opening at 1125 Howe Street (at the Ana V Beauty space) on Saturday, December 23.

Men of Vancouver (MofV) is a new bi-weekly editorial featuring stylish and professional men in Vancouver. Style by Sarai recently interviewed Devon Greenside for this exclusive in-depth photo editorial.