Dispatches

Although Vancouver’s weather is unpredictable at best, the last few days of sun and blue skies have led me to thinking about the great things the city has on offer for the coming months of spring and summer…

Here are a few of my favorites, hopefully you’ll find them as appealing as I do!

• Beach weather: Although it may not quite be suntanning weather yet, the second the rains go away and the sky gets brighter, Vancouver locals head to the Coast in droves. Kits Beach’s volleyball season starts, the buskers return to English Bay, and families head out to Spanish Banks to secure a prime beach blanket spot from which to watch the skim boarders.
• Patios open: Vancouverites love to eat outside, so from May to September, restaurants everywhere dust off their patio furniture, turn on the heat lamps, and brighten up their dishes by offering them al fresco.
• Weekend road trips: Whether you’re heading to Victoria, Whistler, Tofino, or further afield, there’s plenty of charming & exciting natural & urban wonders within easy driving distance.
• Innovative art: Emily Carr’s graduate art show runs May 1st to May 11th… Up and coming artists show off their latest and greatest, plus art galleries all over (including the big Vancouver Art Gallery) are showing off new exhibits and designs.