Retailers looking to give their customers a more authentic and local experience are reviving an old-style concept: the general store. Read more…
CITY LIFE
STREET SCENE: DUNCAN DOUBLE-TAKE
YAM heads off the highway and discovers a new Island destination — Duncan is small-town charm fused with a hip edge in everything from food and art to fashion and even music. Read more…
Bridges, Not Walls Inspires Women
YAM is excited to support the inspiring Bridges, Not Walls Symposium. The Bridges for Women Society — a local women’s organization working to end cycles of violence against women — is hosting the fundraising luncheon. Read more…
Flowers and Fashion On Display at Fleur de Villes
Victoria may have experience unseasonal flurries early in the week, but the city can still count on some extra blossoms at this year’s flower count. Fleurs de Villes, the unique Floral Mannequin Series, returns to Mayfair Centre on the event’s cross-Canada tour. Read more…
Robbie Burns Day 2023: Local Victoria Events
This annual mid-winter dinner to celebrate a dead Scottish poet and his ode to a classic sausage in a sheep’s stomach is actually rather of the moment. Here are local events celebrating the bard Robbie Burns. Read more…
INSIDE FASHION INFERNO, THE PARTY OF THE SUMMER
Temperatures may have been soaring on August 18, but it was Fashion Inferno that made it the hottest night of the summer. A fashion party like no other, the evening saw models — and firefighters —strutting the runway in the latest looks from some of Victoria’s favourite local boutiques. Read more…
VICTORIA’S “HAPPIEST” HAPPY HOURS
YAM goes in search of Victoria’s best happy hours and discovers a city that has embraced a new tradition. In bars and on patios everywhere, Victorians are blissing out with their favourite beers and cocktails. Read more…
Photo Gallery: Dîner en Blanc 2016
The fourth annual Dîner en Blanc Victoria saw a crowd of 1,700 descend on the grounds of the Delta Ocean Pointe for the elegant picnic, where attendees dress in head-to-toe white. Read more…
Dîner en Blanc Returns to Victoria
The worldwide epicurean phenomenon Dîner en Blanc is returning to Victoria for the fourth consecutive year. On June 23, guests will gather at a secret location to share a gourmet meal in one of the city’s most beautiful public spaces Read more…
Local Women Recognized for Daily Contributions
Twelve local women were celebrated this week for how they make their lives — not their living. On Monday, June 6, members of the community gathered at the Victoria Conference Centre for the 2016 Unlimited Awards. Read more…