April is letter writing month, promoted through a campaign called “Write_On.” The Campaign aims to the promote joy, creativity, expression, and connection through hand-written correspondence....
When gardens thrive, you know it. You can smell the aroma of sweet peas, you can see the lively buds and blossoms, you can feel...
For the past few summers, Lake Ridge Community Church has organized a community Soap Box Car Derby. Kids build cars, paint them up, and then...
How trustworthy do you think your neighbours might be? Could you rely on the people next door in a pinch? How often do you visit...
This week marked a very small milestone for our city. In fact, it was a bee-sized milestone. City Council took the advice of city staff...
Years ago, when I was studying in Vancouver, one of my professors had a simple way of connecting with his students that has stuck with...
Years ago, to pay my way through college, I spent my summers working at my local grocery store. While it seemed like everyone else was...
Bronisław Malinowski studied the local tribes of Papua New Guinea starting in 1914. He became well known as an ethnographer, collecting stories and insight into...
Mother Teresa was known for her deep love for the poor and sick. In her lifetime she started an organization of hospitals and homes for...
Do you fika? I mean, do you really fika? Swedes know how to fika pretty well. It’s their word, after all. Fika is both a...