Kelowna's Juicy Tips

It’s a wrap for strawberries, and now we’re full-steam into cherry picking season. Mother Nature has it all figured out when it comes to fruit picking in the Okanagan: one fruit ripens after another with barely a beat skipped. You can almost hear the class roll-call: Strawberries – here! Cherries – here! Apricots – here! [...]

Did you know that we have over 15 designated beaches in the Kelowna and West Kelowna area? That’s not counting the many small beach accesses that you find scattered throughout residential areas. There are over 30 beaches in the Central Okanagan. This adds up to a whole lot of variety when it comes to one [...]

I’ve been meaning to blog about this article I came across in my recent issue of Okanagan Life Magazine, and today is the perfect day to do so. Why today? Because this afternoon’s Juicy Tips on 103.9 The Juice with Ken Allan Joonyer (5:10 p.m.)  will feature beaches around Kelowna and the article includes some [...]

Here’s something that will appeal to families and green-thumbs: Falcon Ridge Farms in Kelowna is inviting you to come and enjoy their blooming Echinacea fields and many farm gate products on Sunday July 12 in the afternoon between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. The event is free, but you’ll probably want to bring some cash [...]

Interesting story in the Kelowna Capital News recently about the Kelowna roots of the official poster for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralymic Games. The artist/designer of the poster is a Kelowna-native.
Is it just me, or do you agree that the rolling mountains that make an appearance in the poster, along with the deep blue [...]

One of the truly perfect activities on a lazy summer day is to  have a picnic. It’s amazing how memorable that simple act can be – and how budget friendly. Just goes to show that you don’t need to spend oodles of money to thoroughly enjoy Kelowna.

Hockey fans will like this. In newspapers across North America today, there have been numerous mentions of NHLers moving and shaking to influence their team rosters for next season, from their summer homes in Kelowna. So when you’re out on the golf course this summer, just who is that foursome ahead or behind you, and [...]