Kelowna's Juicy Tips

Further to my post of April 23, here is our second focus on Spring Wine Festival on Kelowna’s Juicy Tips from the radio show of April 30. Enjoy!

One of the surest signs that spring is well underway is the arrival of the Okanagan Spring Wine Festival. It’s how we Okanaganites (did I just make up a word?) celebrate bud-break in the vineyard, that magical time when the tiny green buds finally open up into fledgling leaves. I digress. Where’s that glass of [...]

With Earth Day coming up on April 22 (next Thursday), here are some ways that a local restaurant and resort are marking the occasion with on-going green practices and a very special 100-Mile Menu…

One of Kelowna’s charms is its proximity to rural landscapes – city meets orchard. On a bike ride last weekend, I marveled at how quickly we went from a residential area to cycling past acreages and orchards along Valley Road. The orchards are beginning to reawaken, and it reminded me that every year, one of [...]

If you’ve wandered the waterfront of Kelowna lately, you’ll be pleased that the section in front of City Hall is now open, connecting Kerry Park to Waterfront Park and the marina. Construction is still on-going, of course, and you might be curious as to what it will all be like. Here’s the skinny.