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Stage Small Plates Wine Bar

A conversation with George and Linda Szasz of Stage

George and Linda, you consistently provide the most amazing food. What's your secret, what do you love most about cooking for your guests?
George gets credit for this one! Growing up in the restaurant business at Szasz’s in Vancouver, cooking is innate within George. Without that love, you just don’t get the results. We have always maintained that when you are serving food with this much attention and quality of ingredients put into it, you are elevated to nurturers, not just owners of a business that sells food. When guests recognize that, therein lies the reward. If they feel restored from the experience, you have done your job.

Rebel Rebel

For the young and the young at heart.

It seems every time I walk by this store on Low Jo (lower Johnson St) my inner DJ starts spinning David Bowie’s “Rebel Rebel you’ve torn your dress, Rebel Rebel your face is a mess”. Yes, you guessed it, the boutiques name is Rebel Rebel and it truly serves its name well. With a killer collection of creative clothing, this youthful driven style team presents a fresh view towards your personal sense of style. The rebel that lives in all of us will come out to play, identifying you as a trend setter amongst your pals.

The Spa Magnolia

Located just steps from Victoria's Inner Harbour, the newly re-designed Spa Magnolia provides the ultimate contemporary environment to create an experience that lingers on skin, and deep into the heart. Grounded in Ayurvedic healing traditions rituals decrease stress through aroma and the power of touch. Allow experienced, long term Spa Therapists to deliver treatments using professional products providing results you can see.

Bernstein and Gold

Victoria’s Retail Crown Jewel

Through the ages, the notion of luxury has conjured up the idea of something exclusive, rare, an original that reaches far beyond common. In Victoria BC there is such a store with attainable luxury items for all to take pleasure in and experience.

Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Holidays - A Pacific Rim Adventure

Have your ever daydreamed about the perfect motorcycle vacation? One that includes spectacular scenery, luxurious accommodations with terrific views, mile after mile of twisty blacktop through pristine forests, your choice of sport touring bike, gourmet meals where you can order anything from the menu, daily bike washes, and a chase vehicle with your bags delivered to your room each night? Throw in visor cleaning at each rest stop and very attentive tour guides and there is not much more to include in your daydream.

Lee Valley Tools

Mecca of Woodworking and Gardening Stores

I originally discovered Lee Valley, the coolest tool store ever, over 25 years ago from one of my father's best friends who dabbled with weekend woodworking projects. Since that time Lee Valley has expanded on the term "tool porn". Being an avid gardener, I was doubly pleased to discover that they "rock" gardening gadgets as well! Now, with a store in Victoria, I'm willing to bet the gardening gadgets will outsell their traditional woodworking catalogue.

Still Life

The heart of a downtown couple- Still Life Boutique

Directly in the heart of downtown Victoria lives a beautiful boutique well known to all locals as Still Life Boutique. Still, it is not, active, it has always been. Not only did my older sister work there in high school, but I bought my first grown up, going out to party dress off their rack. That was 24years ago Gasp! Oh how the times have changed but Still Life continues to be present in delivering the forward looks in fashion to the hip cool people active within the downtown core and to the LoJo (Lower Johnson) shopper.