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Matty Bovan energizes Milan fashion, Armani offers elegance
September 25, 2022 - 9:00 PM

MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week closed Sunday after five days of mostly womenswear previews that celebrated diversity and renewal, with more designers of color represented than ever and a host of new talent making their debuts at major fashion houses.
The Okanagan’s Best Conservation Picture Framers
September 11, 2022 - 8:00 AM
Business Spotlight

For over 40 years, happy customers have appreciated Kelowna’s best in-house framing services at Picture Perfect. We spoke with shop owner, Linda Winnick, about her local art focus and her insistence on getting the job done, perfectly.
Young adults are staying home longer: What this means for home renovations
August 22, 2022 - 8:00 AM
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If you are planning to renovate your home in the near future, it is important to take into account the fact that your children may be staying at home longer than you had originally anticipated. Rising costs in housing and the ability to complete post secondary education goals remotely on a laptop, have led to a renewal in home office and suite renovations. With the cost of college tuition on the rise, more young adults are staying at home longer.
New Flooring Sells Your Home
July 11, 2022 - 8:00 AM
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How Flooring Can Influence a Sale
This team of Kelowna experts has the floor
April 25, 2022 - 8:00 AM
Business Spotlight

From carpet to wood to tile and more, for the past nine years a team of Kelowna specialists have been helping their clients with all their flooring needs.
2022 Colour Trends in Flooring
April 18, 2022 - 8:00 AM
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Hardwood and vinyl flooring are still significantly popular as a flooring material for high traffic areas, but colour trends are shifting into honey tones and a mix of grey and beige called “griege.” More homeowners are embracing a blonde and bleached wood look for a natural chic feel, especially in kitchens highlighting a comfortable farmhouse style. Whitewashed griege floors typically show the appearance of authentic aging and wear.
Fall décor gets personal: `Your house becomes your story'
September 15, 2021 - 9:00 PM
iNhome

As fall nesting season returns, home décor retailers are presenting collections that reflect the idea that home is where our hearts and heads are.
Home decor trends for 2017 are all about ease, comfort
December 31, 2016 - 6:00 AM

Decor trends take us on a little emotional journey every season. Some speak to how we're feeling, some to how we want to feel.
Teenager rescued from rubble in Nepal as aftershocks keep capital's residents on edge
April 30, 2015 - 9:28 AM

KATHMANDU, Nepal - A long-absent noise — cheers — rang out in Nepal's capital Thursday as rescuers pulled a teenager alive from the earthquake rubble he had been trapped in for five days. The joy interrupted a dreary and still fearful day in which thousands worried about aftershocks lined up to board free buses to their rural hometowns.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of March 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

Exclusive Mission Hill winery concert series offers $10K balcony experience
The lineup for Mission Hill Family Estate's 18th Summer Concert Series has been announced, be prepared to spend hundreds of dollars if you want to see one of the shows. The concert series includes Blue Rodeo on July 7, multiple award-wi

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

West Kelowna, Kamloops fall behind BC government's 'unrealistic' housing targets
Both West Kelowna and Kamloops are failing to meet the province's housing targets, and politicians at the Okanagan city are frustrated. West Kelowna built 64 net new housing units over the past six months, and the BC government expects

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Top News - Kelowna and Area

Matty Bovan energizes Milan fashion, Armani offers elegance

The Okanagan’s Best Conservation Picture Framers

Young adults are staying home longer: What this means for home renovations

New Flooring Sells Your Home

This team of Kelowna experts has the floor

2022 Colour Trends in Flooring

Fall décor gets personal: `Your house becomes your story'

Home decor trends for 2017 are all about ease, comfort

Teenager rescued from rubble in Nepal as aftershocks keep capital's residents on edge

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