Isabel and César are the owners of Antojitos Guadalajara, which is a new Mexican restaurant.

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Vernon newcomers close to their goal of new Mexican restaurant

César and Isabel moved to Vernon in 2023 and are hoping to open up their own restaurant in…

Andrea's Schwall inside a Total Composites camper

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Cold comfort: B.C. company a vital part of treks to North and South poles

Total Composites' campers or 'habitats' are the first to ever reach the North and South poles and have…

The Central Okanagan had three breweries close in December 2024.

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Trio of surprise Okanagan closures underscore changing B.C. craft beer industry

Prices across the craft beer industry have gone up 32% over the last three years

A semi flipped in Hammond in 2017, when neighbours were complaining about truck traffic. (The News Files)

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Trucking company sues B.C. city for $27M for effectively blocking access

Chohan Carriers bringing lawsuit against City of Maple Ridge for load limits on roads near Chohan property

The building that was known as the Naramata Inn was constructed in the early 1900s.

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Naramata Inn closing doors ‘indefinitely’

'Continued challenging conditions for tourism and hospitality' lead to closure of historic site

A former Buddhist retreat in the Kettle Valley is for sale.

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Kettle River Retreat: 219 acres of tranquility for $3M

The property is a 1.5-hour drive from Kelowna and just an hour from Osoyoos or Grand Forks

Co-founders of Indigenous Roots Coffee Company Natasha Parrish (Sk'ing lúudas) and Kear Porttris, with nephew Joshua Josok, showcase products at the Oaklands West Coast winter market.

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B.C. Indigenous coffee company brews truth, reconciliation, one cup at a time

Each of the four blends produced by Indigenous Roots Coffee Co. is partnered with a different community initiative

Langford entrepreneurs and brothers, Elijah and Joshua Driver, opened their new business, The Outpost Board Game Cafe, in November.

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Vancouver Island dominates list of most livable Canadian cities for entrepreneurs

View Royal ranked first, Langford third, with Colwood rounding out the top five in fifth

Beacon Drive In general manager Janet Reynolds, left, and her assistant manager Raj Kumar stand in front of the restaurant on Dec. 16.

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Short-staffed B.C. restaurants struggling with new immigration regulations

Victoria's Beacon Drive In almost lost a number of its employees as a result of new legislation

Barakah Eats operators Rushd Khan, right, and his father, Zafar Khan at the company plant in Newton.

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‘Emerging’ B.C. family cooks up something special in the frozen meals business

Barakah Eats's halal-certified dinners among the food and beverage firms honoured at B.C.'s Rise awards