Small Talk With... A CanuckSubheading With Canada Day sneaking up on July 1, we thought it was about time to check in with Mountie lover Nancy Xie to see just how one celebrates this red and white holiday.

So where are you from in Canada? Montreal, but I came ... Read more »

Small Talk With... Heading Helping Hand

In the wake of the earthquake in Sichuan, Xiong Fangjie, Executive Vice President of the Red Cross in Shanghai, and others have been working tirelessly. CW spoke with Xiong about these efforts and more.

This is obviously a busy time for you. How quickly ... Read more »

Small Talk With... Get the Scoop

Why do you think ice cream is the perfect summer treat? Ice cream makes people happy. You always see people looking very serious drinking coffee alone at coffee bars, but people sitting in ice cream stores are always laughing and happy. The weather is ... Read more »

Small Talk With... Sushi Secrets

bAlan Wong, owner of Haiku by Hatsune, chats about his new venture and this year's CW Reader's Choice Awards.

Haiku by Hatsune won the Best Newcomer award last year at the CW Reader's Choice Awards. How'd that feel to have your ... Read more »

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Small Talk With...A Taxi Cab Star

Does his floppy ginger hair seem familiar? We caught up with Alex Cureton-Griffiths, a contestant on Quest China, to see what it's like to be on TVs and in cabs all over China.

We've seen you on cab TVs all ... Read more »

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Small Talk With ...Go Green

In honor of Earth Day we stopped to chat with Sophia Mendelsohn, a blogger trying to make a difference.

Tell us about the site you write for. I write for ResponsibleChina.com which is a site that bridges the gap between tree-hugger and pessimistic ... Read more »

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Small Talk With ...Bottoms Up

Rumors have been flying around everyone's favorite Bund beer house. As it nears time to grab a cold beer and enjoy the spring, we head to Bund Brewery to talk to Grant Chen about beer, Germans, Hooters and the BB management.

How did ... Read more »

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Kiss me, I’m Scottish

There are few places in Shanghai that offer the Irish a beacon of (green) light like O'Malley's. In honor of St. Patrick's Day we sat down with Tam Lang, O'Malley's manager.

Do you believe in leprechauns? I ... Read more »

Small Talk With ...A Hip-Hop Granny

61-year-old granny Yang Liu is making international headlines with her new hobby, hip-hop. Dancing hip-hop to be exact. This granny isn't ready to retire to the Tai Chi parks yet.

What made you think of organizing a hip-hop dancing troupe? Six months ago ... Read more »

A Scene Maker

As one of three founders of In The Cut, Jason Lee throws the parties you're at and works with people and companies that, if they do their job right, you know about.

How did your first event go?

We had done clubs for a while, but ... Read more »

Shanghai residents come out "in force" to publicly show their concern about the Shanghai-Hangzhou Maglev

As expats living in Shanghai, we've all likely had friends and family back home pop the question about whether or not China's opening up. Well, we don't know if it's the ... Read more »

Three Billion Served ...

China is addicted to plastic and feeds its need by consuming ultra-thin plastic bags at a rate of three billion a day according to Shanghai Daily; however, the nation is fighting the addiction and forbidding the free distribution of plastic bags by supermarkets and their production by ... Read more »

While we're all planning the perfect Valentine's Day gift, she's working overtime. Meet Nana, one of the eight floral designers at the Secret Garden florist shop.

Being a florist, what do you think about Valentine's Day?

I love it because I love seeing couples holding the ... Read more »

From Italy, with Lov

We love everything Italian–Italian wine, Italian food, Italian fashion, Italian men ... Come the end of January we'll be able to find three of the four at Italian Wine and Food's The Villa Oro, a restored 1930s villa that will house boutique shops and ... Read more »

The ayi whose family tragedy turned into a city-wide fundraising effort

Ayis don't usually make headlines in Shanghai, but recently people have been talking about one in particular. Rebekah Pothaar found out that her ayi's husband was in a serious motorcycle accident and needed RMB43,000 for the ... Read more »