Space race
The rumours started last spring. People in the rental townhouse complex covering an entire city block at 18th, 19th avenues and Oak Street were saying the whole works had been sold to a developer who was going to tear them down and put up condos.

Only one balanced rental market in past 25 years
At least half the rental units in the city were built in the 50s, 60s and 70s in a boom ignited by the post-war housing shortage and fuelled by tax breaks for multi-family construction.

Man held after latest fire in Kits
A 32-year-old Kitsilano man remains in custody while police investigate links between a fire Wednesday morning and 25 other fires ignited in the Kits area over the past six months.

Sniping mars council
Vancouver Mayor Philip Owen is accusing city councillor Tim Louis of bullying after the two politicians got into a sniping match at Tuesday's council meeting.

Trustees split over valuable real estate
The school district will proceed with a study of the feasibility of selling two parcels of district-owned property, valued at $5 million to $7 million, despite opposition from COPE trustees.

Renter fights to keep cats
A Vancouver woman plans to challenge her landlord's ban on pets after being given notice to vacate her suite because she lives with two cats.

Bosa's return good sign for economy
Nat Bosa is back in town, three years after abandoning Vancouver's condo market.

Tourists staying away in droves
A slowing economy and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States have had such a dramatic effect on tourism in Vancouver that it will take the next two years to bring annual visitor numbers back up to 2000's 8.5-million mark.