The business of booze
There's something in the air at the East Side headquarters of the Liquor Distribution Branch. It's not the smell of hops or grapes.

A short history of liquor retailing in B.C.
The sale of liquor has always been a tug-of-war. On one side are the boosters of government revenue, on the other, advocates of controlling public access to booze.

Filling old bar with pea gravel 'stupid'
Filling up an historic basement space around the Europe Hotel with pea gravel is a waste of money and an unacceptable heritage preservation method, says a former city planner who specialized in Gastown.

Read favourite restaurant inspection report online
The B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association is prepared to endorse a new web site giving details on health inspections of restaurants but it hopes the information is neither inflammatory nor misleading.

China trip anything but serene for Falun Gong practitioner
Despite being tackled by police and arrested for 28 hours for holding up a protest sign in Tiananmen Square, Vancouver Falun Gong practitioner Sophia Bronwen Palfrey is willing to go back to China and protest again.

Police hope posters help solve Stanley Park murder
With no arrests and nothing new to report in the case, police hope a joint reward from police and community members will help solve the brutal murder of Aaron Webster in Stanley Park last fall.

Gay pride parade organizers say city guilty of non-support
Organizers of the annual gay pride parade want to know why they can't get financial support from the city or Tourism Vancouver, despite their claim that the event draws tourists from around the world and generated almost $23 million in spending last year.

Polluting lawnmowers on hit list
Thousands of owners of gas-powered lawnmowers and leaf blowers in Vancouver could be forced to buy new equipment or upgrade their existing machines if an emissions bylaw proposed by Coun. Sandy McCormick comes to light.

Transsexual talk show host on TV in March
Oprah watch out-Vancouver's controversial Jamie Lee Hamilton has thrown her hat into the talk show ring.