Happy after hours
The tall man in black standing by the unmarked door on East 2nd Avenue says nothing until you ask whether you can get past him, through the door and up the long one-flight stairway to a cold, illegal $5 beer.
 

Burrard Bridge work down to final 3
Consultants working on a plan to create more sidewalk space on the Burrard Bridge have narrowed their options to three, including running an additional portion of sidewalk outside the bridge's middle towers, supported by struts from underneath.
 

Community meeting to discuss teen attacks
A series of vicious attacks by teenaged native girls in the Grandview-Woodland area has prompted a public forum aimed at preventing the violence from escalating further.
 

Neighbours against golf course driveway
Blenheim Street residents fed up with vehicles speeding along their street say the Point Grey Golf and Country Club's proposed exit-only driveway will increase traffic and make life worse for pedestrians and cyclists.
 

Protest group needling cops
A protest group has defied police by opening a needle exchange on the same site where a similar operation was recently shut down.
 

Ex-cop helps force say 'hands up' in Cantonese
No one would expect blonde-haired blue-eyed John Cameron to speak fluent Cantonese-least of all the two drug dealers the former Chinatown beat cop helped bust eight years ago.
 

Trustees ask education ministry to delay new policy for a year
A new Education Ministry policy forcing foreigners on student or employment visas to pay for their children's elementary and high-school education is expected to have a chilling affect on universities' ability to attract visiting professors, researchers and post-graduate students.
 

Budget axe falling on Shannon Park annex
Declining enrolment and budgetary constraints are being blamed for a decision to close Shannon Park Annex after the next school year. Trustees unanimously approved the move at Monday night's board meeting after a lengthy debate that raised questions about some schools' practice of preventing students within their catchment area from transferring to other schools.
 

Napier Street commuters undaunted by obstacles used in Formula One racing
Chicanes may work well as a challenge for Formula One race-car drivers, but they've had little success in diverting downtown commuters away from neighborhood streets.
 

Arctic char dish a winner for city chef
Morgan Wilson scores for Team Canada.
 

Hornby Street company plans to harness the wind
A Vancouver company plans to install the first commercial wind turbines in the province, then sell the power to B.C. Hydro.