For the past 50 years Renzo Faoro's Accordion house has been a beacon to beleaguered musicians. Now it's one of the few remaining links to a fading tradition. Photo by Dan Toulgoet.

The Accordion Man
There's an accordion in Lorenzo Faoro's cramped workshop that stands out from the dozens of others that line the shelves and walls of the makeshift musical shrine.
 

Downtown Eastside Residents' Association down and out
The Downtown Eastside Residents' Association's venture into the booze business has failed. DERA no longer controls the Metropole Pub and a court order is in place to sell the property.
 

Landlord giving problem house tenants the boot
Tenants of an East Side house where police dismantled a bomb from underneath a van Tuesday will be evicted by next week, says the coordinator of the Collingwood Policing Office.
 

Tree bylaw chargeless
Even though the city's private property tree bylaw has been on the books since 1996, no one has been charged under it. That's despite the fact that city staff handle 10 to 20 complaints a year from the public and some files have been forwarded to the bylaw prosecutor's office.
 

City MLAs not worried by spectre of recall
Recall proponents vow to learn from the failed campaign to oust Delta South's Val Roddick and use the lessons to enhance their chances of unseating other Liberal MLAs in the province, including four in Vancouver.
 

Safe injection sites needed for Afghani junk
Council will fast-track zoning approval for trial safe injection sites to help counter a flood of heroin expected to come from Afghanistan, which is again growing poppies.
 

Cop's on-line crime reporting system rejected new police board member
A former city councillor appointed to the Vancouver Police Board wants the department's on-line reporting system "streamlined" to prevent victims from not reporting the crime all together.
 

Grandview-Woodland meeting Monday
A COPE majority at city hall means neighbourhood groups have the opportunity to really be heard, says a board member of the Grandview-Woodland area council.

Superintendent sought sans headhunter
The Vancouver School Board has decided it won't hire a headhunting agency to search for its new superintendent-a move that a former NPA trustee insists will limit the talent pool vying for the job.

Missing disability reassessment deadline doesn't mean benefits cut off-Ministry
People who file their reassessment for provincial disability benefits after the March 15 deadline won't be cut off from their extra assistance permanently, but will likely take financial hits in the short term.