Photo Dan Toulgoet

Granville's closing chapter
Bookstores are usually quiet, but not dead still like this one on Granville Street downtown. There should be the faint sounds of pages turning and muted conversations. Instead there's just lonely silence.
 

Last chapter for longtime Kits institution
The last feminist bookstore in B.C. will disappear Sept. 11 when Women in Print shuts its doors.
 

Quake-proof system tested under fire
Lieut. Donald Symington owes Fire Hall No. 12 firefighters dinner. They fought the massive blaze at Fifth Avenue and Macdonald last week that gutted several heritage homes.
 

Nike cutting into beach time
What's 42 feet tall and 150 feet long and has some visitors to Vancouver's beaches shocked and annoyed?
 

Food lady hungers for zucchini
The city's food policy coordinator has a suggestion for using up excess zucchini without making bread or sneaking it onto your neighbour's doorstep.
 

Green ears reveal Chinatown's secrets
If you want to learn the secrets of Chinatown, you must listen. You must also keep an eye open for the big green ears.
 

Smokey leaves museum heavy medal legacy
Not that long ago a Victoria Cross medal could be purchased for about $15,000, says the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority's chief medical health officer, who also happens to be an expert on military medals.
 

Sgt. Smith going out in style
Sgt. Ernest "Smokey" Smith will lie in state at the Seaforth Armoury located at 1650 Burrard St. at First Avenue, this Friday from sunrise to sunset to allow members of the public to pay their respect.
 

Bank on it, says parks board, chart right, rest of us wrong
For as long as anyone can remember, Spanish Banks has been spelled in plural form.