Running a gallery is a nerve-wracking, risky enterprise. But with luck and hard work, gallery owners like Diane Farris can both make money and push the boundaries of new art.

The business of art
It's late fall, and Diane Farris is throwing a reception at her gallery on West Seventh Avenue. Guests are drinking wine and mingling as they examine works by Justin Ogilvie, one of the gallery's newest artists.
 

War against open drug use captures 25
Twenty-five people have been charged with using drugs in the city since police began its crackdown last month to curb the illegal open air drug market, says a Vancouver police sergeant.
 

B.C. road builders playing name game
A Lower Mainland coalition opposed to the twinning of the Port Mann Bridge and widening the Trans-Canada Highway is crying foul over another group that has formed with almost an identical name.
 

Accidents 'only a matter of time'
A Marpole resident fears cars speeding along 73rd Avenue by Marpole Midden Park will lead to tragedy unless the city installs speed bumps and other traffic calming measures.
 

Emerson loses in landslide
If the results of an unofficial byelection held Saturday are an indication of how people feel about Vancouver-Kingsway MP David Emerson's defection to the Conservatives, then he should resign.
 

First transplant handled with care
A 40-year-old Japanese pagoda tree prized by anxious local residents has been transplanted on the Cambie Heritage Boulevard.
 

Volunteers give a hoot about barn owls
On Monday morning, a parks board employee steadied himself high in the air as a heavy wind off the Fraser River buffeted his perch.
 

Conference organizer says city staff not on peace train
City staff are questioning whether the World Peace Forum Society will be ready to host this summer's event in Vancouver slated for June 23 to 28.