This month in Vancouver magazine:

PANORAMA

Calendar
A discerning guide to what's worth seeing, hearing, and doing this month

Top Stories
Constructing Vancouver's rooftop; Gabor Maté on prisoners in the war on drugs; Canada: majordomo nation

Q&A
Roberto Luongo on Canucks fame, staying fit, and playing poker

You Are Here
Downtown South: Pleasantville enclave for the young

Vancouver Life
Malcolm Parry’s photo gallery of shiny, happy people

Best Buys
Welcome spring with seductive swimwear, bejewelled skin care, and slick footwear


DEPARTMENTS

True Lies
Steven Galloway’s acclaimed new novel explores intertwined lives in a city under siege
By John Burns

FEATURES

The Secret Passion of Bob Rennie
Most people know him as a fixer and a condo marketer extraordinaire, but Bob Rennie's heart belongs to a warehouse full of art
By Matt O'Grady

The Artful Dodger
To some he’s a folk hero. To the city—and the police—he’s a vandal, or worse. A night out with the street artist “weakhand”
By Danielle Egan

Made in Oregon
Once a rough-edged logging town, Portland has become a model of smart city-making with plenty of lessons for our planners
By Charles Montgomery

COVER STORY

Sitting Out
s the long-running real-estate boom coming to an end? Should you buy? Sell? Rent? Here’s how to survive—maybe even prosper—in changing times
By Jim Sutherland

EATING + DRINKING

Out of India
India’s cuisine is wonderfully rich and varied. Until recently, food from the North has dominated, but thanks to a southern renaissance, we now get to enjoy the subcontinent’s culinary diversity
By Dee Hon

Food
10 new and notable rooms in the city
By Chris Gonzalez, Tara Lee, and Lucas Lee

Drink
How Barbara Philip became a member of the international wine elite
By Christina Burridge

A La Carte
Shopping with Andrea Carlson of Bishop's;a new chocolate shop; and a cooking utensil fit to be tied
By Nicola Pender


ENDMARK

Hello, Goodbye
In 2006 Dundas’s great-grandchildren arranged an auction at Sotheby’s that created a flurry of interest among private collectors, museums, and organizations. Seven million dollars later, 10 new owners are allowing their purchases to travel for public showing

Available on newsstands April 1, 2008