Urban Fix

Mike Magee: Mayor Gregor Robertson's Right Hand Man

Before setting course on the issues of the day, Mayor Gregor Robertson never fails to consult his strategist, confidant, and chief of staff Mike Magee

By Frances Bula

Vancouver's Deadly Roads

Nick Young arrived here by chance. And his life ended here, by chance. What makes Vancouver the country’s deadliest city for pedestrians?

By Frances Bula

The Vancouver Art Gallery's $350 Million Plan

Just about everyone agrees that the Vancouver Art Gallery—cramped, antiquated, and in need of major work—is inadequate. What to do about it? That's where the fighting begins

By Frances Bula

Battle Royal

Arthur Erickson’s death last May triggered a messy fight over his estate and his legacy—just the sort of drama the celebrated architect was always leaving in his wake

By Frances Bula

A Complicated Kindness

Frustrated by bureaucracy and inaction, the city’s elite rolled up their sleeves to solve homelessness. Two years and $2 million later, the Streetohome group is no closer to a fix

By Frances Bula

How the Olympics Came to Vancouver

Fifty years after a group of dreamers hatched an improbable plan to bring the Olympics to B.C., the 2010 Winter Games are about to begin. Here’s how fantasy turned into reality