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A two-storey shingled corner building with dark trim and bay windows, with people at patio tables under a canvas awning and potted plants along the sidewalk
Le Marché St. George, at St. George Street and East 28th Avenue, Riley Park, on 19 September 2026. Photo: Konrad / Side Street Vancouver.
  1. A two-storey shingled corner building with dark trim and bay windows, with people at patio tables under a canvas awning
    Le Marché St. George at St. George Street and East 28th Avenue, Saturday, September 19, 2026. Photo: Konrad / Side Street Vancouver.
    St. George & E 28th

    Why Vancouver’s corner cafés run into a 16-seat rule

    Nomad Coffee's expansion permit capped it at 16 seats. The same grocery-store rule shapes some of Vancouver's favourite corner cafés.Analysis · 7 min read
  2. Davie Street at Bute Street, with rainbow crosswalks, sidewalks, shops and traffic on a sunny day
    Davie Street at Bute Street, July 27, 2018, before the current street work. Context photograph. Photo: Jeff Hitchcock / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0. Resized for web.
    Davie Village

    Davie Village is getting wider sidewalks. The shops have to get through the work first.

    Street upgrades are underway between Jervis and Thurlow. The question now is how people will reach the shops during construction.News brief · 3 min read

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My reporting plans for the next few weeks. If you know something about one of these, tell me.

  • Shops · Coverage planned

    What keeps a farmers market in its neighbourhood?

    Follow the sites, permits and costs behind a regular market, and what makes it easy to reach.

    Share a market lead
  • Shops · Coverage planned

    How does a shop survive on a residential corner?

    Look into Le Marché St. George’s permit history and the people who keep a neighbourhood shop going.

    Read the sixteen-seat story