Angela Maida never thought it would end this way.
The owner of Pronto Caffe opened her business on Cambie Street seven years ago. She envisioned passing on the quaint Italian dinner and cocktail bar to one of her children.
Instead, she has been evicted to make way for a new owner who is tearing down the one-storey, art deco building to build a dentist office with residences above.
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“It’s crushing, actually. It’s crushing,” Maida said, sitting on a bench near the
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