Landscape Changes

I blogged about some of the pleasant changes that come with spring, but some unwelcome changes to the landscape are also taking place. A number of stores and cafes that I like in local neighborhoods have recently closed or are closing. Almost an entire blocked that I've frequented since moving to Vancouver is being replaced with condos. I'm happy to see more homes in Kits, but why do they have to drive out such good businesses? I know that change is inevitable, but in cases like this it still always makes me sad.