Ramon Benedetti — owner of 100-year-old corner store Benny's Italian Foods and affectionately known as Benny — is being remembered as a vocal advocate for Strathcona and a beloved neighbourhood fixture. Francesca Benedetti says her father's humour, storytelling, and genuine interest in his customers kept people coming back to the Vancouver store again and again. The project would have razed some of the city's poorest neighbourhoods, including Strathcona, and would have gone right through Benny's Italian Foods. (Submitted)Heritage foundation honours Benny'sThe Vancouver Heritage Foundation named Benny's Italian Foods one of its Places That Matter. Benny's Italian Foods will continue to be run by Ramon Benedetti's son and daughter-in-law.

Source: CBC News April 15, 2019 01:41 UTC