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Skamania Lodge&#039;s tree house cabins have been very popular this summer as guests seek out socially distanced recreation opportunities. The lodge opened two new tree houses in September.

Skamania Lodge in Stevenson adapts amid virus

Skamania Lodge&#039;s tree house cabins have been very popular this summer as guests seek out socially distanced recreation opportunities. The lodge opened two new tree houses in September.

October 3, 2020, 6:00am Business

It’s been an unusual summer for Skamania Lodge. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an increased demand for the outdoor activities that are at the core of the lodge’s amenities, but it has also thrown a wrench into the group events that normally makes up a large part of the lodge’s… Read story

Latitude 45 apartments in Vancouver sold

October 1, 2020, 6:02am Business

The newly constructed Latitude 45 apartments in Vancouver have been sold to a private buyer for $20.5 million. Chicago-based JLL Capital Markets facilitated the sale and announced the deal Tuesday. JLL said it also worked with the buyer to obtain a 10-year loan through Fannie Mae. Read story

A sign honors the memory of Amy Hooser at the location of the former Sifton Market. Hooser was working an early morning shift at Sifton Market when she was killed in 2017 by Mitchell Heng, who also set the building on fire.

Vancouver’s Sifton Market takes shape 3 years after razed by arson

A sign honors the memory of Amy Hooser at the location of the former Sifton Market. Hooser was working an early morning shift at Sifton Market when she was killed in 2017 by Mitchell Heng, who also set the building on fire.

October 1, 2020, 6:01am Clark County Business

The Sifton Market is set to return, nearly three years after the strip mall building was destroyed in an arson fire that claimed the life of one of its employees. Read story

The Interstate 5 Bridge trunnion replacement project is wrapping up this week. Crews were able to reopen the northbound span to traffic late Friday night, two days earlier than planned.

I-5 Bridge repair project productive

The Interstate 5 Bridge trunnion replacement project is wrapping up this week. Crews were able to reopen the northbound span to traffic late Friday night, two days earlier than planned.

September 28, 2020, 5:46pm Business

The Interstate 5 Bridge trunnion replacement project wrapped up ahead of schedule last week — or at least the part of the project that required the closure of the northbound span of the bridge. Crews reopened the span late Friday night, two days sooner than planned. Read story

Store owner Alex Luna is pictured at Kindred Homestead Supply in downtown Vancouver. The new shop focuses on zero-waste home products, with everything from bulk laundry soap and cleaners to shampoos and coconut butter.

New downtown Vancouver shop offers bulk cleaning products to take home in reusable containers

Store owner Alex Luna is pictured at Kindred Homestead Supply in downtown Vancouver. The new shop focuses on zero-waste home products, with everything from bulk laundry soap and cleaners to shampoos and coconut butter.

September 25, 2020, 6:00am Business

Six months into a pandemic might seem like a risky time for a local retail store to make its debut, but owner Alex Luna thinks her new downtown Vancouver store, Kindred Homestead Supply, is uniquely positioned to thrive in the current business environment. Read story

Traffic in Vancouver is diverted into one lane Saturday as the Interstate 5 Bridge trunnion repair project begins. The project was delayed due to wildfires throughout the region.

Repair of I-5 Bridge nears end minus any calamity

Traffic in Vancouver is diverted into one lane Saturday as the Interstate 5 Bridge trunnion repair project begins. The project was delayed due to wildfires throughout the region.

September 24, 2020, 4:48pm Business

The work week at the core of the nine-day closure of the Interstate 5 Bridge is coming to an end, and Vancouver commuters appear to have dodged the worst of the predicted traffic apocalypse, apart from a few bumps throughout the week. Read story

Traffic flows smoothly in both directions in the western section of the Interstate Bridge on Monday morning, Sept. 21, 2020. The northbound lanes in the eastern section of the bridge were closed because of a trunnion replacement project.

Swap-out part of I-5 Bridge work mostly done

Traffic flows smoothly in both directions in the western section of the Interstate Bridge on Monday morning, Sept. 21, 2020. The northbound lanes in the eastern section of the bridge were closed because of a trunnion replacement project.

September 23, 2020, 5:39pm Clark County News

Wednesday marked the halfway point in the nine-day Interstate 5 Bridge trunnion replacement project, and Oregon Department of Transportation officials say the work is on track to wrap up on Sunday as scheduled. Read story

Vancouver Landing to close for construction starting Monday

September 23, 2020, 6:00am Business

Vancouver Landing, the western half of the pier at Terminal 1, is scheduled to close for renovation starting Monday. The Port of Vancouver, which owns Terminal 1, announced the news in a press release Tuesday. Read story

The zipper machine makes its way across the Interstate 5 Bridge to adjust the central barrier and reverse the middle lane of traffic shortly after noon Tuesday.

Zipper machine moves barriers, transfers Interstate 5 Bridge traffic amid project

The zipper machine makes its way across the Interstate 5 Bridge to adjust the central barrier and reverse the middle lane of traffic shortly after noon Tuesday.

September 22, 2020, 6:36pm Clark County News

The logo on the side of the machine says Road Zipper. Press releases from the Washington and Oregon Departments of Transportation have at various times referred to it as a zipper barrier machine or zipper barrier truck, and one tweet from C-Tran affectionately dubbed it “Zippersaurus.” Read story

Traffic flows smoothly in the southbound direction of Interstate 5 as motorists near the Interstate 5 Bridge on Monday morning.

First weekday of Interstate 5 Bridge repair project: ‘Things went smoothly’

Traffic flows smoothly in the southbound direction of Interstate 5 as motorists near the Interstate 5 Bridge on Monday morning.

September 21, 2020, 6:41pm Business

Work from home, they said. And it appears Vancouver listened. Read story