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Columbian Social Services, Demographics, Faith

Erick Gill talks about plans for the new barbecue restaurant Thursday afternoon at the former location of Torque Coffee in downtown Vancouver.

Barbecue on its way to downtown Vancouver

Erick Gill talks about plans for the new barbecue restaurant Thursday afternoon at the former location of Torque Coffee in downtown Vancouver.

September 13, 2016, 6:02am Business

Those craving a sit-down barbecue joint in downtown Vancouver: Your wish has been granted. Read story

Construction worker George Somarakis installs drip metal at Isabella Court on Monday in central Vancouver. The 49-unit subsidized housing complex for seniors is set to open in November.

Subsidized-housing complex for seniors nears completion

Construction worker George Somarakis installs drip metal at Isabella Court on Monday in central Vancouver. The 49-unit subsidized housing complex for seniors is set to open in November.

September 12, 2016, 7:01pm Clark County News

When Reach Community Development first acquired 3.4 acres in central Vancouver, there was a horse roaming around the grassy site. Today, there’s a slate blue and cream colored building that will provide 49 units of subsidized housing for low-income seniors. Read story

Vancouver Mall and Plaid Pantry in downtown Vancouver have Amazon Lockers, where people can have packages sent and stored until they&#039;re ready to pick them up.

Vancouver now has two Amazon Lockers

Vancouver Mall and Plaid Pantry in downtown Vancouver have Amazon Lockers, where people can have packages sent and stored until they&#039;re ready to pick them up.

September 2, 2016, 7:29pm Clark County News

Not everyone may not be familiar with a yellow box named Granger that recently started living at Vancouver Mall. Or, an identical yellow box that goes by Mija at the Plaid Pantry downtown. Read story

Share House resident Ivan Hand, center, clears leaves and debris during a neighborhood cleanup with fellow resident Nelson Powell, right, on Thursday afternoon.

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Share House resident Ivan Hand, center, clears leaves and debris during a neighborhood cleanup with fellow resident Nelson Powell, right, on Thursday afternoon.

September 1, 2016, 8:25pm Clark County News

As Amanda Bradley crawled through the bushes in front of the Clark County Public Service Center, she pulled out rain-soaked sleeping bags, dirty pillows and clothes. Bradley, a case manager at homeless service provider Share, unzipped a tattered backpack. Read story

Construction continues on a new retail building in Cascade Park Plaza that will house MOD Pizza, Cafe Yumm and two other tenants that haven&#039;t been determined.

Trader Joe’s expanding, will have new neighbors

Construction continues on a new retail building in Cascade Park Plaza that will house MOD Pizza, Cafe Yumm and two other tenants that haven&#039;t been determined.

September 1, 2016, 4:48pm Business

With development underway at a Vancouver shopping center anchored by Trader Joe’s, one of Clark County’s busiest intersections may get even busier. Read story

VHA approves subsidized housing complex

August 29, 2016, 6:00am Clark County News

Vancouver Housing Authority is moving forward with a 54-unit subsidized housing complex to be built just north of Mill Plain Boulevard. Read story

An aerial photo shows residential development along Hillhurst Road near Ridgefield High School.

Ridgefield planning carefully for quality, livability in development

An aerial photo shows residential development along Hillhurst Road near Ridgefield High School.

August 28, 2016, 6:02am Business

Over here, off North 45th Avenue in the center of Ridgefield, 692 homes will be built. Next to that, 453 homes. Read story

HeyU, a 5-year-old papillon mix, receives vaccinations from Banfield Pet Hospital employees Tiffany Purvis, right, and Christina Malone, center, at Open House Ministries&#039; block party. The annual block party also offered a free barbecue lunch provided by the Rotary Club of Greater Clark County, haircuts and a resource fair.

Block party connects homeless with agencies

HeyU, a 5-year-old papillon mix, receives vaccinations from Banfield Pet Hospital employees Tiffany Purvis, right, and Christina Malone, center, at Open House Ministries&#039; block party. The annual block party also offered a free barbecue lunch provided by the Rotary Club of Greater Clark County, haircuts and a resource fair.

August 26, 2016, 6:00am Clark County News

Part of West 12th Street was blocked off for Open House Ministries’ annual block party on Thursday. The party at the family homeless shelter, which featured a barbecue for the homeless, a resource fair and reunion of former residents, attracts hundreds of people every year, said Judy McMorine, development director… Read story

Nathan and Marina Brazille spend time with their 2-month-old daughter, Rose, at their apartment, which they secured with help from the Housing Relief Fund.

Fund’s housing helping hand

Nathan and Marina Brazille spend time with their 2-month-old daughter, Rose, at their apartment, which they secured with help from the Housing Relief Fund.

August 24, 2016, 10:44pm Clark County News

Tracie Marcil lives in a two-bedroom apartment with her three school-age children. Her boys, Hunter, 11, and Dakota, 8, share a room with a bunk bed, and 15-year-old Rylee has her own room. Read story

The ginkgo biloba tree can be recognized by its distinctive fan-shaped leaves.

Off Beat: Trees stand out, whatever the neighborhood

The ginkgo biloba tree can be recognized by its distinctive fan-shaped leaves.

August 22, 2016, 6:00am Clark County Life

While I was walking back to the newsroom from the men’s homeless shelter in downtown Vancouver, something caught my eye on Jefferson Street: the distinctive fan-shaped leaves of a ginkgo tree. Read story