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For maximum fun, get into the act at home with costumes and a haunted tent as the Washington State Parks Foundation live-streams a Friday night Halloween &quot;camp-in&quot; event.

Spooktacular fun at Washington State Parks Foundation camp-in

For maximum fun, get into the act at home with costumes and a haunted tent as the Washington State Parks Foundation live-streams a Friday night Halloween &quot;camp-in&quot; event.

October 29, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Life

If you want to provide your kids a full-on outdoor autumn experience with all the fixings — campfire and food, spooky stories and night sky gazing — while staying snug and safe indoors, the Washington State Parks Foundation has you covered Friday night. Read story

The student dancers with Dance Fusion Northwest will thrill visitors to the Doddridge familyis haunted Salmon Creek yard on Halloween night.

‘Thriller’ dancers come to Salmon Creek

The student dancers with Dance Fusion Northwest will thrill visitors to the Doddridge familyis haunted Salmon Creek yard on Halloween night.

October 29, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Life

The students of Dance Fusion Northwest and the Doddridge family of Salmon Creek are teaming up for some delightfully scary — and socially distant — dance performances on Halloween night. Read story

Peace out. Hang loose. The coronavirus era has prompted people to repurpose their favorite funky greeting gestures to transmit this essential message across 6 feet of distance: Hello!

Out of ideas for physically distanced greetings? We’ve got a few

Peace out. Hang loose. The coronavirus era has prompted people to repurpose their favorite funky greeting gestures to transmit this essential message across 6 feet of distance: Hello!

October 27, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

The simplest human joy of all — the joy of meeting and greeting other humans — has gotten pretty complicated these days thanks to the highly contagious coronavirus. Outside-your-household handshakes, hugs and even friendly slaps on the back are out. The European style of kissing both cheeks? Fuggeddabowdit. Read story

In &quot;The Dark Divide,&quot; David Cross stars as Southwest Washington naturalist Robert Michael Pyle as he takes a journey across the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

Panel explores Gifford Pinchot in year of fires, film ‘The Dark Divide’

In &quot;The Dark Divide,&quot; David Cross stars as Southwest Washington naturalist Robert Michael Pyle as he takes a journey across the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

October 23, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

Our own nearby Gifford Pinchot National Forest has recently taken two turns in the spotlight, for very different reasons. Read story

Jim and Ceci Mains&#039; preparations for a pandemic-safe Halloween include 6-foot distance markers and a 20-foot candy slide at their home in west Vancouver.

Clark County families keeping Halloween safe, sweet

Jim and Ceci Mains&#039; preparations for a pandemic-safe Halloween include 6-foot distance markers and a 20-foot candy slide at their home in west Vancouver.

October 18, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Life

The treats haven’t changed, but it’s a much trickier world out there this fall. Look no further than the potential swapping of microscopic breath particles as people open their doors, shriek with fake fright and distribute candy to gasping, giggling youngsters. Read story

The acoustically impressive Skyview Concert Hall at Skyview High School seats up to 1,100 people and has been the home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for years. But most arts groups can't afford to lease space like this.

Clark County arts need leadership, partnerships

The acoustically impressive Skyview Concert Hall at Skyview High School seats up to 1,100 people and has been the home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for years. But most arts groups can't afford to lease space like this.

October 15, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

There’s never been a shake-up of the arts, all across America, like this year’s double-whammy of a global pandemic and a nationwide protest movement against institutional racism. Read story

Moviegoers line up for Liberty Theatre&#039;s reopening screening of &quot;The Goonies&quot; on Friday afternoon. The theater had been closed for months due to the pandemic lockdown, but local lobbying convinced the governor&#039;s office to OK reopening with strict new safety protocols in place-- including operating at just 25 percent capacity for counties like Clark that are in the second phase of reopening.

Clark County’s independent movie theaters, chain AMC reopen doors

Moviegoers line up for Liberty Theatre&#039;s reopening screening of &quot;The Goonies&quot; on Friday afternoon. The theater had been closed for months due to the pandemic lockdown, but local lobbying convinced the governor&#039;s office to OK reopening with strict new safety protocols in place-- including operating at just 25 percent capacity for counties like Clark that are in the second phase of reopening.

October 15, 2020, 6:01am Business

Here’s the plot twist movie lovers never expected: Clark County’s struggling independent cinemas are reopening their doors while industry behemoth Regal has gone officially dark until further notice. Also reopening hundreds of cinemas across the nation, including two in Vancouver, is AMC Entertainment, the world’s largest theater operator. Read story

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Red signals caution and slows drivers down. Blue is relaxing and slows people down. The new crosswalk mural and pedestrian &quot;parklet&quot; at 12th and Main streets in downtown Vancouver are designed to improve safety and contribute to an immersive, artistic welcome to lower downtown, according to Michael Walker of Vancouver&#039;s Downtown Association.

Park it at downtown Vancouver’s new parkletvideo icon

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Red signals caution and slows drivers down. Blue is relaxing and slows people down. The new crosswalk mural and pedestrian &quot;parklet&quot; at 12th and Main streets in downtown Vancouver are designed to improve safety and contribute to an immersive, artistic welcome to lower downtown, according to Michael Walker of Vancouver&#039;s Downtown Association.

October 11, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

Even before the pandemic, Vancouver’s Downtown Association wanted to make Main Street’s portal into lower downtown a little more cosmopolitan, welcoming and wow! Read story

&quot;Mommy Found A Lump&quot; is a children&#039;s picture book about breast cancer diagnosis and treatment by Portland surgeon Nathalie Johnson.

How to talk to children about cancer

&quot;Mommy Found A Lump&quot; is a children&#039;s picture book about breast cancer diagnosis and treatment by Portland surgeon Nathalie Johnson.

October 11, 2020, 5:21am Breast Cancer

Figuring out what’s really up with your parents is child’s play. Just check their text messages or eavesdrop on a phone call. That’s what one child whispered during a support group hosted by oncology social worker Krista Nelson at Portland’s Providence Cancer Institute. Read story

Elizabeth Koch of Vancouver, who is a cancer survivor, points out some of her favorite areas in Jorgenson Woods Neighborhood Park. Koch believes in the therapeutic power of nature and forests.