October 26, 2024, 6:05am Business
Ten eastern Clark County businesses are participating in Taste of the Gorge, featuring a diverse array of restaurants and small businesses in the Columbia River Gorge. Read story
October 25, 2024, 6:09am Business
A local food scene doesn’t just happen. Certain things need to be in place to allow talented would-be chefs to thrive. For years, the Vancouver Farmers Market has offered space… Read story
October 22, 2024, 2:39pm Business
The wave of Shari’s Cafe & Pies restaurant closures across Oregon appears to have shuttered a couple of Clark County locations, as well. As of Tuesday morning, the Shari’s at the corner of Northeast 117th Avenue and 76th Street appeared to be the only one still open here. Read story
October 18, 2024, 6:03am Business Subscriber Exclusive
When their father died, Melissa Mancillas took in her teenage sister, Janelle Almanza, and raised her. As years went by, the sisters became best friends. Now with their Mexican coffee shop, Cariño Coffeehouse on Main Street in downtown Vancouver, they’re business partners. Read story
October 11, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
The two largest hop growing areas in the United States are in the Willamette and Yakima valleys, which has made the Pacific Northwest a beer destination. From mid-August to late September, local brewers rush to fetch these fragile fresh hops straight from farms to create special fresh-hop seasonal brews through… Read story
October 9, 2024, 6:02am Business
A few years ago, Baiylie Bancroft had a revelation while making drinks for a get-together at her Washougal home. Read story
October 4, 2024, 6:08am Business
When I moved here a decade ago, I was fascinated by the food cart pods in Portland. Since then, many people have told me they planned to build similar ones in Vancouver but none of that scale have materialized. When I heard a food truck pod with a taproom and… Read story
September 27, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life
Blue and white streamers sweep from the lofty rafters at Northwood Public House & Brewery in Battle Ground. A whimsical wood cuckoo clock hangs above the bar. It’s Oktoberfest again, a tradition that began when Eric and Paula Starr bought the business 10 years ago. Read story
September 20, 2024, 11:01am Business Subscriber Exclusive
The owners of the Battle Ground winery and restaurant La Uva Fortuna Farms, formerly known as Rusty Grape Vineyards, announced Wednesday that they will close their business by year’s end. Read story
September 20, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life
Brewing Bridges Collaboration Festival returns to the Historic Hangar at Pearson Air Museum on Saturday. This is the sixth year for the fundraiser, which serves one-of-a-kind beer made through collaborations between Northbank Brewers Alliance members and brewers from other states. Read story
