Clark County Life

Gardening with Allen: Give new trees a fighting chance

April 15, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

I would like to plant several trees this spring. Can you give me some tips in planting and caring for them so I get the maximum growth possible in the first few years? Read story

Seidy Selivanow rehearses at her Kafiex Lab in Vancouver for the U.S. Coffee Championships. “I make a connection with the whole entire coffee chain,” she said.

Barista, co-owner of Vancouver’s Kafiex strives for top honors at U.S. Coffee Championships

April 14, 2023, 6:02am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Amid the thrum of the bean grinder, the hiss of the steam wand and the drip of espresso at Kafiex Lab in Vancouver, Seidy Selivanow began yet another rehearsal of a coffee-creating performance she has been perfecting for months. Read story

This Week in Clark County History

April 14, 2023, 5:03am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

Clark County health inspections, March 31-April 7

April 14, 2023, 5:00am Clark County Life

For more information, call Clark County Public Health at 564-397-8428 or visit www.clark.wa.gov/public-health/restaurant-inspection. In the health department’s scoring system, the fewer the points, the better. A perfect score is 0. The worst possible score is 418. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story

An actual Albanian necklace, worn by Lydia (portrayed by Sarah Coombs), is the central, sought-after prize in K.C.

Playwright gets last word as dark comedy opens at Magenta Theater in Vancouver

April 13, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Playwright K.C. Cooper said now seems like the right time for a certain kind of comedy: a decidedly dark one, crammed with twists and turns and driven by the human appetite for sin. Read story

Clark County arts groups awarded grants

The Lelooska Foundation presents a School Living History Program in its ceremonial house in Ariel, just outside Clark County. The foundation won a $25,000 grant from ArtsFund and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.

Washington arts organizations will receive more than $10 million from ArtsFund and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, which has announced 671 recipients of its Community Accelerator Grants. The grants prioritized Washington organizations that represent and support people from various racial and ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ, people with disabilities and rural… Read story

Make use of marshmallows with Chocomallow Crackles cookies

These chewy chocolate cookies have a whole marshmallow baked into the middle.

Bob Dylan said the times are a-changin’ and Buddhism wisely imparts that the only permanence is impermanence, but I would like to add that I don’t have to like it. I suppose it’s more accurate to say that I’ll like it if it’s good but not if it’s bad. The… Read story