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Clark County Life

Recluse Brew Works in the Port of Washougal hosts a rotation of food pop-up shops.

Low-key launching pad: Recluse Brew Works is tapping into the Clark County food scene

Recluse Brew Works in the Port of Washougal hosts a rotation of food pop-up shops.

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 for people to start their businesses. The Second Mile Marketplace has provided a commercial kitchen. Now relative newcomer Recluse Brew… Read story

This Week in Clark County History, Oct. 25

October 25, 2024, 5:57am 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, Oct. 14-19, 2024

October 25, 2024, 5:16am 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

Adopt ASAP event features reduced adoption fees at Humane Society

October 24, 2024, 2:14pm Clark County Life

The Humane Society for Southwest Washington will join four animal shelters in Portland for Adopt ASAP, a weekend adoption event featuring adoption fees at 75 percent or more off. Read story

Tombstones sit in the grass Oct. 13, 2021, at Jim Mains&rsquo; house on Franklin Street in Vancouver. Mains&rsquo; upgraded holiday display now stretches across several properties.

There are a bunch of boo-tiful and spooktacular things to do for Halloween in Clark County

Tombstones sit in the grass Oct. 13, 2021, at Jim Mains&rsquo; house on Franklin Street in Vancouver. Mains&rsquo; upgraded holiday display now stretches across several properties.

October 24, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

Costumes and trick-or-treat buckets stand at the ready. Houses across Clark County are adorned with orange lights, spiderwebs and skeletons. No one needs to tell you that Halloween is just a week away. If you’re getting into the spirit of things, here’s a haunted house full of Halloween events in… Read story

Visitors to Providence Academy can walk through the heart-shaped Sacred Heart Garden, which was designed by Mother Joseph in 1876. The garden adorns the front of the academy's main entrance.
Sammi Nutter Charlton, daughter of Nutter Family Foundation founders, has written a children&rsquo;s book about Dozer Day.

‘Dozer Day Paves the Way’ author hopes kids book will spark interest in constructionvideo icon

Sammi Nutter Charlton, daughter of Nutter Family Foundation founders, has written a children&rsquo;s book about Dozer Day.

October 24, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

The Clark County Parks Foundation organized the first Dozer Day in 2005 on an empty construction site, giving kids a chance to operate big construction rigs with the help of experienced volunteers. Nearly 20 years later, close to 15,000 people attended the most recent Dozer Day weekend, Oct. 5 and… Read story

This moist, apple-packed Cinnamon Swirl Applecake is just what you need this fall.

Cinnamon Swirl Apple Cake a perfect peace offering for the persnickety

This moist, apple-packed Cinnamon Swirl Applecake is just what you need this fall.

October 23, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

We’re right in the middle of painting our kitchen and the adjoining sitting room. More truthfully, my husband is in the middle of painting while I watch from the sidelines. If you think that’s unfair, well, yes, it is. But Simon likes to do things his own way and —… Read story

A cat hangs out in a social room at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington on an early Saturday morning in December 2022. The Humane Society for Southwest Washington has announced it will acquire the Humane Society of Cowlitz County.

Humane Society for Southwest Washington will acquire Humane Society of Cowlitz County

A cat hangs out in a social room at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington on an early Saturday morning in December 2022. The Humane Society for Southwest Washington has announced it will acquire the Humane Society of Cowlitz County.

October 22, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

The Humane Society for Southwest Washington announced Monday it will acquire the Humane Society of Cowlitz County. Read story

Author and Vancouver historian Pat Jollota in her home office in 2018. Jollta will give a talk Monday about some of the notable women of Clark County over its history.

Legendary ladies: Historian Pat Jollota admires, explores remarkable Clark County women

Author and Vancouver historian Pat Jollota in her home office in 2018. Jollta will give a talk Monday about some of the notable women of Clark County over its history.

October 19, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

Clark County’s growth and identity have always been shaped by remarkable women. One such woman — an author, historian, civic activist, former city councilwoman and Clark County’s 2012 First Citizen — will shine an admiring light on her predecessors during a historical talk Monday. Read story