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Oriental Fast Bowl on Main Street in downtown Vancouver has closed its doors permanently. The space will soon be occupied by a new Eastern European restaurant.

Oriental Fast Bowl in downtown Vancouver closes

Oriental Fast Bowl on Main Street in downtown Vancouver has closed its doors permanently. The space will soon be occupied by a new Eastern European restaurant.

August 12, 2021, 6:03am Business

Oriental Fast Bowl, a long-running restaurant in the heart of downtown Vancouver that provided cheap Asian noodle lunches to folks for decades, has closed permanently. Read story

Voodoo Doughnut plans to open a Vancouver location in this former bank building, now painted pink, near Vancouver Mall. At top, a neon sign that adorns the Voodoo Doughnut store in Portland's Old Town-Chinatown neighborhood.

Voodoo Doughnut coming to Vancouver in November

Voodoo Doughnut plans to open a Vancouver location in this former bank building, now painted pink, near Vancouver Mall. At top, a neon sign that adorns the Voodoo Doughnut store in Portland's Old Town-Chinatown neighborhood.

August 6, 2021, 6:05am Business

Portland’s landmark Voodoo Doughnut, known for its distinctive pink carryout boxes and wide range of over-the-top novelty offerings, is preparing to open a store in Vancouver. Voodoo Doughnut CEO Chris Schultz confirmed the plan this week. Read story

John Hardman, left, and David Buhlmann, both of Hood River, Ore., play a round of golf on the new 18-hole putting course Wednesday at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson.

Skamania Lodge finishes revamp of its popular golf course

John Hardman, left, and David Buhlmann, both of Hood River, Ore., play a round of golf on the new 18-hole putting course Wednesday at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson.

August 2, 2021, 6:30am Business Subscriber Exclusive

After more than 18 months of construction, Skamania Lodge has taken the wraps off its newly reconfigured golf course, capping off a project that has seen lengthy disruptions and delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

Kirkland Tower, left, the nearly completed condo tower at The Waterfront Vancouver, is pictured with Hotel Indigo at The Waterfront Vancouver. The two projects from Vancouver-based Kirkland Development are being built together but will function as separate buildings.

Kirkland Tower at Waterfront Vancouver to open this fall

Kirkland Tower, left, the nearly completed condo tower at The Waterfront Vancouver, is pictured with Hotel Indigo at The Waterfront Vancouver. The two projects from Vancouver-based Kirkland Development are being built together but will function as separate buildings.

July 28, 2021, 6:01am Business Subscriber Exclusive

More than three years after it broke ground, The Waterfront Vancouver’s biggest development to date is entering the home stretch of construction. Kirkland Tower began taking pre-sale reservations for condos earlier this month, and both it and the adjacent Hotel Indigo are slated to open in the fall. Read story

Guest service agent Libby Lusk keeps the credit card machines at the front desk disinfected at the Hilton Vancouver in 2020.

Heat drives many residents into Clark County hotels

Guest service agent Libby Lusk keeps the credit card machines at the front desk disinfected at the Hilton Vancouver in 2020.

July 4, 2021, 6:02am Business

The extreme heat pushed many people into hotels last weekend, giving the hospitality industry a boost in business. Read story

Thea Coleman of Portland, from left, looks on as server Bethany Fischer serves up lunch while joined by Isabella Coleman, 15, and Mea Agee of Vancouver while dining outside at Rally Pizza on Friday afternoon. The dining room is now also open for customers.

Rally Pizza reopens to indoor dining after more than a year of takeout only

Thea Coleman of Portland, from left, looks on as server Bethany Fischer serves up lunch while joined by Isabella Coleman, 15, and Mea Agee of Vancouver while dining outside at Rally Pizza on Friday afternoon. The dining room is now also open for customers.

July 3, 2021, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Rally Pizza at The Mill has opened its indoor space after more than a year of takeout-only service. Owners Shan Wickham and Alan Maniscalco have also added lunchtime hours with a new sandwich menu featuring Sicilian-inspired muffulettas. Read story

Bartender Mike Dunning of Main Event Sports Grill in east Vancouver pours drinks for customers while working behind the bar on Wednesday afternoon. Statewide pandemic restrictions ended on Wednesday, allowing restaurants and bars to reopen their bar counter seating areas for the first time in more than a year.

Clark County businesses relish reopening

Bartender Mike Dunning of Main Event Sports Grill in east Vancouver pours drinks for customers while working behind the bar on Wednesday afternoon. Statewide pandemic restrictions ended on Wednesday, allowing restaurants and bars to reopen their bar counter seating areas for the first time in more than a year.

June 30, 2021, 6:50pm Business

For the first time in more than 15 months, businesses across Clark County were able to open their doors Wednesday with no COVID-19-related occupancy limits or social distancing restrictions in place. Read story

Server Bilen Solscheid cleans the windows at The Thirsty Sasquatch while preparing for customers Monday in Uptown Village. The location includes a craft cocktail and coffee bar, pizza parlor, arcade room and two outdoor patios.

Thirsty Sasquatch in Vancouver’s Uptown Village open after ‘major renovation’

Server Bilen Solscheid cleans the windows at The Thirsty Sasquatch while preparing for customers Monday in Uptown Village. The location includes a craft cocktail and coffee bar, pizza parlor, arcade room and two outdoor patios.

June 15, 2021, 6:01am Business

After almost a year and a half of preparation, the brown paper has been removed from the windows of The Thirsty Sasquatch in Uptown Village. Read story

Customers try to find parking in the crowded Chick-fil-A parking lot on Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard in November 2016. The company recently submitted a preliminary application to expand its drive-thru capacity.

Chick-fil-A may expand drive-thru at east Vancouver location

Customers try to find parking in the crowded Chick-fil-A parking lot on Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard in November 2016. The company recently submitted a preliminary application to expand its drive-thru capacity.

May 27, 2021, 6:00am Business Subscriber Exclusive

The Chick-fil-A fast-food restaurant in east Vancouver’s Bennington neighborhood might expand its drive-thru capacity, according to a pre-application packet submitted to the city. Read story

Brooklyn Feustel looks through the selection at Kazoodles Toys in Vancouver. The toy store is one of many small businesses in Clark County that received Paycheck Protection Program loans last year. Local lenders have now turned to guiding their clients through the loan forgiveness process.

Clark County businesses find COVID relief comes with a price: lots of paperwork

Brooklyn Feustel looks through the selection at Kazoodles Toys in Vancouver. The toy store is one of many small businesses in Clark County that received Paycheck Protection Program loans last year. Local lenders have now turned to guiding their clients through the loan forgiveness process.

May 22, 2021, 6:01am Business Subscriber Exclusive

COVID relief comes with a price — lots of paperwork to show the government Read story