<img height="1" width="1" style="display:none" src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=192888919167017&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1">
Saturday,  October 19 , 2024

Linkedin Pinterest

Tagged Articles:
Central Vancouver

September event celebrates complex for people exiting homelessness

August 22, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Housing Initiative LLC, a subsidiary of the nonprofit Council for the Homeless, on Sept. 6 will celebrate progress on its 18-unit apartment complex for people exiting homelessness. Read story

Students walk through the Clark College campus in Vancouver on March 20 during finals week.

Clark College Foundation sues Oregon Public Broadcasting

Students walk through the Clark College campus in Vancouver on March 20 during finals week.

August 22, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

The Clark College Foundation, the fundraising partner of the Vancouver community college, has taken legal action to block Oregon Public Broadcasting from obtaining organization records. Read story

William Silva, left, speaks to Blake Hauser, an outreach case manager with Share, in January for the annual Point in Time count. By midmorning Hauser said he’d seen many familiar faces as he helped conduct a census of Clark County’s homeless population.

Guide helps businesses, employees who interact with homeless people

William Silva, left, speaks to Blake Hauser, an outreach case manager with Share, in January for the annual Point in Time count. By midmorning Hauser said he’d seen many familiar faces as he helped conduct a census of Clark County’s homeless population.

August 19, 2019, 6:00am Business

Council for the Homeless has crafted a new guide for business owners and their employees who interact with homeless people. It’s simultaneously a tip sheet, how-to guide and list of phone numbers for major resources. Read story

Nathan Howard/The Columbian Spray paint artist “FABS” (Camille Cote) adds final touches to a mural on a shipping container at the back of a parking lot on Fourth Plain Boulevard.

Vancouver as mural town facing formidable challenges

Nathan Howard/The Columbian Spray paint artist “FABS” (Camille Cote) adds final touches to a mural on a shipping container at the back of a parking lot on Fourth Plain Boulevard.

August 18, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Life

A big smile spreads across Salvador Larios’ face when he looks at the Martin Luther King Jr. mural on the west-facing wall of his Mexican bakery and grocery. Read story

Bagley Downs: The Clark County Newcomers Club donated more than $2,000 to the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington. Earlier this summer, they presented the clinic with a check. From left: Gladys Green, club president for 2017 to 2018, Pam Knepper, the free clinic’s development manager, and Sally Gannaway, the newcomers’ charity chairwoman for 2019.

Newcomers Club donates $2,000 to Free Clinic of Southwest Washington

Bagley Downs: The Clark County Newcomers Club donated more than $2,000 to the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington. Earlier this summer, they presented the clinic with a check. From left: Gladys Green, club president for 2017 to 2018, Pam Knepper, the free clinic’s development manager, and Sally Gannaway, the newcomers’ charity chairwoman for 2019.

August 17, 2019, 5:57am Community

The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington was selected as the Clark County Newcomers Club’s charity for 2019. Throughout the year, the club held various activities to raise money for the clinic, which provides free health care for children and adults who aren’t able to afford it. This year is the… Read story

Traffic merges onto Highway 500 west of Northeast Falk Road/42nd Avenue. Some neighbors have complained that the onramps, or acceleration lanes, aren’t long enough to safely merge onto Highway 500.

Highway 500 eastbound closes tonight for paving

Traffic merges onto Highway 500 west of Northeast Falk Road/42nd Avenue. Some neighbors have complained that the onramps, or acceleration lanes, aren’t long enough to safely merge onto Highway 500.

August 16, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

A second weekendlong closure for paving on state Highway 500 starts at 10 tonight. Read story

Two displaced after Vancouver house fire

August 14, 2019, 7:26pm Clark County News

Two people were displaced after a house fire Tuesday night in Vancouver. Read story

Volunteers create 10,000 meals in two hours for needy families of Harney Elementary students

August 10, 2019, 5:57am Community

River City Church hosted a Generosity Feeds event on June 9, where nearly 200 volunteers from local businesses, schools, football teams, churches, the Boys & Girls Club and others assembled 10,000 meals in less than two hours. The nonperishable meals were made for needy families of Harney Elementary School students… Read story

Central Park: Alaina Green, coordinator of West Van for Youth Coalition, recognizes Clark College’s Addiction Counseling Education students Club at a gathering of Southwest Washington prevention coalitions.

Southwest Washington prevention coalitions honor volunteers

Central Park: Alaina Green, coordinator of West Van for Youth Coalition, recognizes Clark College’s Addiction Counseling Education students Club at a gathering of Southwest Washington prevention coalitions.

August 10, 2019, 5:57am Community

Southwest Washington prevention coalitions met at the Marshall Center earlier this summer to recognize volunteers with certificates of appreciation for their contributions to their respective communities. The gathering included volunteers from Clark, Skamania and Klickitat counties. The Clark County honorees included Kathy McNicholas and Madison Langer with the Prevent Coalition,… Read story

The Pho Tai Nam (eye round and flank noodle soup), from left, the Krispy Chicken Burger and the Vegetarian Noodle Soup at the Kooky Chicken.

Kooky Chicken mixes pho into menu

The Pho Tai Nam (eye round and flank noodle soup), from left, the Krispy Chicken Burger and the Vegetarian Noodle Soup at the Kooky Chicken.

August 9, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

Years ago, when Kooky Chicken opened in a space formerly occupied by a Subway sandwich shop, it was all about the crispy fried chicken. The restaurant has since added a separate pho menu, bringing beef, shrimp and vegetable noodle soup into the mix. Read story