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Vancouver nonprofit receives grant from local credit union

July 27, 2019, 5:35am Community

Vancouver-based nonprofit Innovative Services NW received a $500 follow-up grant from OnPoint Community Credit Union, which has headquarters in Portland and three branch locations in Clark County. Read story

Edgewood Park: Clark County Genealogical Society volunteer librarians Jodi Helton Siewert, left, and Marcia Grubb stand with some of the 13 boxes full of genealogical publications destined for the Paradise Genealogical Society. After the Paradise society’s library burned down in the 2018 wildfire, local genealogical organizations, including the Clark County one, chipped in to send materials so the Paradise group could start building back up their library.

Clark County genealogists help restock California library burned in 2018 wildfire

Edgewood Park: Clark County Genealogical Society volunteer librarians Jodi Helton Siewert, left, and Marcia Grubb stand with some of the 13 boxes full of genealogical publications destined for the Paradise Genealogical Society. After the Paradise society’s library burned down in the 2018 wildfire, local genealogical organizations, including the Clark County one, chipped in to send materials so the Paradise group could start building back up their library.

July 27, 2019, 5:33am Community

Last year, when wildfires devastated the town of Paradise, Calif., the Paradise Genealogical Society library and contents burned to the ground. Read story

Pork belly, baby octopus, corn and veggie skewers are placed on the grill to cook at KingKong Korean BBQ in Vancouver.

At KingKong Korean BBQ, the grill is all yours

Pork belly, baby octopus, corn and veggie skewers are placed on the grill to cook at KingKong Korean BBQ in Vancouver.

July 26, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

Why: KingKong Korean BBQ opened a few weeks ago. The restaurant offers a traditional in-table grill experience seven days a week with a menu of authentic Korean options. Read story

Warrior Field has been identified as the site for a community commons space on Fourth Plain. VHA is starting to look into developing the site, so it would have residential space on top and commercial on the ground floor.

Warrior Field picked for community commons project

Warrior Field has been identified as the site for a community commons space on Fourth Plain. VHA is starting to look into developing the site, so it would have residential space on top and commercial on the ground floor.

July 25, 2019, 6:43pm Clark County News

Warrior Field has been identified as the potential future site for a community commons project, a mixed-use development aimed at providing affordable housing and promoting the economic development of Vancouver’s Fourth Plain Corridor. Read story

Repairs are done to a ship on the dry docks at Vigor on Swan Island in Portland.

Portland-based Vigor bought by investment firm

Repairs are done to a ship on the dry docks at Vigor on Swan Island in Portland.

July 25, 2019, 12:12pm Business

Investment firm The Carlyle Group and private equity firm Stellex Capital Management announced Thursday that they will acquire Vigor Industrial LLC, the Portland-based shipbuilding company that earlier this year purchased the former Christensen yacht company shipyard in Vancouver. Read story

Lake Shore: The students from Eisenhower Elementary School won Vancouver Public Schools’ citywide Battle of the Books competition.

Vancouver students compete in Battle of the Books

Lake Shore: The students from Eisenhower Elementary School won Vancouver Public Schools’ citywide Battle of the Books competition.

July 20, 2019, 5:57am Community

Vancouver Public Schools hosted its seventh annual citywide Battle of the Books in June at Eisenhower Elementary School. The home team of students from Eisenhower Elementary School came in first, followed by Hough Elementary School and Sacajawea Elementary School. Other students competed from Felida, Ogden, Lincoln, Hazel Dell, Salmon Creek,… Read story

A jalapeno-and-mushroom omelette with toast and fried potatoes, clockwise from left, biscuits and gravy and the two-egg breakfast with hash browns at Christine’s.

Christine’s not fixin’ what ain’t broke

A jalapeno-and-mushroom omelette with toast and fried potatoes, clockwise from left, biscuits and gravy and the two-egg breakfast with hash browns at Christine’s.

July 19, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

Why: Christine’s is a longtime favorite neighborhood breakfast and lunch spot open seven days a week. A year-and-a-half ago, Cynthia Hughes took over ownership. The comfort-food menu has not changed much and the restaurant remains as welcoming and homey as ever. Read story

A construction crew works on a new Starbucks location Tuesday on Fourth Plain Boulevard. With investments pouring into central Vancouver, the city council is worried that the rising standard of living could end up pricing out the very residents the projects are meant to benefit.

Getting the jump on gentrification in central Vancouver

A construction crew works on a new Starbucks location Tuesday on Fourth Plain Boulevard. With investments pouring into central Vancouver, the city council is worried that the rising standard of living could end up pricing out the very residents the projects are meant to benefit.

July 18, 2019, 5:59am Clark County News

Central Vancouver is on the verge of a renaissance. Read story

Clarie Graham, 6, of Vancouver climbs up the play structure at Marshall Park in Vancouver.

All-abilities play at the heart of Marshall Park remodel

Clarie Graham, 6, of Vancouver climbs up the play structure at Marshall Park in Vancouver.

July 13, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Life

On a recent summer afternoon, Marshall Park was full of kids climbing ladders, rocking on swings, hurtling down slides and traversing jungle gyms. Read story

Central Vancouver: David Reiter, senior vice president at Bank of America, and Suzanne Washington, chief executive officer of Meals on Wheels People, cut the ribbon with the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce for The Diner Vancouver’s grand opening.

Meals on Wheels receives award that helped open diner

Central Vancouver: David Reiter, senior vice president at Bank of America, and Suzanne Washington, chief executive officer of Meals on Wheels People, cut the ribbon with the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce for The Diner Vancouver’s grand opening.

July 13, 2019, 5:57am Community

Meals on Wheels People, the Portland-based nonprofit group that serves seniors in Portland and Southwest Washington, was selected by Bank of America for a Neighborhood Builder grant. The grant has been awarded to organizations in the Portland metro area for the last 15 years, but it’s the first time it’s… Read story