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Bagley Downs: Portland Trail Blazer Moe Harkless surprised more than 70 kids at a youth basketball clinic in Vancouver on March 22. He led their clinic, answered questions, signed autographs and posed for pictures. Randy L.

Blazers surprise kids at Vancouver basketball clinic

Bagley Downs: Portland Trail Blazer Moe Harkless surprised more than 70 kids at a youth basketball clinic in Vancouver on March 22. He led their clinic, answered questions, signed autographs and posed for pictures. Randy L.

April 13, 2019, 5:57am Community

The Portland Trail Blazers and Nautilus Inc. teamed with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington to surprise more than 70 kids by taking over their youth basketball clinic on March 22. Moe Harkless was guest coach during the clinic and was joined by Blaze, the mascot, and the… Read story

The Diner’s Traditional at The Diner.

Food & Drink: The Diner: Good food for a good cause

The Diner’s Traditional at The Diner.

April 12, 2019, 6:01am Clark County Life

A recent study by AARP found that socially isolated adults had a shorter lifespan than those who were socially connected. Meals on Wheels People opened The Diner in Vancouver to combat the negative effects of social isolation by providing fresh, wholesome meals in an intergenerational setting. Read story

Jodi Olson of Portland watches Zia, from left, Goose and Finn play at the unofficial dog park at East Fifth Street and Blandford Drive on Monday afternoon. Olson is a professional dog walker who often comes by the park after picking up Finn from his nearby home.

Dog park upgraded from unofficial to interim status

Jodi Olson of Portland watches Zia, from left, Goose and Finn play at the unofficial dog park at East Fifth Street and Blandford Drive on Monday afternoon. Olson is a professional dog walker who often comes by the park after picking up Finn from his nearby home.

April 10, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Sherri Rutherford takes Zia, her family’s black Labrador retriever, to a small dog park north of the Columbia River a couple of times per week. Read story

A conceptual rendering of the proposed 20-year-build out of the Tower Mall redevelopment area, as viewed from MacArthur Boulevard and Devine Road looking north. An open house to present the draft plan for the area will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at McLoughlin Middle School.

City looks for feedback on Heights District plans

A conceptual rendering of the proposed 20-year-build out of the Tower Mall redevelopment area, as viewed from MacArthur Boulevard and Devine Road looking north. An open house to present the draft plan for the area will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at McLoughlin Middle School.

April 8, 2019, 7:09pm Clark County News

The city of Vancouver is seeking public input on a draft plan detailing the future of the Heights District, which is being eyed as the city’s next major urban center. Read story

Adrienne San Nicolas Pink Lemonade

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Adrienne San Nicolas Pink Lemonade

April 1, 2019, 6:01am Business

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The former Fred Meyer sign at Fourth Plain and Grand boulevards has towered over Vancouver’s Maplewood neighborhood for more than 40 years, even though the store closed years ago. The sign may be refurbished to advertise a future Starbucks Coffee. “There had to be a better way to make it look in the interim,” said Audrey Miller of Vancouver, who asked why the sign remains.

Clark Asks: New life awaits old, unsightly Fred Meyer sign

The former Fred Meyer sign at Fourth Plain and Grand boulevards has towered over Vancouver’s Maplewood neighborhood for more than 40 years, even though the store closed years ago. The sign may be refurbished to advertise a future Starbucks Coffee. “There had to be a better way to make it look in the interim,” said Audrey Miller of Vancouver, who asked why the sign remains.

March 30, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Life

Downtown Vancouver resident Audrey Miller often drives by an unsightly sign on Fourth Plain Boulevard. Read story

Vancouver plants trees to honor volunteers

March 30, 2019, 5:07am Community

The city of Vancouver recognized nine community volunteers by planting trees in their honor at the Volunteer Grove located inside Centerpoint Park on Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard at Pacific Way. Read story

Clark County: Volunteers packing food at one of two Clark County events where volunteers worked in an assembly line to create more than 20,000 meals as part of a national effort sponsored by MOD Pizza and Generosity Feeds.

Volunteers pack food in Vancouver, Camas as part of national effort

Clark County: Volunteers packing food at one of two Clark County events where volunteers worked in an assembly line to create more than 20,000 meals as part of a national effort sponsored by MOD Pizza and Generosity Feeds.

March 30, 2019, 5:03am Community

At two packing events March 9, MOD Pizza and Generosity Feeds, along with hundreds of community volunteers, prepared meals, which were then sent to local food banks. Read story

Highway 500 ramp closures set next week

March 28, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

From Monday through Thursday, daytime construction work will close the Northeast Falk Road and Northeast Stapleton Road onramps to state Highway 500. Read story

Amy Clearman, a Portland State University graduate student, looks out from one of the bastions at reconstructed Fort Vancouver. Clearman has been searching for where the first Fort Vancouver operated from 1825 to 1829.

Was first Fort Vancouver built in Edgewood Park neighborhood?

Amy Clearman, a Portland State University graduate student, looks out from one of the bastions at reconstructed Fort Vancouver. Clearman has been searching for where the first Fort Vancouver operated from 1825 to 1829.

March 27, 2019, 9:43pm Clark County News

The mystery of where the Hudson’s Bay Company built the first Fort Vancouver in the 1820s might have been solved. Read story