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Staff at the Hilton Vancouver Washington prepare for an upcoming socially distanced meeting. The hotel is starting to see some meetings return to its convention center, Mike McLeod said, the hotel&#039;s general manager. It has allowed the venue staff to hire some banquet workers back who were furloughed.

Empty seats still plague Clark County’s event industry

Staff at the Hilton Vancouver Washington prepare for an upcoming socially distanced meeting. The hotel is starting to see some meetings return to its convention center, Mike McLeod said, the hotel&#039;s general manager. It has allowed the venue staff to hire some banquet workers back who were furloughed.

October 29, 2020, 6:00am Business

It's no surprise that Vancouver's in-person events have mostly evaporated, but looser regulations are allowing a slow trickle back for some events as others have shifted to an online platform. Read story

Illustrator Julie Dee, left, and author Solina Adelson-Journey are pictured with their book, &quot;When the City Went Quiet,&quot; in Vancouver. The friends collaborated on a children&#039;s book about the coronavirus pandemic.

Vancouver woman processes pandemic by writing children’s book inspired by coronavirus

Illustrator Julie Dee, left, and author Solina Adelson-Journey are pictured with their book, &quot;When the City Went Quiet,&quot; in Vancouver. The friends collaborated on a children&#039;s book about the coronavirus pandemic.

October 25, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News

Solina Adelson-Journey, 37, felt catharsis kick in when she started writing. Read story

Local NAACP raises funds during Give More 24!

October 24, 2020, 5:44am Community

The Vancouver branch of the NAACP raised $37,721 during its Give More 24! campaign. Give More 24! was a day of giving for nonprofits across Southwest Washington on Sept. 24. Read story

In &quot;The Dark Divide,&quot; David Cross stars as Southwest Washington naturalist Robert Michael Pyle as he takes a journey across the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

Panel explores Gifford Pinchot in year of fires, film ‘The Dark Divide’

In &quot;The Dark Divide,&quot; David Cross stars as Southwest Washington naturalist Robert Michael Pyle as he takes a journey across the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

October 23, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

Our own nearby Gifford Pinchot National Forest has recently taken two turns in the spotlight, for very different reasons. Read story

A 9 1/2 -acre future park donated by Ed and Dollie Lynch, located at the northwest corner of 48th and Franklin streets, will be named &quot;Dollie and Ed&#039;s Park.&quot; (The Columbian)

Vancouver finds compromise in ‘Lynch Park’ naming debacle

A 9 1/2 -acre future park donated by Ed and Dollie Lynch, located at the northwest corner of 48th and Franklin streets, will be named &quot;Dollie and Ed&#039;s Park.&quot; (The Columbian)

October 19, 2020, 8:24pm Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council put to rest a 2-year-old debate Monday night over whether to name a future public park after the couple who donated it, despite the couple’s accidentally offensive name. Read story

Sham Nawras, 6, prepares for a new school day with the help of her mom, Nour Alkafaween, while joined by her sister, Taj Nawras, 2, and her brother, Saif Nawras, 8, in their Vancouver apartment Monday morning.

More distance in learning at Clark College

Sham Nawras, 6, prepares for a new school day with the help of her mom, Nour Alkafaween, while joined by her sister, Taj Nawras, 2, and her brother, Saif Nawras, 8, in their Vancouver apartment Monday morning.

October 18, 2020, 6:05am Clark County News

When the news came that area schools would continue distance learning, Vancouver mother Nour Alkafaween knew she’d have to be there to help her children with their online classes. Read story

Open House Ministries raises $61k

October 17, 2020, 5:55am Community

Family shelter Open House Ministries, 900 W. 12th St., raised $61,615 during Give More 24!, a day dedicated to fundraising for nonprofit organizations across Southwest Washington on Sept. 24. Read story

The acoustically impressive Skyview Concert Hall at Skyview High School seats up to 1,100 people and has been the home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for years. But most arts groups can't afford to lease space like this.

Clark County arts need leadership, partnerships

The acoustically impressive Skyview Concert Hall at Skyview High School seats up to 1,100 people and has been the home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra for years. But most arts groups can't afford to lease space like this.

October 15, 2020, 6:02am Clark County Life

There’s never been a shake-up of the arts, all across America, like this year’s double-whammy of a global pandemic and a nationwide protest movement against institutional racism. Read story

Moviegoers line up for Liberty Theatre&#039;s reopening screening of &quot;The Goonies&quot; on Friday afternoon. The theater had been closed for months due to the pandemic lockdown, but local lobbying convinced the governor&#039;s office to OK reopening with strict new safety protocols in place-- including operating at just 25 percent capacity for counties like Clark that are in the second phase of reopening.

Clark County’s independent movie theaters, chain AMC reopen doors

Moviegoers line up for Liberty Theatre&#039;s reopening screening of &quot;The Goonies&quot; on Friday afternoon. The theater had been closed for months due to the pandemic lockdown, but local lobbying convinced the governor&#039;s office to OK reopening with strict new safety protocols in place-- including operating at just 25 percent capacity for counties like Clark that are in the second phase of reopening.

October 15, 2020, 6:01am Business

Here’s the plot twist movie lovers never expected: Clark County’s struggling independent cinemas are reopening their doors while industry behemoth Regal has gone officially dark until further notice. Also reopening hundreds of cinemas across the nation, including two in Vancouver, is AMC Entertainment, the world’s largest theater operator. Read story

The Vancouver Police Department patch.

Vancouver Police Department investigates sergeant’s comments on Patriot Prayer, BLM

The Vancouver Police Department patch.

October 14, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

The Vancouver Police Department is looking into whether one of its sergeants acted inappropriately when he shared his stance on Patriot Prayer and Black Lives Matter during an interview with a defense attorney. Read story