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Letter: Address squalor in the region By Rick Brown, Brush Prairie Published: June 9, 2021, 6:00am Share: I recently completed a 6,200-mile coast-to-coast road trip and as I was exiting Interstate 84 onto Interstate 205 north to cross the Glenn Jackson Bridge, I was shocked and angered over the amount of garbage, litter and filth that lined the highway. My journey took me through many large and medium-sized cities, and never once did I see the amount of road litter that I saw on ...

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Developer Ginn Group, VHA, Boys & Girls Clubs partner for east Vancouver housing, club facility Published: May 25, 2021, 6:04am Share: Ginn Group, which has a number of projects under construction in Clark County including Miles Terrace, is partnering with the Vancouver Housing Authority and a Boys and Girls Club on an affordable housing project. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files) Vancouver-based developer Ginn Group has submitted a preliminary application for a commercial and residential...

Grants help small businesses in Fourth Plain corridor survive COVID-19 Published: May 13, 2021, 6:01am Share: 3 Photos Haeng Chong, whos owned Fourth Plain One Hour Dry Cleaning for 40 years with his wife, pauses for a portrait Wednesday, May 12. Last year, Chongs business received $16,000 through a small business grant program that just reopened for a third time. Applications are due May 19. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery In the 40 years that ...

Bubble tea, boba tea, or pearl tea is a tea-based drink with small round tapioca balls (or pearls) bobbing at the bottom of the cup. This Taiwanese beverage has become increasingly popular in Vancouver.

Images From the Attic: Biking history in Clark County By Martin Middlewood, for The Columbian Published: March 7, 2021, 5:54am Share: 2 Photos Matilda Stanger Overand shows off her bicycle. While machinists had adapted bicycles for women, clothing designers were farther behind. Although this model has a rear bumper to protect its rider from backsplashes, it lacks a chain guard and is a bit tall for its rider. This helps date the photo to the 1890s. Her father, John Stanger, ...

I can’t believe that C-Tran’s Shawn Donaghy and The Columbian think that the Vine on Mill Plain is a good idea.

Partners open new pot store in Walnut Grove area of Vancouver Owners of established shops launch Walnut Grove location, plan new construction Published: February 27, 2021, 6:02am Share: 5 Photos A sign advertises the new Craft Cannabis location in northeast Vancouver. The shop is on a site formerly occupied by a car wash and is operating out of a temporary building. The owners plan to tear down the old car wash building and build a new commercial space for the store. (Amanda Cowan/The Colu...

Public meetings for week of Feb. 21 The Columbian Share: Clark County Breastfeeding Coalition, meeting remotely. • Noon, regular meeting: Speakers: Ana Sifuentes, YWCA bilingual outreach specialist and legal coordinator; Austin Lea, Planned Parenthood community education and outreach coordinator. Battle Ground Public Schools Board of Directors, meeting remotely. Access meeting via Zoom ID: 840 5728 2792; passcode: 013704. • 4 p.m., special meeting. • 6 p.m., regular meeting...

A $600,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will help Vancouver update its existing brownfields site inventory.