The city of Vancouver is accepting grant applications for tourism and cultural enrichment projects through Sept. 30. Read more… Source: The Columbian
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Outgoing Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes to receive First Citizen Award
By The Citizen on September 3, 2024
Outgoing Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes will receive this year’s First Citizen Award from the Greater Vancouver Chamber, the business organization announced Tuesday. Read more… …
Fighting for visibility: Vancouver couple raise awareness for daughter with rare genetic condition, host Walk-A-Thon fundraiser
By The Citizen on September 3, 2024
When Janet and Trent Standard welcomed their daughter two years ago, they not only embraced parenthood but soon advocacy after discovering she was born with…
50 years ago Vancouver’s Main Street was bustling; the city’s plans hope to recapture those days
By The Citizen on August 31, 2024
A long-awaited $21 million, two-year project to overhaul Main Street in downtown Vancouver is expected to begin this fall. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Company wants to bury 100-mile transmission line in Columbia River; it could carry solar, wind energy to Clark County
By The Citizen on August 30, 2024
A pair of Connecticut companies are seeking approval to bury a 100-mile transmission line in the bed of the Columbia River to carry solar and…
Recovery from addiction achievable: Hands Across the Bridge set for Labor Day
By The Citizen on August 27, 2024
Tabby Stokes and Alizz Quarles will take the Esther Short Park stage again on Labor Day to kick off the 23rd annual Hands Across the…
Client-centered partnership program supports low-income Clark County moms
By The Citizen on August 27, 2024
Vancouver resident Isabella Lippelgoos didn’t know where to turn when she found out she was pregnant two years ago. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Judge dismisses Washougal resident Rob Anderson’s legal challenges against Clark County
By The Citizen on August 27, 2024
Washougal resident Rob Anderson was in Clark County Superior Court last week related to two of his legal challenges against the county, both of which…
Can Housing First work in the face of Clark county’s fentanyl crisis? Residents say apartments are rife with drug use and crime
By The Citizen on August 24, 2024
Heidi Leonard lives at The Pacific apartments, but some days, the 51-year-old wishes she were still homeless. Read more… Source: The Columbian
$1.39M grant will let Fourth Plain Forward hire staff, offer low-interest loans
By The Citizen on August 23, 2024
The Washington State Department of Commerce awarded $1.39 million to Vancouver nonprofit Fourth Plain Forward as part of a statewide initiative to address wealth disparities…