After 43 years in Vancouver’s Uptown Village, a family-owned all-wood furniture store is closing Jan. 26. Read more… Source: The Columbian
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After a year, Vancouver’s Kiggins Village Safe Stay shelter can point to its successes
By The Citizen on December 28, 2024
Last December, Joey Gagnier told an outreach worker that he was tired of living his life the way it was going. He wanted better for…
‘A space for everybody’: Friends of the Carpenter looks to rejuvenate space, expand services
By The Citizen on December 25, 2024
Laughter filled the air as guests assembled small wood crosses on a recent afternoon at Friends of the Carpenter in Vancouver’s Fruit Valley neighborhood. Staff…
GoFundMe raises 13,000 for four people injured in Vancouver food truck explosion
By The Citizen on December 23, 2024
Four people were sent to a hospital with severe burns after a food truck exploded in downtown Vancouver. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Kindred Homestead, Ronald Records find new homes a few blocks north on Main in Vancouver
By The Citizen on December 23, 2024
Kindred Homestead Supply and Ronald Records have reopened on upper Main Street in Vancouver after renovations forced them out of their old location on lower…
Vancouver’s Couve Collective helps people get clean and get clean laundry as it expands it mission
By The Citizen on December 18, 2024
Felicia Hubach moved wet clothes from the washing machine to the dryer as Couve Collective members chuckled in the background while watching the movie “Uncle…
Bob Knight, former Clark College president and U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, dies at 67
By The Citizen on December 16, 2024
Friends of former Clark College President Robert “Bob” Kennedy Knight say he dedicated his life to serving his community and country. He died early Saturday…
33 affordable apartments in Vancouver could end up in the path of a new I-5 bridge; residents fear the worst
By The Citizen on December 14, 2024
Valerie Eliason’s pulse quickened as she stared at the front page of The Columbian. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Vancouver nonprofit opens waitlist for young people exiting foster care to rent ADUs
By The Citizen on November 30, 2024
A Vancouver housing nonprofit has opened a waitlist for people ages 18 to 24 exiting the foster care system to rent accessory dwelling units starting…
Menus in Fort Vancouver archives tell tales of Thanksgiving meals past
By The Citizen on November 28, 2024
Editor’s note: This was originally published on Nov. 26, 2015. Read more… Source: The Columbian