city on the north bank of the Columbia River, Washington, in Clark County, United States
C-Tran raises fares by 10 to 50 cents as agency seeks to recover pre-pandemic rates
columbian.com/news/2024/jan/04/c-tran-raises-fares-by-10-to-50-cents-as-agency-seeks-to-recover-pre-pandemic-rates/
Vancouver author describes solitude amid COVID pandemic in new book: Vancouver resident Victor Griggs, who has cerebral palsy, never realized the power of his ...
columbian.com/news/2024/jan/05/vancouver-author-describes-solitude-amid-covid-pandemic-in-new-book/
Vancouver Canucks learning important playoff lessons during disappointing homestand
sportsnet.ca/nhl/vancouver-canucks-learning-important-playoff-lessons-during-disappointing-homestand/
Vancouver Farmers Market plans for shift to year-round: As life in Clark County has returned to normal after the pandemic, so have big community events ...
columbian.com/news/2023/aug/22/vancouver-farmers-market-plans-for-shift-to-year-round/
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Evergreen, Vancouver public schools brace for staff cuts in 2024: It’s still 2023, but local school districts are already preparing for next year’s budget ...
columbian.com/news/2023/dec/02/evergreen-vancouver-public-schools-brace-for-staff-cuts-in-2024/
Paid articlePaid WA residents moving less compared with before pandemic: It’s widely reported how the rise of remote work during the pandemic freed up many workers to move ...
columbian.com/news/2023/nov/08/wa-residents-moving-less-compared-with-before-pandemic/
Vancouver officials explain emergency declaration for homelessness: In a Tuesday interview with The Columbian, Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes ...
columbian.com/news/2023/nov/07/vancouver-officials-explain-emergency-declaration-for-homelessness/
Aggressive driving: ‘It’s been bad for years, but it got a lot worse during the pandemic’
columbian.com/news/2023/oct/14/aggressive-driving-its-been-bad-for-years-but-it-got-a-lot-worse-during-the-pandemic/
Paid articlePaid Still reeling from the pandemic, Evergreen and Vancouver students struggle with math, science, English in tests
columbian.com/news/2023/oct/21/still-reeling-from-the-pandemic-evergreen-and-vancouver-students-struggle-with-math-science-english-in-tests/
Paid articlePaid All smiles for summer: Vancouver Public Schools students get happy send-off: The last of Vancouver’s schools bid goodbye to the 2022-2023 school year Tuesday ...
columbian.com/news/2023/jun/20/all-smiles-for-summer-vancouver-public-schools-students-get-happy-send-off/
Clark College enrollment up 10.4%, still about 1,000 fewer students than pre-pandemic
columbian.com/news/2023/oct/11/clark-college-enrollment-up-10-4-still-about-1000-fewer-students-than-pre-pandemic/
Report: Clark County visitors, spending surpasses pre-pandemic numbers: Clark County’s tourism has officially recovered from the pandemic, according to a new ...
columbian.com/news/2023/may/13/report-clark-county-visitors-spending-surpasses-pre-pandemic-numbers/
RealWear’s CEO leads Vancouver company in reboot after post-pandemic sales slowdown
columbian.com/news/2023/sep/22/realwears-ceo-leads-vancouver-company-in-reboot-after-post-pandemic-sales-slowdown/
Paid articlePaid C-Tran board votes to raise rates in 2024: C-Tran will ring in 2024 with a 10 cent to 50 cent increase in transit fares.
columbian.com/news/2023/jun/15/c-tran-board-votes-to-raise-rates-in-2024/
State report finds Washington education agency hasn’t tracked federal funds effectively
columbian.com/news/2023/may/11/state-report-finds-washington-education-agency-hasnt-tracked-federal-funds-effectively/
Sales at Vancouver-based Nautilus down 51% from last year: After its sales spiked during the pandemic, as people were forced to work out at home ...
columbian.com/news/2023/may/24/sales-at-vancouver-based-nautilus-down-51-from-last-year/
Washington flu deaths 10 times higher this season than last: OLYMPIA—The current flu season in Washington is at least 10 times deadlier than last year’s season ...
columbian.com/news/2023/may/12/washington-flu-deaths-10-times-higher-this-season-than-last/
Vancouver State of the City address returns in person: For the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle will give ...
columbian.com/news/2023/mar/03/vancouver-state-of-the-city-address-returns-in-person/
C-Tran eyes end to temporary fare cuts: C-Tran staff proposed the first step of a return to pre-temporary fare reduction rates on Tuesday, a move that ...
columbian.com/news/2023/apr/13/c-tran-eyes-end-to-temporary-fare-cuts/
Vancouver Touch of Class Chorale celebrates 50th year with spring concert series: Vancouver’s Touch of Class Chorale was excited about celebrating its 50th ...
columbian.com/news/2023/apr/27/vancouver-touch-of-class-chorale-celebrates-50th-year-with-spring-concert-series/
Liquor, cannabis compliance checks in Vancouver set to return to pre-pandemic levels
columbian.com/news/2023/mar/16/liquor-cannabis-compliance-checks-in-vancouver-set-to-return-to-pre-pandemic-levels/
Bless Your Heart Burgers to open at The Mill in Vancouver: At the end of the pandemic, as workers who formerly frequented restaurants in city centers continued ...
columbian.com/news/2022/nov/10/bless-your-heart-burgers-to-open-at-the-mill-in-vancouver/
As WSU Vancouver’s student populations change, campus leaders adapt, think big: Years ago, though still just in its adolescence as a small two-year university ...
columbian.com/news/2023/feb/05/as-wsu-vancouvers-student-populations-change-campus-leaders-adapt-think-big/
Paid articlePaid Vancouver-area eateries offer place to pop the cork on New Year's Eve: Ready to make up for the New Year’s Eve fun you lost to the pandemic? These Vancouver-area ...
columbian.com/news/2022/dec/23/vancouver-area-eateries-offer-place-to-pop-the-cork-on-new-years-eve/
Clark County arts groups, businesses get COVID aid from state: More than a hundred Southwest Washington businesses received state pandemic relief assistance this ...
columbian.com/news/2023/feb/21/clark-county-arts-groups-businesses-get-covid-aid-from-state/
Vancouver's record-breaking skydiver: 'This was an absolute dream for me': In late November, 100 women dove out of five planes at 19,000 feet above Eloy, Ariz. ...
columbian.com/news/2022/dec/09/record-breaking-skydiver-this-was-an-absolute-dream-for-me/
Student enrollment a roller coaster in Clark County: Newly released annual school enrollment data shows that school districts in Clark County are still ...
columbian.com/news/2022/oct/23/student-enrollment-a-roller-coaster-in-clark-county/
Clark County restaurants struggling to serve up service: Walking up to Grady’s Public House in east Vancouver, patrons are immediately greeted by a handwritten ...
columbian.com/news/2022/sep/26/clark-county-restaurants-struggling-to-serve-up-service/
WSU Vancouver students have high hopes as they return to campus on first day of classes
columbian.com/news/2022/aug/22/wsu-vancouver-students-have-high-hopes-as-they-return-to-campus-on-first-day-of-classes/
Esther Short Park bursting with Pride: Although Pride Month officially concluded, Vancouver’s queer spirit was vigorously alive more than a week later.
columbian.com/news/2022/jul/09/esther-short-park-bursting-with-pride/
Vancouver parklet program continues – for a price: The city of Vancouver will begin charging businesses to operate parklets, those little spaces in the street ...
columbian.com/news/2022/aug/09/vancouver-parklet-program-continues-for-a-price/
Working in Clark County: Saturday in the Park – Vancouver USA Pride: Just because June is coming to a close, it doesn’t mean Pride celebrations are over ...
columbian.com/news/2022/jun/25/working-in-clark-county-saturday-in-the-park-vancouver-usa-pride/
Clark County restaurants feeling the squeeze of inflation: Diners returning to their favorite restaurants after a pandemic-forced break will experience sticker ...
columbian.com/news/2022/aug/25/clark-county-restaurants-feeling-the-squeeze-of-inflation/
Vancouver Mall thriving in spite of pandemic: Malls across the country have struggled the last few years. The Lloyd Center in Portland was already in trouble ...
columbian.com/news/2022/jun/24/vancouver-mall-thriving-in-spite-of-pandemic/
Washington’s education leader says schools are ‘accelerating’: SEATTLE — Graduation rates are holding steady, enrollments are picking up and school districts are ...
columbian.com/news/2023/jan/10/washingtons-education-leader-says-schools-are-accelerating/
Amtrak to return rail service from Seattle to Vancouver to pre-pandemic levels: Amtrak will add a second daily scheduled return rail service from Seattle to ...
vancouversun.com/news/local-news/amtrak-to-return-rail-service-from-seattle-to-vancouver-to-pre-pandemic-levels
Paid articlePaid Fruit Valley man exits homelessness, rebuilds business via service to community: Jeff Williams lost everything when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit.
columbian.com/news/2022/apr/16/fruit-valley-man-exits-homelessness-rebuilds-business-via-service-to-community/
Share’s Hot Meals program returns to in-person dining after nearly 2½-year hiatus caused by pandemic
columbian.com/news/2022/jun/30/shares-hot-meals-program-returns-to-in-person-dining-after-nearly-2C2BD-year-hiatus-caused-by-pandemic/
Vancouver Farmers Market gets back to full vendor capacity: Milk Money, a small bakery based in north Portland, got its start during the pandemic and is in its ...
columbian.com/news/2022/mar/26/vancouver-farmers-market-gets-back-to-full-vendor-capacity/
Services helping Clark County seniors reconnect: Stephen Ingroum sits in his electric wheelchair in the sunny courtyard at The Oaks at Timberline Rehabilitation ...
columbian.com/news/2022/aug/05/services-helping-clark-countyseniors-reconnect/
Film fan, Kiggins Theatre owner Dan Wyatt works hard on historic Vancouver mainstay
columbian.com/news/2022/mar/27/film-fan-kiggins-theatre-owner-dan-wyatt-works-hard-on-historic-vancouver-mainstay/
The Columbian is writing a story about elderly mental health struggles and isolation for the during the COVID-19 pandemic ... Show more columbian.com
Do you or have you struggled with disordered eating patterns or body dysmorphia? Do you feel like your relationship with your body has changed because of the ... Show more columbian.com
Vancouver Mayor McEnerny-Ogle details ‘positive potential’ in State of the City address
columbian.com/news/2022/mar/31/vancouver-mayor-mcenerny-ogle-details-positive-potential-in-state-of-the-city-address/
Did the Great Resignation hide a Great Retirement in Clark County?: Every week, Schuyler Hoss takes a walk around Vancouver, gazing upon the projects he helped ...
columbian.com/news/2022/mar/20/did-the-great-resignation-hide-a-great-retirement-in-clark-county/
Long COVID has affected millions across globe, research shows: Millions of people worldwide have been disabled by long COVID, new research has found.
torontosun.com/news/world/long-covid-has-affected-millions-across-globe-research-shows
Paid articlePaid 20 years of Magenta Theater in Vancouver: Sets are up, lights and sound are ready and actors are eager to hit the stage in “Vintage Hitchcock ...
columbian.com/news/2022/mar/31/20-years-of-magenta-theater-in-vancouver/
‘People are pissed’: Seattle deserves a public-safety summit: Police, prosecutors, judges and jailers are not on the same page. This must change if the region ...
seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/people-are-pissed-seattle-deserves-a-public-safety-summit/
1st cruise ship arrives in Vancouver since COVID-19 shutdown: For the first time in more than two years, a large cruise ship passed under Vancouver's Lions Gate ...
bc.ctvnews.ca/1st-cruise-ship-arrives-in-vancouver-since-covid-19-shutdown-1.5857050
Nautilus seeks a buyer or other ‘strategic alternatives’ as pandemic fitness boom wanes
oregonlive.com/business/2022/09/nautilus-seeks-a-buyer-or-other-strategic-alternatives-as-pandemic-fitness-boom-wanes.html
Paid articlePaid Clark Public Utilities gives out $3.4M in aid: This month, Clark Public Utilities doled out $3.4 million to customers financially impacted by the COVID-19 ...
columbian.com/news/2021/dec/29/clark-public-utilities-gives-out-3-4m-in-aid/
Port of Camas-Washougal looks at partnerships to deliver internet: Port of Camas-Washougal officials know securing reliable, high-speed internet service is a ...
columbian.com/news/2022/feb/05/port-of-camas-washougal-looks-at-partnerships-to-deliver-internet/
Race for Warmth returns: Seeing more runners than usual in your neighborhood this weekend? It’s likely they’re participating in Clark Public Utilities’ eighth ...
columbian.com/news/2022/jan/29/race-for-warmth-returns/
C-Tran expects bump in 2022 budget: C-Tran has budgeted for a $38.2 million bump in net revenue for 2022 compared with 2021. What has caused such a drastic ...
columbian.com/news/2021/dec/27/c-tran-expects-bump-in-2022-budget/
Clark County Council looks back on 2021: From responding to the COVID-19 pandemic to working on major road projects and trying to address the county’s growing ...
columbian.com/news/2022/jan/01/clark-county-council-looks-back-on-2021/
Seattle City Council ends COVID hazard pay for grocery stores: Not all of Seattle businesses were paying hazard pay for workers, which the grocers' alliance ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-city-council-ends-covid-hazard-pay-at-grocery-stores/
Mayor Harrell extends Seattle eviction moratoriums, orders utilities to keep allowing flexible payments
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/mayor-harrell-extends-seattles-eviction-moratorium-until-feb-14-orders-flexible-payments-for-utilities-to-continue-until-april/
At Green Lake and Woodland Park, frustration mounts as homelessness changes the landscape
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/at-green-lake-and-woodland-park-frustration-mounts-as-homelessness-changes-the-landscape/
‘No obvious way out’: Seattle facing $117 million revenue shortfall in 2023: As Seattle begins recovering from the effects of the pandemic, its facing a ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/no-obvious-way-out-seattle-facing-117-million-revenue-shortfall-in-2023/
Hotel toasts beer festival return: For a well-known local hotelier, the return of a beer festival after the pandemic will be a bittersweet experience.
lynnnews.co.uk/news/hotel-toasts-beer-festival-return-9261323/
Seattle, King County officials demonstrate vaccine verification ahead of Oct. 25 requirement
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-king-county-officials-demonstrate-vaccine-verification-ahead-of-oct-25-requirement/
Mayor-elect Bruce Harrell faces critical challenges with Seattle’s economy: Empty offices, rising crime and worsening homelessness are putting this once ...
seattletimes.com/business/harrell-faces-critical-challenges-with-seattles-economy/
Seattle to open COVID vaccine hub downtown, restart fire department mobile units: The downtown vaccine hub will open at the Amazon Meeting Center on Oct. 23 ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-to-open-covid-vaccine-hub-downtown-restart-fire-department-mobile-units/
Citing spike in COVID cases, Seattle Mayor-elect Bruce Harrell to forgo public inauguration
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/citing-spike-in-covid-cases-seattle-mayor-elect-bruce-harrell-to-forgo-public-inauguration/
Omicron, holidays send demand for COVID tests soaring across Washington state: People are scrambling to get already hard-to-find rapid coronavirus antigen tests ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/omicron-holidays-send-demand-for-covid-tests-soaring-across-washington-state/
Under new mayor, will Seattle’s homelessness policy include encampment removals?: Harrell and his administration are hoping that with more shelter ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/under-a-new-mayor-will-seattles-homelessness-policy-go-back-to-encampment-sweeps/
Japan fast-food chains face potato shortage due to supply crunch: TOKYO -- Concern is rising among Japan's fast-food chains as pandemic disruptions extend ...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Food-Beverage/Japan-fast-food-chains-face-potato-shortage-due-to-supply-crunch
Seattle’s COVID-19 eviction moratoriums extended into January 2022: Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an executive order Tuesday extending the city's COVID-19 ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattles-covid-19-eviction-moratoriums-extended-into-january-2022/
Capitalizing on the loungewear revolution: Vancouver-based Smash and Tess benefit from people’s renewed desire to be comfortable in their clothes
theglobeandmail.com/business/rob-magazine/top-growing-companies/article-capitalizing-on-the-loungewear-revolution/
Seattle Times sues city of Seattle over Mayor Jenny Durkan’s missing text messages during protests
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-times-sues-city-of-seattle-over-missing-durkan-text-messages/
How will the next mayor promote Seattle’s cultural life? Candidates weigh in at arts forum
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/how-will-the-next-mayor-promote-seattles-cultural-life-candidates-weigh-in-at-arts-forum/
Seattle small businesses, neighborhoods to get $23M in aid under mayor’s recovery plan
seattletimes.com/business/local-business/seattle-small-businesses-neighborhoods-to-get-23m-in-aid-under-mayors-recovery-plan/
MEC revives its old logo: MEC is doing away with its current logo in an attempt to revive some customer affinity
theglobeandmail.com/business/article-mec-revives-its-old-logo/
New report finds 169 percent surge in anti-Asian hate crimes during the first quarter
nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/new-report-finds-169-percent-surge-anti-asian-hate-crimes-n1265756
Live: Coronavirus daily news updates, February 15: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the world
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/coronavirus-daily-news-updates-february-15-what-to-know-today-about-covid-19-in-the-seattle-area-washington-state-and-the-world/
Pop-up clinic in West Seattle aims to vaccinate vulnerable Latino elders: Latinos have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. While they represent 10% ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/pop-up-clinic-in-west-seattle-aims-to-vaccinate-vulnerable-latino-elders/
Why I won’t run for a second term as Seattle mayor: As mayor approaching the last year of my term, I had a choice. I can spend the next year campaigning or I can ...
seattletimes.com/opinion/jenny-durkan-why-i-wont-run-for-a-second-term-as-seattle-mayor/
1 in 4 Seattle residents have used the city’s free coronavirus testing sites: As the nation, Washington state and cities continue to battle the COVID pandemic ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/1-in-4-seattle-residents-has-used-the-citys-free-covid-19-testing-sites/
Will Mayor Durkan’s legacy be defined by homelessness?: In three years, the angry, polarized debate over how to address Seattle’s homelessness crisis gave rise ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/homeless/what-durkans-legacy-on-unwinnable-issue-homelessness-looks-like/
Seattle mayor extends COVID-19 eviction moratoriums through March: Seattle's eviction moratoriums, initially established in March, apply to residential ...
seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-mayor-extends-covid-19-eviction-moratoriums-through-march/
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