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Clark County Life

Chilaquiles (Contributed by 3 Howls Remedy House)

Main Street icon gets an otherworldly makeover as 3 Howls moves into former Mint Tea house

Chilaquiles (Contributed by 3 Howls Remedy House)

April 12, 2024, 6:09am Clark County Life

I recently noticed a peculiar sight on Main Street. The sprawling house that formerly housed Casa Grande, Mint Tea and Pho Haven was painted black. This gothic vision brought some thoughts to mind. Is it Halloween? Has Mary Shelley opened a coffee shop? Read story

Sophia Johnson reacts in November 2005 to a jury acquitting her of first-degree murder in the death of her mother-in-law. Sitting next to her is Therese Lavallee, her lawyer, who won the retrial of her murder conviction.

True crime podcast revisits murder of Brush Prairie woman, trials of daughter-in-law Sophia Johnson

Sophia Johnson reacts in November 2005 to a jury acquitting her of first-degree murder in the death of her mother-in-law. Sitting next to her is Therese Lavallee, her lawyer, who won the retrial of her murder conviction.

April 12, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

A Boston-based radio series is revisiting the 20-year-old unsolved case of a Brush Prairie woman found brutally bludgeoned to death in her home — and features the woman who was once convicted of her murder. Read story

This week in Clark County history, April 12

April 12, 2024, 5:44am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

Clark County health inspections, April 1-6

April 12, 2024, 5:38am Clark County Life

For more information, call Clark County Public Health at 564-397-8428 or visit www.clark.wa.gov/public-health/restaurant-inspection. In the health department’s scoring system, the fewer the points, the better. A perfect score is 0. The worst possible score is 418. An establishment with 100 or more points will be closed. Read story

A pair of weeks-old baby squirrels rest on a blanket Wednesday at Squirrel Refuge in Vancouver. The organization rescues baby squirrels, opossums, mice, rabbits and other critters.

Clark County residents urged to take hands-off approach to baby animals encountered in the wild

A pair of weeks-old baby squirrels rest on a blanket Wednesday at Squirrel Refuge in Vancouver. The organization rescues baby squirrels, opossums, mice, rabbits and other critters.

April 11, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

You’re out for a walk, enjoying a sunny spring day, when you suddenly spot a baby squirrel out of its nest or maybe a tiny bunny hiding under a clump of grass. What should you do? Do you take the animal home and care for it yourself or leave it… Read story

Kindred Homestead Supply hosts The Downtown Alley Flea Market on the second Saturday of each month, March through October.

Try this: Downtown Alley Flea Market, Comedy on Tap, swing dance with Riverhouse Swing

Kindred Homestead Supply hosts The Downtown Alley Flea Market on the second Saturday of each month, March through October.

April 11, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Five things to do this week Read story

The random rolls of different-sided dice control players' destinies in Dungeons &Dragons and its many spinoff games.

Once feared by parents, Dungeons & Dragons is ‘incredibly inclusive’ as it turns 50 years old

The random rolls of different-sided dice control players' destinies in Dungeons &Dragons and its many spinoff games.

April 11, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

Over the past few decades, community builders have bemoaned the loss of organized American togetherness as team, club and congregation membership has dwindled. From Sunday morning church services to Thursday night bowling league, people just don’t assemble in friendly groups like they used to — or so goes the theory… Read story

These Greek salad wraps showcase punchy Mediterranean flavors but they didn&rsquo;t wrap so well.

Experiment with Greek-inspired salad rolls is a wrap (sort of)

These Greek salad wraps showcase punchy Mediterranean flavors but they didn&rsquo;t wrap so well.

April 10, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

I did quite a bit of cooking while my daughter was home for spring break, but the day after she left, I reverted to feral scrounging habits and, well, let’s just say I ate a lot of cold cereal. In a barely perceptible nod to nutrition, I did eat the… Read story

The Oregon Zoo is recruiting volunteers to seek out one of the Columbia River Gorge&rsquo;s cutest residents this summer: the American pika.

Cascades Pika Watch: Volunteers needs to head into Columbia River Gorge to track cute critters

The Oregon Zoo is recruiting volunteers to seek out one of the Columbia River Gorge&rsquo;s cutest residents this summer: the American pika.

April 9, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

This year, you could visit the Columbia River Gorge to take in its breathtaking views, its unique geology, its brilliant wildflowers. Read story

Instructor Mark Kernell, left, demonstrates how his fake punch never quite connects with assistant Tom Holtslander&rsquo;s face, during his introduction to &ldquo;safe&rdquo; pro-wrestling combat skills at Metropolitan Performing Arts in Vancouver.

‘Make it big. Make it huge’: Mark ‘King Naja’ Kernell hits the mat for theatrical combat class in Vancouver

Instructor Mark Kernell, left, demonstrates how his fake punch never quite connects with assistant Tom Holtslander&rsquo;s face, during his introduction to &ldquo;safe&rdquo; pro-wrestling combat skills at Metropolitan Performing Arts in Vancouver.

April 6, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

Whatever you do, do it big. So big, even the folks up in the nosebleed seats can’t miss it. Read story