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The Punjabi special, clockwise from bottom, a calzone with pepperoni and a NYC pizza is pictured at N.Y.C. Pizzeria on Friday afternoon, April 26, 2019.

Three places in Vancouver that serve up ’90s pizza pies

April 2, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Nineties pizza is the unexpected takeout hero of the pandemic era. If this were a sci-fi movie, Theodore “Ted” Logan III and Bill S. Preston Esq. from “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” would encounter some future dude who tells them a pandemic will take over the planet in 2020. To… Read story

Vancouver Pizza Company on Main Street in uptown Village in Vancouver.

Owners of Main Event Sports Grill rent Vancouver Pizza Co. space

April 1, 2021, 6:02am Business

The owners of Main Event Sports Grill bought the equipment and leased the space of the recently closed Vancouver Pizza Co., and they plan to open their own pizza restaurant in the same Uptown Village spot. Read story

Birria cheese taco from Su Casa Marquez. Fresh chopped cilantro and onion sprinkled inside the tortilla counter the richness of the other ingredients.

3 things to try in Vancouver’s International District

March 26, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life

Vancouver’s International District along Fourth Plain Boulevard contains culinary treasures from around the world. You’ll find restaurants serving everything from large bowls of hot pho to earthy pupusas, as well as specialty grocery stores selling ingredients like spring roll wrappers or ancho chiles. Read story

Customers dine at La Provence Vancouver's socially distanced dining area as lunch is served Thursday afternoon.

Clark County restaurants are halfway home

March 22, 2021, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Clark County restaurants will be open to 50 percent indoor capacity today, and while it’s a welcomed step for owners and managers, it’s not all a cause for celebration. Read story

Seattle restaurant 13 Coins is expanding out of the Seattle area for the first time with its newest location opening this fall at The Waterfront Vancouver.

Seattle’s 13 Coins restaurant coming to The Waterfront Vancouver

March 17, 2021, 11:25am Business

Seattle-based restaurant 13 Coins is expanding to Southwest Washington. Vancouver-based Kirkland Development announced Wednesday that a new 13 Coins location will open at the upcoming Hotel Indigo and Kirkland Tower project at The Waterfront Vancouver. Read story

Woody's Tacos owner Scott Holzinger discusses the tabletops that hang on the wall of his second restaurant location Feb. 9 in downtown Vancouver. The restaurant had to close after a sewer line broke, flooding it.

Sewage floods new location of Woody’s Tacos

March 10, 2021, 5:06pm Business

After a week and a half of the new Woody’s Tacos downtown being open, a sewage line burst, forcing owner Scott “Woody” Holzinger to close for an indefinite amount of time while he seeks repairs. Read story

This recipe for baked pineapple comes from my childhood piano teacher, who was as skilled in the kitchen as she was at the keyboard.

Pining for Pineapple? Try these recipes

March 3, 2021, 6:04am Clark County Life

My childhood piano teacher, Ruth, was the loveliest person you could imagine. She gave me lessons for several years, after I got on the last nerve of my previous piano teacher, an austere man who berated me for my too-long fingernails and once yelled at me, in a fit of… Read story

Loowit Brewing's War Tortoise Bourbon Barrel Age Imperial Stout.

Beyond The Darkness Beer Week taps into Southwest Washington stouts, porters, barley wines

February 12, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

Typically, Valentine’s Day is celebrated by sipping bubbly and nibbling chocolates. This year isn’t typical. Why not spread the holiday of long-stemmed red roses and corny greeting cards into almost a full week of drinking something chocolatey and boozy? In this spirit, Northbank Brewers Alliance, Final Draft Taphouse, Visit Vancouver… Read story