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The Kiggins Theatre received federal pandemic aid to stay afloat during pandemic shutdowns. "For 14 months, I was not allowed to do what this place is built to do," Kiggins Theatre owner Dan Wyatt said.

Film fan, Kiggins Theatre owner Dan Wyatt works hard on historic Vancouver mainstay

The Kiggins Theatre received federal pandemic aid to stay afloat during pandemic shutdowns. "For 14 months, I was not allowed to do what this place is built to do," Kiggins Theatre owner Dan Wyatt said.

March 27, 2022, 6:02am Business

Dan Wyatt teetered on a ladder against the billboard marquee of downtown Vancouver’s historic KigginsTheater Theatre. Letter by letter, he swapped the names of movies playing. Read story

"Kayaktivists" interfere with river traffic at the Port of Vancouver to block shipments of oil pipeline equipment.

‘Necessity’ defense: Vancouver featured in documentary about oil trains and activism

"Kayaktivists" interfere with river traffic at the Port of Vancouver to block shipments of oil pipeline equipment.

March 17, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Vancouver plays a pivotal supporting role in a new documentary film about oil trains and the activists who have worked hard to stop them from rolling along the Columbia River. Read story

Hollywood's cynicism about Hollywood gets a darkly comic treatment in the 1950 classic "Sunset Boulevard," featuring Gloria Swanson and William Holden (pictured here) and Erich von Stroheim.

Kiggins Theatre screens classic film that takes on Hollywood

Hollywood's cynicism about Hollywood gets a darkly comic treatment in the 1950 classic "Sunset Boulevard," featuring Gloria Swanson and William Holden (pictured here) and Erich von Stroheim.

January 7, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life

It’s still hard to know how to feel about indoor entertainment, indoor gatherings, indoor air. Everyone’s pandemic-risk calculations are different. Read story

Sentimental sap?

Have a cinematic Christmas at Clark County’s indie theaters

Sentimental sap?

December 3, 2021, 6:01am Clark County Life

Seventy-five years after the film was released — with America more bitterly divided than ever — is it still a wonderful life? Read story

In the Associated Press file photos at top, the hijacked Northwest Airlines jetliner sits on a runway for refueling on Nov. 25, 1971, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Boeing 727 eventually flew south carrying skyjacker D.B. Cooper and a minimal crew.

The D.B. Cooper Vortex: Skyjacker now part of Northwest culture

In the Associated Press file photos at top, the hijacked Northwest Airlines jetliner sits on a runway for refueling on Nov. 25, 1971, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Boeing 727 eventually flew south carrying skyjacker D.B. Cooper and a minimal crew.

November 14, 2021, 6:05am Clark County Life

Fifty years ago, on the night before Thanksgiving, a skyjacker claiming to carry a bomb in a briefcase seized a Boeing 727 en route from Portland to Seattle. Read story

Herman Kenin, 1901-1970, was a leading Portland jazz musician, bandleader and union official. His library is now in the care of Vancouver bandleader Sammuel Murry-Hawkins.

Vancouver bandleader strives to preserve, breathe new life into America’s original music – jazz

Herman Kenin, 1901-1970, was a leading Portland jazz musician, bandleader and union official. His library is now in the care of Vancouver bandleader Sammuel Murry-Hawkins.

November 7, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life

Vancouver’s Sammuel Murry-Hawkins is using today’s technology to keep the music of a century ago alive and swinging. Read story

"Warren Miller: Winter Starts Now" features great snowriding by athletes of all ages and abilities.

Beautiful colors, big fears on Clark County’s indie cinema screens in October

"Warren Miller: Winter Starts Now" features great snowriding by athletes of all ages and abilities.

October 7, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life

Remember the good old Renaissance, when dogma gave way to progress, when ignorance gave way to great science and art? Read story

Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film of S.E. Hinton's coming-of-age novel "The Outsiders" has attained the status of cult classic. Now, an expanded edition of the film, subtitled "The Complete Novel," restores 22 minutes of scenes from the book that were filmed but left on the cutting room floor. (Contributed by Warner Bros.

Old, new and visually stunning films play at Clark County’s independent theaters

Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film of S.E. Hinton's coming-of-age novel "The Outsiders" has attained the status of cult classic. Now, an expanded edition of the film, subtitled "The Complete Novel," restores 22 minutes of scenes from the book that were filmed but left on the cutting room floor. (Contributed by Warner Bros.

September 9, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

A mysterious man comes walking out of a dark forest, hauling nothing but his backpack and an awkward rectangle, which turns out to be … a portable massage table. Read story

A love letter to New York City's skater street culture of the 1980s and 1990s, "All the Streets Are Silent" features music, interviews and fabulous skateboarding feats.

Clark County’s indie theaters hot in August

A love letter to New York City's skater street culture of the 1980s and 1990s, "All the Streets Are Silent" features music, interviews and fabulous skateboarding feats.

August 5, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

‘My, my, my! Such a lot of guns around town and so few brains!” Read story

A rockin' crowd at the Gorge Amphitheatre.

Film pays tribute to Central Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre

A rockin' crowd at the Gorge Amphitheatre.

July 8, 2021, 6:01am Clark County Life

Even though it was delayed for over a year, the release of a documentary film about Central Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre — a film about music and the sheer joy of togetherness — seems right on time after all. “Enormous: The Gorge Story” opens July 21 at area theaters, including Vancouver’s… Read story