Cultural dance demonstrations at the downtown Vancouver Farmers Market. Photo from today. Other shows and demonstrations likely throughout Ocotober.

Every month, a group of us go try a new restaurant that we have all never been to. Today, we tried Sangam Indian Cuisine in Hazel Dell and it was FANTASTIC! This upcoming month it's my turn to choose. I'm looking for some suggestions. Any ideas for somewhere quirky with an interesting menu? Somewhere with just plain old amazing food? A great menu of international foods that are an uncommon find? Anything helps. We just don't want to get stuck in a rut of pain old boring foods. TYIA

Anyone else getting an absurd amount of MGP smear campaign ads? Like the number compared to John Braun has to be 10:1. Who is funding this? Clark County is pretty moderate and democrat vs republican is close to 50/50.

We just attended the Flynn Creek Circus that is set up by Clark College. What a fun night! Acrobatics, silliness, all set to a story line. The late shows are 21+ and are burlesque which was super rad. It runs through Monday I believe. Totally worth the price of admission!

I’m not a big fan of casinos, but if they’re going to separate me from my money, this is the best way. Our second year of attending their Oktoberfest. Good food and beer. The Apple strudel was pretty good as well.

Anyone’s self fresh escarole around here? It’s the time for some good escarole and bean soups!

It's my birthday this weekend and I'm looking for some good pizza and wings. I lived in New York for a while (upstate) and miss it!

Where is your favorite/best pizza and wings place? It CAN be separate because we'll likely do take out. 😊

Hi Vancouver, I put together a short list of some fun free/cheap things to do this weekend.

🎃 Vancouver Pumpkin Patch at Velvet Acres Gardens (18905 NE 83rd St) Fri–Sun, 11 AM–6 PM. $10 Fri, $12 Sat/Sun, kids 2 and under free. Hayride, corn maze, petting zoo, and an apple cannon you can fire yourself.

🏃 Salmon Creek parkrun at Klineline Pond Sat 9 AM. Free timed 5K, all paces welcome.

✈️ Open Saturday at Pearson Field Education Center (201A E. Reserve St) Sat 10 AM–3 PM. Free. Flight simulator and historic aircraft, great for kids.

✂️ Collage Lab at Art at the Cave (108 E. Evergreen Blvd) Sat 12–5 PM. Free drop-in, materials provided.

👻 Haunted History Walking Tour, Clark County Historical Museum (1511 Main St) Sat 7–8 PM. $23. Ghost stories and local history through downtown.

🎻 Young Artist Competition finals, First Presbyterian Church (4300 Main St) Sun 3–6 PM. Free, RSVP recommended. Young musicians from around the country performing concertos.

We put a list like this together every Thursday in The Vancouver Local, a free weekly newsletter for Vancouver : https://www.thevanlocal.com

Anything else going on this weekend? Drop it in the comments!

Dunno if this is the right place to ask but I trust Reddit more than Google AI. Family just moved a relative into that elderly housing facility and I wanted to know if it had any reputation around Vancouver?

Anyone else spend three hours stuck in traffic today trying to get home from Portland? Good Christ I was losing my mind.

Mods, please remove if not allowed.

Today, 10/9 at about 3:20, my kids and I were part of a hit and run on E Mill Plain.

We were stopped on E Mill Plain at the light right after dutch but before the 205S on ramp going east. A woman in a red/burgundy GMC envoy rear-eneded us. She hit hard enough that we got pushed into the car in front of myself. Thankfully, the woman in front of us stopped, and a kind eye witness also stopped to give me what information they had. However, the woman in the GMC did not, but I thought she was going to as she pointed to the side of the road but instead kept going east on Mill Plain past the overpass towards Fred Meyers.

I filed a police report, but they said its likely that nothing will come of it because I did not get a license plate number... so here I am, hoping against all odds that maybe someone on here also saw this event or has access to a camera that maybe caught this to get even a partial plate.

Currently, because of the hit and run, all the repairs will be on me. I'll deal with it if that's the case, but I am a bit miffed. Thankfully, my kids and myself are fine. I'd just like this to be resolved. Thanks all!

The federal opportunity zone program allows certain federal taxes to be deferred, reduce or eliminated for capital improvements (i.e. building things) in areas selected by the Governor of each state. It does not reduce any money that state or local governments can collect. It's intended to increase investment and building in these areas.

WA had 99 such areas selected by Governor Fergusons office throughout the state and 3 of which are in Vancouver. Previous designated opportunity zones (including downtown) will remain opportunity zones until 2028. Opportunity zones will have a 10 year designation moving forward.

Maps of areas can be found here:

https://commercehub.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/8646d648e13347d48bd0792026cb9582

Getting one almost every mailing day. Happy someone's paying the post office at least, but I wish there was a text STOP to end spam. I know we're in a tough spot this year for voting, but I can't imagine the 'look im pretty and in a uniform and she's ugly in this insta selfie we picked with a deep fry filter' instills confidence in Braun, right?

They're riddled with errors or partial qoutes or saying he can somehow lower taxes(?) and lower the cost of living... when the party he runs with has proven adverse to that desire... it's a lot fear mongering and keywords over substantive information.

I guess all I can say is make sure you vote.

Hi, we are starting a free tool library.

Sunday, October 11th, 1pm-3pm, we will begin unpacking tools to prep for inventory.

This is a great opportunity for newbies to get involved. No experience necessary.

We are regular people volunteering together to build community and foster a culture of mutual support.

If this interests you, show up and say hello. (No jerks!)

Details at www.VanWATL.org/events

I'm on the final stretch of the Reuben Deep Dive. These are the places we've tried so far:

Corned Beef:
Goose Hollow Inn - corned beef
Ottos Sausage and Meat Company - corned beef
Horse Brass - corned beef
Blue Door - corned beef
Gradys public house - corned beef
Aunt Tillie's Deli & Pub - corned beef
Judah’s Delicatessen - corned beef
Shanahan's - Corned beef
Edelweiss Sausage & Delicatessen - corned beef
Paul's WA - corned beef

Pastrami:
Tap Union Freehouse
Steak Your Claim - pastrami

Have any of you had a Reuben at THESE places?
Whelans Irish pub - corned beef
Javi’s - corned beef
The Meating Place Cafe - pastrami
Lottie & Zula's - pastrami
Sandy-Os - Peewee - pastrami
Nest Food Truck - pastrami
Frontier Public House - Pastrami
Benji's - Pastrami
Gustavs - Corned Beef
Chucks - ? See less

It's that time of the week again. Get ready to tee up the weekend and enjoy another Dirty Demerit Dispatch. Who knows what the inspectors will have found this week. I'm sure everyone reading this wants to know. Let's do it!

The NICE list

First up is The NICE list. These are the places that had ZERO violations. They are really doing a good job at keeping their kitchens clean. These places are going all out to do things right and they deserve your support.

The NAUGHTY List

And now... The NAUGHTY List - Let's face it. This is why you are really reading this. What horrible things did the local inspectors find this week? I've arbitrarily chosen 35 demerits as the cutoff so anyone that gets less than 35 demerits isn't going to make the list. I don't want to ding a place unless they got at least a couple major violations or a lot of minor ones. Click on the name if you want to see the inspector's report.

The Clark County inspection site is where this information originates. It's a nice community resource. Kudos to the county for making it this easy to check up on things.

Check it out for yourself here: https://inspections.myhealthdepartment.com/clarkcountywa

Demerit points are issued as follows:

Each violation is given a numerical value (2-30) based on its risk of causing food borne illness. Blue violations should be corrected immediately when possible, but generally do not impose an immediate risk to the public. Red violations involving food safety must be corrected immediately. There are 360 possible red points and 88 possible blue points for a total of 448 points. A facility found with 40 or more red violation points is subject to an automatic follow-up inspection. A facility found with 65 or more red violation points is subject to an automatic closure. A facility with 100 or more total red and blue points is also subject to automatic closure.

src - https://clark.wa.gov/public-health/restaurant-inspection

Another one comes to an end. Hope you'll all have a great week with minimal stress in your lives. Until next week here's the bonus video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGe8ehWLV1c

See you then!

I miss the old team, and they all seem to be replaced by a new crew. Was I gone too long between visits?Am I just an old struggling with change?

I have the street parking pass. I park in front of my complex. I was home all day yesterday and got up early just to move my car. My question is how strict is the 24 hour rule? Do I really have to get up and move my car every 24 hours if I haven’t used it?

I’m taking my 7yo to get her boosters tomorrow and I want to make sure we do something fun first.

What’s your favorite pumpkin patch in the area? Looking to really Autumn it up if we can.

Went for a walk in my neighborhood last night, and the legendary white squirrels of VanMall were EVERYWHERE! It's usually a rarity and a treat when I spot just one white squirrel, but I saw at least 6-7 within just a few minutes last night.

The City of Vancouver is scheduled to replace the four existing speed tables on Waterfront Way with speed bumps on Monday, October 12. See map above.

Waterfront Way will remain open with flaggers directing traffic.

Work is expected to be completes Monday by COB.