13th Annual Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival

Bravo! Vancouver.

Hot jazz, fabulous wines, fine art, and delicious cuisine…experience it all at the 13th Annual Vancouver Wine and Jazz Festival taking place in the heart of Vancouver, USA, Esther Short Park, on August 27,28, and 29, 2010.

This year’s Festival features a diverse lineup of American “jazz legends”—including blues, fusion, Cajun, straight ahead and contemporary bands. Local and regional jazz bands will also be performing, and the Festival’s Jazz Education Stage will also provide an opportunity for middle school and high school musicians to perform on the same … [Continue reading...]

Food and Dining


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Wild Times in Hazel Dell

Buffalo Wild Wings Now Open!

Summer is a favorite time of year to go camping; and, living in the Pacific Northwest, we usually don’t have to travel too far to find a great place to camp. For some, the camping started Sunday night, with campers eagerly awaiting the grand opening of the new Buffalo Wild Wings in Hazel Dell. Why? Because it was a nice night? Well, maybe; but more likely was the fact that the first 100 people through the door when they opened received free wings for a … [Continue reading...]

Green Eggs and Ham

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First Graders Get Green Eggs and Ham for Breakfast.

Beaches Restaurant will be cooking up a Green Eggs and Ham breakfast for first graders (and up to two adult family members) at Chinook Elementary on Feb. 23, and Salmon Creek Elementary on Feb. 24. green-eggs2In fact, Beaches Restaurant and owner Mark Mathias sponsors and funds this event for the entire Vancouver School District! Thanks, Mark and Beaches!… [Continue reading...]

Applebee’s Salmon Creek Opening

Canton, Party of 5.

 Looks like the finishing touches are being done and the new Applebee’s in Salmon Creek will open Monday November 17.  Looking Good in the Salmon Creek Neighborhood.… [Continue reading...]