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September 25, 2025

Camas Plein Air event returns to downtown Camas Saturday

People can watch artists paint outdoors at various points along Northeast Fourth Avenue and other main downtown Camas streets from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., then attend an artist reception at RedDoor Gallery, 411 N.E. Dallas Street, from 4 to 6 p.m. to see the finished art, meet the artists and view an awards ceremony.

September 18, 2025
Diners eat at a parklet at Mesa in downtown Camas in 2020. (Kelly Moyer/The Columbian files)

Camas eyes bringing back popular parklets

The city of Camas is exploring the possibility of bringing back parklets, three years after rescinding the operating permits for the open-air eating spaces introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 18, 2025
The West Columbia Gorge Humane Society commissioned Washougal artist Travis London to paint a mural depicting pets of the organization’s supporters on one of its Conex buildings. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/The Columbian)

Furry friends fuel facelift at Washougal animal shelter

For several years, West Columbia Gorge Humane Society Executive Director Micki Simeone longed to do something to spruce up the two shipping-container storage buildings on the east side of the Washougal animal shelter.