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June 16, 2022
The American Empress riverboat docks at Parker's Landing Marina in Washougal on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. (Doug Flanagan/Post-Record)

American Empress arrives in Camas-Washougal

“Camas, Wash.” has been emblazoned on the stern of the American Empress paddlewheeler since 2014, but 2022 was the first time the Empress, the largest riverboat west of the Mississippi River, has attached itself to the Camas-Washougal dock originally slated to be the riverboat’s home port.

June 2, 2022
A sign notes a planned business park development along Northwest Lake Road in Camas. (Contributed photo courtesy of the city of Camas)

Camas business park advances

The Camas Planning Commission has approved preliminary plans for a nearly 943,000-square-foot industrial business park along Northwest Lake Road. The proposal, which would construct two warehouse buildings and one manufacturing building at 4707 (and 4723) N.W. Lake Road, across from the WaferTech campus, will now head to the Camas City Council for final approval.

May 19, 2022
A Trails to Tables Challenge sign sits inside the Squeeze & Grind cafe in Camas in June 2021. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record files)

Camas kicks off Trails to Tables Challenge

The Camas Parks and Recreation Department and Downtown Camas Association have partnered again this year to present the annual Trails to Tables Challenge during the months of May…

April 21, 2022
Washougal resident Maurie Smith makes and sells granola without gluten, soy, nuts, refined sugar or animal products.

Washougal’s Hippie Granola Co. is branching out

Maurie Smith learned to cook and bake as a youngster, inspired by her aunts’ encouragement and cookbooks. Something “clicked” in her mind when she made granola for the first time, however, and she hasn’t stopped since.

January 27, 2022
Chuck and Janessa Stoltz stand on the back patio of their Camas business, Acorn & the Oak, on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. (Photos by Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

Upping al fresco: Lakeside Camas restaurant could take outdoor dining to new level

Chuck and Janessa Stoltz, the owners of Camas’ unique, Lacamas Lake-adjacent Acorn & the Oak restaurant, had already weathered more than their fair share of hurdles when the city’s planning manager emailed another piece of bad news earlier this month: the city could not approve the couple’s plans to build a permanent cover over their back patio.