Nov 21

Nov 21 Breaking Baazaro: Your Roundup of all things St. Nick & Nack Gorgewide

Art, Business, Entertainment, Positive News, Home Page

The Holiday Bazaar Roundup is your source for the latest information on The Gorge’s schedule for Holiday Bazaars and other Holiday Activities such as food drives, parades and making decorations.

Nov 20

Nov 20 College gives insight on how recently approved bond money will be used

Tom Peterson

Business, Education, Home Page, Hood River County, Wasco County, The Dalles

With the bond measure approved by voters, CGCC is making plans to move forward with the projects approved in the college’s Facilities Master Plan. These investments provide needed safety, seismic, and technology infrastructure upgrades at The Dalles and Hood River campuses

Nov 19

Nov 19 City approves 14 more homes for East TD; Ritchie Wallace's 4W Properties to build

Tom Peterson

Business, Home Page, The Dalles

Subdivision overlooking The Dalles Dam and just below the Oregon Veteran’s Home on Columbia View Drive will be constructed in two phases and will add 14 new homes to The Dalles housing stock. Approvals for site and development came from the City of The Dalles today, Nov. 19.

Nov 7

Nov 7 What's Up The Dalles With Cynthia Kortge and Hannah Mapes, Nov. 7, 2024

Tom Peterson

Business, Home Page

Join The Dalles Main Street’s Cynthia Kortge and Hannah Mapes as they discuss the upcoming holiday season, new businesses downtown The Dalles and all the latest news.

Oct 25

Oct 25 What's Up The Dalles? Find out in this brand new local podcast

Columbia Community Connection

Business, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County

The program features all the latest scuttlebutt in Downtown TD with The Dalles Main Street’s Cynthia Kortge and CCCNews’ Josh Albert and Tom Peterson.

Oct 23

Oct 23 Shari’s out. Denny’s still Strong in The Dalles

Tom Peterson

Business, Home Page, The Dalles

Recent state and national reports have not been good for some major restaurant operators as news that the iconic Shari’s Cafe & Pies goes out of business and Denny’s announces the closure of 150 locations.

Oct 14

Oct 14 From $5K to 5.5 Million Views: How CCCNews Revolutionized Journalism in the Gorge

Tom Peterson

Business, Home Page, The Dalles, Wasco County, Skamania County, Klickitat County, Hood River County

As CCCNews approaches its five-year anniversary, we have hit 5.5 million views. That's good news for us as we deliver local, honest stories for our communities and even better news for advertisers looking to grab some eyes in the gorge. To celebrate, we offer a $300 discount for businesses wanting to push sales and increase name recognition.

Oct 3

Oct 3 Smart Pigging calls for some flare near Water's Edge

Tom Peterson

Business, Home Page

A crew with Williams Northwest Pipeline works on dismantling a concealed flare this morning, Oct. 3, near The Dalles Bridge. Concealed flare ushers smart pig through its inline pipe inspection. Who knew?

Aug 23

Aug 23 Urban Renewal looks to finish with additional $6.1 Million in spending

Tom Peterson

Business, Home Page, The Dalles

As the Urban Renewal is eyeing its termination in 2029, board members are floating ideas to increase its spending limits by $6.1 million to complete projects in the downtown core.

Aug 22

Aug 22 Pioneer Paint: Monochrome comes with 3-man crew

Tom Peterson

Home Page, Business, The Dalles

Noel Betanzos Cruz, Antonio Betanzos Cruz, and Jesus Ayala paint the Pioneer Building at 301 E. Second Street this morning, Aug. 22. The building was purchased in September 2022 for $750,000 and the owners Brandon Rush and Anthony McNamara of Vancouver, Wash., applied for and received approval from the city to convert the second-floor office space into “residential apartment units of varying size” in Jan. 2023.

Aug 20
Aug 20 Farquharson Selected for U.S. Chamber Business training

Columbia Community Connection

The Dalles, Wasco County, Business, Home Page

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today announced that Lisa Farquharson, CEO of The Dalles Area Chamber of Commerce, has been selected to participate in the tenth cohort of its premiere business leadership program.

Aug 6

Aug 6 Go Go Google Dollars: Leaders grappling with Future $77 million in payments

Tom Peterson

Business, Home Page, The Dalles

A community survey asking for ideas on how to use the money received 345 responses and they generally fell into seven categories - schools, tax relief, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, housing, and homelessness.

Aug 2

Aug 2 Shannon's Trivia: We're going down down downtown

Tom Peterson

Business, History, Home Page

So tell us what business is now operating in the former location of the Economy Grocery? Send your answers to tom@cccnews.com by Sunday, Aug. 4 at 4:23 p.m. Those sending correct answers will be entered into a raffle for a $25 gift certificate to Shannon’s Ice Cream. If you answer in the chat, you will be notorious and regarded as folk hero, a titan known for stealing fire from the gods.

Jul 29

Jul 29 Feds approve Rivermark-Advantis merger; Credit union to expand to 19 branches

Tom Peterson

Business, The Dalles

Rivermark and Advantis credit unions have been cleared for a merger expected in late 2024 or early 2025. The combined organization will have nearly 180,000 members and manage $3.3 billion in assets, making it the third-largest credit union in Oregon with 19 branches, mostly in the Portland metro area.

Jul 29

Jul 29 Pho-nominal: Serrato swingin' for Pho Sai Gon

Tom Peterson

Business, Positive News

Serrato of Serrato Construction said he was taking care of the cleanup as much of the old restaurant was dismantled and placed in the east parking lot during the recent remodel. Pho Sai Gon, a Vietnamese restaurant is set to open at the location shortly.

Jul 25

Jul 25 PUD, Q-Life team up to deliver high-speed fiber optic internet to all in Wasco County

Tom Peterson

Business, Home Page, Wasco County

The vision of Q-Life is for every address in Wasco County to enjoy a higher quality of life and participate in education, healthcare, and the economy through a high-speed internet connection at a price point that they can afford.

Jul 19

Jul 19 River Rockin' at Bargeway tonight, July 19: Gorge Entertainment Guide

Tom Peterson

Art, Business, Columns, Entertainment

From the foothills of California’s Central Valley, The Josh Day Band combines modern country with timeless classic rock for an entertainment experience at The Bargeway Pub in The Dalles on Friday, July 19 at 7 p.m. Find all things entertaining in our gorge guide here.

Jul 15

Jul 15 Kelly Ave Kids get 20 percent of Tastyville on July 17

The Next Door

Business, Home Page

The Next Door Inc. (TNDI) and Burgerville in The Dalles are teaming up for a community fundraiser in July! From 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 17th. Twenty percent of proceeds will go toward schools tailor-made for local kids.

Jul 12

Jul 12 WaFd bank construction in TD looks to be moving forward

Tom Peterson

Business, Positive News

Movement is afoot on the construction of a new Washington Federal Bank on West Sixth Street as the contractor has moved in and fenced the property before demolition.

Jul 11

Jul 11 Queen Audriyona honored to represent Wasco County; Fair tickets on sale

Tom Peterson

Business, Home Page, Positive News

Meet Wasco County Queen Audriyona and learn what is happening at the Wasco County Fair this year. Tickets are on sale now at a discount. Events kick off with Family Day on Aug. 15 and run through the 18th at the fairgrounds in Tygh Valley.

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