The historic downtown The Dalles is celebrating the season of love with a decadent chocolate crawl tonight, Friday, Feb. 11, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. During this event, you can visit more than twenty businesses that will be offering chocolate-themed specials.

Google announced today, Feb. 8, a $50,000 grant to The Dalles Main Street to support the upcoming 2022 Northwest MuralFest during which artists from around the country will create more than a dozen new murals in The Dalles downtown district.

Joli Kirk and Kerry Hyde are picking up the pieces after an alleged arson fire destroyed Aubrey Stacy’s antique business and left all three of them houseless. A sale of the salvaged antiques is occurring at the parking lot on Sixth Street in The Dalles through Sunday. David John Daniels, 66, has been indicted on first-degree arson.

Locals want to see an upgraded high school in The Dalles and at the same time want to see more affordable housing, according to a City of The Dalles local survey recently completed for the 2040 visioning process. Find out what else people thought here.

Framers with RBR Construction were working on mixed-use buildings this morning, Jan. 27, that will provide commercial space on the first floor and residential living on the second floor in the Port of The Dalles. The construction has been underway since summer and crews are moving fast to bring the project to fruition.

Council approves a $1-million deal to improve West Sixth Street, talks about hiring a new city manager, annexes property for new houses, gets clean audit and rejects bids for Trevitt Street utility replacement.

The Dalles Planning Commission approved a conditional permit to Tony Cheng to operate a marijuana farm at the former Red’s Trading Post building, 2610 W. Second Street.

The decision came at the Commission’s regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Jan. 20.

The permit was given on multiple conditions:

Fox joined Insitu in 2022 and is also serving as Boeing’s vice president of Missions and Payloads. Previously, Lynn was senior director of Boeing’s Electronic Sensor and Intelligence Solutions division while also serving as CEO of Argon ST of Fairfax, Va.

TD Urban Renewal Agency Board is moving forwards with plans to demolish the Tony’s Town and Country building, and the Recreation building will get another year to finish construction. The board also discussed financial incentive programs, affordable housing, and elected new officers.

Sean Hardwick recently took on the duties ofis Director of Environmental Services for Columbia Basin Care. “I’ve literally taught myself how to work on anything,” says Sean

Columbia Gorge Ent LLC is asking for a conditional use permit to operate an indoor marijuana farm at the former Red’s Trading Post building at 2610 W. Second Street.

A native of Sherman County, Cassie graduated from Columbia Gorge Community College in The Dalles, where she earned her Registered Nurse degree in their nursing program. She continues to be involved at CGCC, teaching future C.N.A.s as Director of the NA1 program. Cassie still lives in Sherman County.

Not since the movie Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo has there been so much electricity about dancing. This is like 1984’s Footloose chaos. Think playing chicken with tractors. This Week in our Very Own House of The Dalles, Dancing with the Gorge Stars will be busting out at The Dalles High School Auditorium on Friday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m.

Did you know the City of The Dalles owns the State Building at 700 Union Street. And is it for sale? Also, TD City Council makes decision on garbage rates.

It starts with crusty homemade sourdough bread and then it is topped with a healthy spread of cream cheese, smoked trout, salty capers, sprigs of fresh dill, with a side of arugula and a lemon wedge. It ends with OMG!

U.S. Senators Wyden and Merkley brought home $5.2 Million in grants for major upgrades in Biggs Junction and Dufur.

The Stevenson Downtown Association announced the plans to absorb the Stevenson Farmers Market beginning in 2022. Each organization’s volunteer Board of Directors voted unanimously in favor of the move.

Sarah Cook is melding her career of advocacy and her expertise in literature and writing to offer locals a chance to refine their writing - any writing. All people have an ignition switch - a voice inside that is fascinating and interesting. Why not share it? Sarah aims to put a flame to that pilot light to get your prose burning a hot blue flame. And it doesn’t have to hurt.

I’m writing this as 2021 is coming to a close, to announce that Gorge Community Music will be closing Jan. 25 - Caleb Prescott

MCMC and OHSU formally ended several aspects of their collaborative agreement that will affect primary care, general surgery, orthopedics, endocrinology in weeks and months to come. It is the latest news about the local hospital that cut ties with OHSU Cardiology in August and has seen 14 clinicians leave the Medical Center in the past year.