HOOD RIVER — pFriem Family Brewers, Oregon’s second-largest independent beer producer with 120 employees in the Gorge, is eyeing the development of a 5,280 square foot, purpose-built metal building on the south side of its Port of Hood River property to support packaging operations. The preliminary construction estimate is approximately $2.1 million, with potential for minor value engineering reductions.
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HOOD RIVER — Unregulated technology meets murder mystery in the Mid-Columbia Lions Follies' first full-length play, “Whodunit: powered by AI,” which premiered at Hood River Middle School on March 20 and will run for two weekends.
Central Washington-based naturalist and herpetologist Adrian Slade, who's been infatuated with snakes since early childhood, shared facts and busted myths about our deeply misunderstood neighbors at the Columbia Center for the Arts on March 18 — the sixth presentation in host and curator Sarah Fox’s Sense of Place season 16.
Max Gamboa-Sanchez with his newly acquired ride: a refurbished bike from Anson’s Bike Buddies, a Hood River nonprofit that repairs and redistributes donated bikes to Mid-Columbia children who may not otherwise have access.
HOOD RIVER —Overwatch Imaging, a developer of autonomous airborne imagery intelligence systems, is honored to announce a donation of $10,000 to strengthen STEM education in the Columbia River Gorge ecosystem.
HOOD RIVER — Sense of Place continues its 16th season on March 18, with “Rattlesnakessssss: Shedding the Myths to Meet the Snake.” The event will take place at Columbia Center for the Arts at 7:00 p.m.
PORTLAND — On March 28, from 1-3 p.m., the Minoru Yasui Legacy Project (MYLP), the Japanese American Musuem of Oregon (JAMO), and the Oregon Historical Society (OHS) invite the public to commemorate the legacy of Minoru Yasui and the 10th anniversary of Oregon’s designation in perpetuity as Minoru Yasui Day at a public program at the OHS in downtown Portland.
HOOD RIVER — The History Museum of Hood River County is proud to present “Gorge Youth Speaks,” a new youth speaker series launching this spring (March 18 and April 22 at The History Museum and May 13 at The Ruins).
HOOD RIVER — The History Museum of Hood River County opens for the season on March 7, with “The Pursuit of Happiness,” a photo exhibition by renowned Oregon photographer Peter Marbach.
HOOD RIVER — Two years ago, creatives from across the Gorge united with a shared vision: to establish an accessible third space — a watering hole for local artists to congregate, collaborate, and display their work. On Feb. 20, that vision materialized, as visitors flocked to the historic Big 7 building in downtown Hood River for the grand opening of artist cooperative and community center Industrial Street Studios (ISS).
HOOD RIVER — For generations, family farms in the Hood River Valley (HRV) have helped shape a unified sense of place, growing crops that define the region as an agricultural hub — world-renowned pears, apples, and cherries — while strengthening a tight-knit rural community.
HOOD RIVER — A maximalist assortment of art and media furnished the vibrant interior of “Black Infinity House” at Columbia Center for the Arts on Feb. 6, kicking off a month-long celebration of local Black and BIPOC artists, Black culture and Black life.
HOOD RIVER — The fifth installment of Mt. Adams Institute’s Sense of Place Season 16 will arrive at Columbia Center for the Arts on Feb. 18. Titled “Going Out on a Limb: Life on the Family Farms of Lisa Perry & Ricardo Galvez,” the evening will welcome Perry for a conversation rooted in the agricultural landscape and lived experience of a family farm in the Columbia River Gorge.
HOOD RIVER — Join the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (WAAAM) for a special presentation by author Martin Middlewood on Feb. 14 at 2 pm. Middlewood’s talk will focus on the history of Pearson Field and the early days of Pacific Northwest aviation.
Free slideshow: Hood River Polar Plunge raises more than $30,000 for local Special Olympics athletes
Free news and slideshow: he third annual Hood River Special Olympics Polar Plunge on Feb. 7 at the Hood River Waterfront, drew a crowd of brave participants and supporters to the banks of the Columbia River for the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year.
HOOD RIVER — An eruption of sound emerged from Columbia Center for the Arts on Jan. 29, as a quintet of award-winning musicians, The Volcano Listening Project (VLP), strummed, fiddled and blew along to the erratic beats of sonified volcanology.
HOOD RIVER — Investigators arrested a 16-year-old Hood River resident on Jan. 28, in connection with the fatal shooting of Yahir Castillo-Alvarez two weeks pasts. A second suspect is still at large.
HOOD RIVER — Community members gathered at Riverside Community Church on Jan. 19 to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., enjoy music from gospel singer Cynta Butts, and converse about unified action.
HOOD RIVER — Columbia Center for the Arts (CCA), in partnership with Black in the Gorge (BiG), will present “Black Infinity House,” an immersive gallery exhibition featuring Black and BIPOC artists from across the Pacific Northwest.
HOOD RIVER — University of Idaho Professor of Law, natural resource rights advocate, and Cherokee Nation citizen Dylan Hedden-Nicely brought his wisdom to the Columbia Center for the Arts on Jan. 21, unraveling how the Northwest’s greatest gilled icon became sacred and ignited centuries of cultural and legal history.
HOOD RIVER — A momentous celebration took place Jan. 8 at the Hood River Valley Adult Center as Scout Troop 282 held its Eagle Court of Honor for Kelsey Jacobson, the 48th Eagle Scout from the troop and the first female Eagle Scout in the Mid-Columbia.
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