The Cascade Locks City Council has decided to put a Prepared Food and Non-alcoholic Beverage Tax on the November ballot. If passed by voters, the 5% tax would be levied on food and beverages sold for immediate consumption, like scooped frozen desserts. 

HOOD RIVER — In the Columbia River Gorge, beer flows as mightily as the waters that carve it. Craft breweries define a thriving tourist economy built on leisure, recreation and community, with nearby beer havens Portland, Seattle and Bend keeping the hops growing and the alcohol pouring. You might think the industry is thriving, even expanding, as brewmasters continue to innovate with flavor and fun.

STEVENSON — Skamania County Chamber of Commerce’s Skamania Sip and Stroll is back on Saturday, May 10 from noon to 5 p.m. in downtown Stevenson.

THE DALLES — Coffee can mean many different things.