Top Stories: Little Pig Pig, Proposed arts center, The Sedgwick says goodbye
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Here are some of the top stories on columbian.com this week.
1. Lil Pig Lil Pig opening in Vancouver's Uptown Village to feature smoked pork and chicken
Move over, 3 Howls. Now there's something meatier.
Lil Pig Lil Pig will be the next establishment to open in the historic 1905 Beauregard house in Uptown Village. Brandon and Marci Rush's new restaurant, slated to open in mid-May, will replace 3 Howls Remedy House, which closed in November. The eatery will focus on smoked, slow-roasted and rotisserie pork and chicken.
* Restaurant moves into former 3 Howls location
2. More than a 'wish or a dream': Proposed arts center in east Vancouver moves forward with renderings
Vancouver is inching closer to a world-class arts center.
The nonprofit Friends of Center for the Arts (formerly Southwest Washington Center for the Arts) just released architectural renderings of the proposed Center for the Arts at Columbia Palisades in east Vancouver. The nonprofit has tapped ZGF Architects - the firm behind the award-winning redesign of Portland International Airport - to design the center. The approximately 100,000-square-foot building, clad in glass and steel, will sit just north of state Highway 14 on 192nd Avenue, about 12 miles east of Vancouver City Hall. Groundbreaking could commence as soon as 2027, said Lisa Bergeson, the nonprofit's new chief development officer.
* Project leader says with a plan, budget and site, construction could begin in 2027
3.The Sedgwick says goodbye; Downtown Vancouver restaurant set to close Friday after five years
The Sedgwick will close its doors Friday after nearly five years of serving dishes "inspired by Chef Tim McCusker's childhood, travels and life experiences," according to the restaurant's website.
The decision to close was precipitated by a number of factors, co-owner Melissa McCusker said, each of them challenging on their own but insurmountable when taken together. The last year and a half has been really tough for restaurants, Melissa McCusker said, and the Main Street Promise project has put a huge dent in customer traffic at many downtown Vancouver establishments.
* Rising rents, high food coast and downtown road construct played a role in decision to close
4. Health insurance quagmire: Clark County residents face difficult choices after Regence splits with Legacy Health
Julia Paddison's 6-year old daughter, Charlotte, has struggled since she was diagnosed with Char syndrome, an extremely rare genetic condition that affects the development of the face, heart and limbs.
Since she was 2 years old, Charlotte's family has spent an unimaginable amount of time, money and energy into finding a team of medical professionals that could best support her daughter.
They ultimately found it at Legacy Health. Now the Lake Shore family has no choice but to start looking for other options. Regence health insurance cut Legacy Health providers from its network after the two organizations failed to reach an agreement on a new contract on April 1.
* Regence health insurance Legacy Health are back in negotiations after the two organizations failed to reach an agreement on reimbursement rates
5. Renaissance Pointe officially opens after yearlong restoration
Renaissance Pointe, a small park with big views of the Columbia River, has officially opened to the public after a yearlong restoration effort in honor of Clark County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jeremy Brown, who was killed in the line of duty in 2021.
The pocket park along Vancouver's Renaissance Trail features a fresh gravel path that winds around a selection of native plantings and four benches facing the river. The park offers an ideal place to rest for a moment before heading farther east on an interior sidewalk that connects to the waterfront trail a little more than a mile away, or to make a U-turn to walk back toward downtown Vancouver.
* Pocket park along Columbia River dedicated to late Clark County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jeremy Brown
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