Happy Thursday, Vancouver!

Who else is enjoying the extra hour of daylight we’ve been getting? It’s making us feel a little bit like this:

We’ve got updates for this weekend: a Salmon Creek construction update, and free car washes (just sliiiiightly North of Vancouver) for the next ten days. Woo hoo!

Anyways, here's what to expect in today's edition of The PNW Report (Vancouver):

📰 Local News
☁️ Weather
🎉 Events & Things To Do
🤔 Lateral Thinking Puzzle

Let’s get started!

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LOCAL NEWS

🚘 Free Car Washes? Don’t Mind If We Do
If your car is currently rocking the classic Pacific Northwest combo of rain spots, pollen, and mysterious grime… good news. Wash Kings NW is celebrating its brand-new Ridgefield location with 10 days of totally free car washes starting March 12…no membership, no catch, just roll in and rinse off the road life. We know it’s a tad bit outside of Vancouver, but it’s a wheeeeeely good deal (can’t beat free!)

🚧 Heads Up, Salmon Creek: NE 50th Avenue Closing for 3 Months
Drivers in Salmon Creek should prepare for some detours as NE 50th Avenue shuts down for roughly three months for construction work. The closure will likely test everyone’s favorite local pastime…finding the “secret back way” around traffic. Plan ahead, add a few extra minutes to your commute, and maybe take this as a sign to finally learn the side streets? Waze is your BFF.

WEATHER [3/13 - 3/15]

Rainy days always pour some sense into our lives!

Friday, 3/13: 52/40 🌧️ Rain
Saturday, 3/14: 53/39 ☁️ Partly Cloudy
Sunday, 3/15: 53/44 🌧️ PM Showers

EVENTS AND THINGS TO DO [3/13 - 3/15]

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? You’re in the right place! 🎉

Stay tuned for Monday morning’s newsletter, where we’ll give the lowdown on all the cool upcoming weekday events for next week!

FRIDAY, MARCH 13th

📚 Recipes & Cookbook Swap @ Kindred Vancouver | All Day
Got a cookbook that’s been on the back burner? Or a family recipe that deserves its thyme to shine? Bring your handwritten recipe cards and cookbooks to this community Recipe & Cookbook Swap and trade your kitchen classics for some fresh culinary inspiration. Come take a whisk, why don’t you?!

🤝 Project Huddle @ Dandelion Teahouse | 5:30PM (FREE)
Got a yarn project that’s been hanging by a thread? Bring it to Project Huddle at Dandelion Teahouse, where knitters and crocheters gather the second Friday of each month to stitch, sip tea, and finally make a dent in the ever-growing yarn stash.

☕ Death Cafe @ Art at the Cave | 7PM (FREE)
Let’s talk about the one thing nobody escapes (and no, it’s not taxes). The Death Café invites you to sip, snack, and speak freely at this event led by a certified end-of-life doula. Bring your questions, fears, and existential hot takes for a conversation that’s surprisingly full of life.

🎭 Mary Poppins @ Fort Vancouver High School | 7PM ($17 - $19)
The world’s most famous nanny is flying into Vancouver, and she’s brought more than just a spoonful of sugar. In fact, this performance is…practically perfect!

SATURDAY, MARCH 14th

🛒 Vancouver Farmers Market @ Esther Short Park | 10AM - 2PM (FREE)
Your weekly reminder that vegetables can be aesthetic and bread is always the answer. Stock up, stroll around, and try not to spend all your money on honey and hot sauce. But, if you do, at least you’re spending local?!

🌳 Nature Day @ Columbia Springs | 10AM - 1PM (FREE)
Get ready to branch out at Nature Days: a free, in-town exploration of the wild world right in your own backyard! March’s theme is Deciduous Tree Communities, so come dig into how humans and plants have been teaming up since forever.

🌱 End-of-Winter Plant Sale @ Clark College Native Plant Center | 10AM (FREE)
Ready to branch out this spring? Swing by the plant sale outside the Native Plant Center Greenhouse at Clark College (Orange Lot 2) and stock up on Pacific Northwest native plants that your yard (and the local ecosystem) will love. Every plant you take home helps grow something bigger: the sale supports student hands-on learning and the restoration projects happening through the program.

🐕 K-9 Veterans Day @ Fort Vancouver | 11AM (FREE)
It’s time to honor the ulti-mutt heroes! Join the celebration at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site for K-9 Veterans Day, a tail-wagging tribute to military working dogs and their paws-itively heroic service. There will be demos, and you will be able to learn how your own pup can earn the title of Fort Vancouver BARK Ranger. Dog trainer and author Sassafras Patterdale will also share leash skills so good your dog might finally stop pretending they don’t hear you. It’s free, family-friendly, and guaranteed to be paws-itively fetching.

🖖 Star Trek Happy Hour @ Breakside Brewery | 2PM (FREE)
To boldly sip where no one has sipped before. If you got that, you really should consider coming to this Star Trek Happy Hour to meet up with your fellow Trekkies. After all, who else will indulge your theory that the Borg Queen is a prisoner?!

💃 Yeats Academy Irish Dancers @ Cascade Park Library | 2PM (FREE)
Get ready to kick up your heels as the Yeats Academy of Irish Dance brings a bit of the Emerald Isle to the Cascade Park Library. It’s the perfect way to get into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit a little early and marvel at the skill of these local performers!

🎶 Clark College Winter Concert @ First United Methodist | 7:30PM (FREE)
Looking for some Saturday night treble?! Well, you found it! The Clark College choirs are warming up winter with a night of soaring harmonies. Admission is free, with donations to the Clark College Choral Fund welcomed at the door.