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Keller Fountain repair event to boost Keller Auditorium renovation
Supporters of renovating the seismically threated downtown Keller Auditorium are using repairs to the iconic Keller Fountain across the street to support their proposal. Water to the fountain has been restored after the pump system was recently repaired. It failed in May 2023, requiring Portland Parks & Recreation to search for rare parts to fix it. Groups supporting the renovation project are hosting a free “Big Splash” community celebration at...
Indie music fest PICKATHON announces craft beer and artisan beverage lineup
The annual Happy Valley, Oregon indie music festival Pickathon is practically a right of passage for Portlanders, or anyone interested in enjoying up and coming bands in a visually transportative and rustic outdoor setting. The festival has long stocked craft beer, but the 2024 program taking place August 1-4th will take the beer, and artisan beverage selection to a new level with the addition of beer consultant and occasional New School Beer contributor Nicole Kasten to the management team.
Ken’s Artisan Pizza is expanding to Bend. Here’s why
Last year, Vince Krone explained the math behind a night of service at Ken’s Artisan Pizza. After a series of major accolades, the Southeast Portland pizzeria, which had just been ranked among the world’s best, had gone from baking 150 pizza to 300, practically overnight. “300 pizzas over...
St. Helens Safeway included on list of stores to be sold, Clatskanie Safeway not included
St. Helens’ Safeway location was included on a list of 579 stores across the nation and 62 across Oregon proposed for sale as part of a planned merger between parent company Albertsons Company and Kroger. Stores would be sold to C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC, a New Hampshire-based company that operates an extensive grocery supply operation, as well as grocery stores in the Midwest, South, and Northeast. For the time being, Clatskanie's Safeway does not appear to be involved in any of the transactions. ...
Things To Do This Weekend in Philomath: July 19-21, 2024
Hundreds of people will be walking around with wine glasses and tumblers Saturday for the Philomath Area Chamber of Commerce’s Sip and Stroll, an opportunity to do some weekend day drinking with wine, spirits, beer and cider all on the menu. As organizers wanted to point out, the event...
Summer heat rebounds Thursday in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Summer heat is on the rise again around the Portland, Vancouver metro area. Temperatures will return to the upper 80s to low 90s for some along the Willamette Valley Thursday afternoon. This comes as the wildfire threat continues to sit high and the number of rain-free days does the same.
Oregon Gov. Kotek suggests $515 million budget increase for K-12 schools
The governor explained the increase would go into effect for the 2025-2027 biennium and support the current service level — which determines how much money the state needs to maintain its authorized education programs.
This Nonprofit Gives Free Laptops To K-12 Kids In ID, UT, OR, & WA…No Strings Attached
CFK: bridging the digital gap for kids in ID, UT, WA & OR. Wouldn't it be amazing if every kid had the laptop they needed for school regardless of their family's income? Computers for Kids sure thinks so! Computers for Kids, Inc. (CFK) is a Pacific Northwest nonprofit based in Boise bridging the digital gap for kids in Idaho, Utah Washington, and Oregon.
The results are in: Survey-takers support increased access to Tualatin River in King City
The majority of survey-takers who access the Tualatin River at King City Community Park said they support improving river access through the installation of a kayak launch with gangway in order to launch their kayak, canoe or paddleboard. In a recent survey of a little more than 150 respondents, about 92% said they favored the city’s plans to improve river access. Of those, 61% said the kayak launch was the...
Oregon prosecutors won’t charge state Democratic Party leaders, convicted crypto exec with breaking campaign finance law
Oregon Department of Justice officials announced Wednesday that they closed their investigation into a former cryptocurrency executive’s $500,000 political donation to the state Democratic Party in 2022 without finding enough evidence to prove the misreported contribution criminally violated state campaign finance laws. Nishad Singh, who in 2022 was an...
Wilsonville's 10 most expensive homes sold, July 1-14
A house that sold for $788,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Wilsonville between July 1 and July 14. In total, 15 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past two weeks, with an average price of $570,729, or $304 per square foot.
Some TriMet systems temporarily impacted by global tech outage, now back to normal.
TriMet says all their systems are operational after experiencing minor impacts of the global tech outage. Transit service was never impacted thanks to a backup plan they had in place, the agency said in a statement:. "TriMet was affected by the global technology outage, but those impacts could be considered...
Portland Pride Festival ramps up security as thousands expected this weekend
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Portland Pride Festival at the waterfront is just around the corner. Tens of thousands of people from all over Oregon are expected to attend the festival this weekend. Planning is year-round. “Between law enforcement, private security [and] other measures that we have in place,...
Commissioner Gonzalez gets 24-hour security from Portland after he says he was threatened
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The City of Portland is providing extra security for Commissioner Rene Gonzalez after he said he was threatened online. The post - initially shared on Instagram - shows the commissioner in the crosshairs of a gun and is captioned: “You can always clean up Portland by getting rid of Rene.”
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