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NW coastal tribes face severe climate change problems but can’t get money for help: report
Coastal tribes in the Pacific Northwest experience some of the most severe effects of climate change — from rising seas to severe heat — but face an array of bureaucratic barriers to access government funds meant to help them adapt, a report released this week found. The tribes...
Techmen no more. Benson changes mascot name to the Astros
The 2024-25 school year is one of major change for Portland’s Benson Polytechnic High School. The newly renovated school is set to be completed, moving students back from the Marshall Campus to their original location. The football team is back, with a freshman squad hitting the turf this fall as the program rebuilds. And now the school has a new nickname.
Live Nation Team Wins Approval for Music Venue
Developers working with Live Nation Entertainment to build a concert venue at the east end of the Hawthorne Bridge won approval from a city hearings officer for its plan today. Beam Development and Colas Development Group, two Portland firms, are working with Beverly Hills-based Live Nation to build the 3,500-capacity...
Home Forward and Urban League Awarded City Contract to Build Apartments at Broadway Corridor
Racial justice nonprofit Urban League and Home Forward, the city’s housing authority, won $42 million in local tax dollars to build a 14-story apartment building on the site of the old U.S. Postal Service mail-processing facility on Northwest Broadway. The 34-acre Broadway Corridor site, owned by the city, has...
Blazers Leaving ROOT Sports, Likely Moving to Over-the-Air Network and Streaming
In a brief statement, the Portland Trail Blazers announced they have parted ways with broadcast partner ROOT Sports Northwest, one year before the original end of their contract. “Trail Blazers basketball will no longer air on ROOT Sports, but we thank ROOT Sports for years of great partnership. An exciting...
Family Roots, Blues & Brews -September
The following information is shared from Main Street Union’s Facebook Event Post. Join us for an evening of music, local flavor, and community fun at the second annual Family Roots, Blues & Brews event on September 27th! Hosted by Main Street Union in partnership with the Catherine Creek Community Center, this year’s event is set to be even more spectacular than the last.
Hermiston Council OKs Zoning Change, Annexation Requests
The Hermiston City Council approved the annexation of 2.01 acres of property into the city limits Monday night that will be put on the market for development. Prior to annexing the property, the council voted to change the zoning designation of the property from Future Residential to R-2, allowing for one- and two-family dwellings on 6,500-square-foot lots.
Marion County restaurant inspections: Bag O' Crab, Daynight Donuts
ABOUT RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS This is a snapshot of the inspections conducted by the Marion County health department. Twice annually, licensed restaurants receive unannounced inspections that focus on food temperatures, food preparation practices, worker hygiene, dishwashing and sanitizing, and equipment and facility cleanliness. ...
Sherwood senior gets chance to touch the sky in 1940s biplane
While John Clouse spent 32 years in the U.S. Air Force — and once had been at the controls of an F-15 — he waited patiently on Tuesday, Aug. 13, for a chance to fly in an aircraft that would give him a new perspective on how it feels to fly. That’s because Clouse, who along with his wife, Lin, are new residents of The Springs Living at Sherwood, got a chance of a lifetime. It came in the form of flying in a circa-1942...
North Coast real estate trends
Country Media recently had the opportunity to talk with two north coast real estate brokers about current real estate trends in our area. Michael Henderson, Managing Principal Broker and owner of Duane Johnson Real Estate in Cannon Beach, and Pam Zielinski, Principal Broker for Berkshire Hathaway Home Services in Netarts, both agreed that home prices have remained relatively flat and stable since the early fall of 2022, following the rapid appreciation in prices in 2020, 2021 and the first nine months of 2022. Henderson and...
Sandy family opens Jamba Juice, Auntie Anne's
For many, no mall experience is complete without a stop at the food court for items like a soft pretzel or a smoothie. But now a new co-branded store has brought both the popular Jamba Juice and Auntie Anne’s menus to Sandy. What started out as a freshman-year business class project for Micaiah Turin, turned into an actual business venture after he brought his research to his parents, Kim and Tony Turin. ...
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