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Video Horizon in Astoria looms long and large
Neal Cummings has owned and run Video Horizons in Astoria for the last 40 years. It’s now the city’s only video rental store, and one of only a handful of businesses in Oregon where you can rent or buy movies on VHS or DVD. We talk with Cummings about how he got into this business, what keeps him going and why he thinks people still want an alternative to streaming movies in the digital age.
Portland pays Water Bureau director $141,000 to resign
The head of Portland’s Water Bureau has accepted a six-figure severance to depart the agency nearly a month after she was forced to go on leave with no public explanation. Gabriel Solmer, who led the bureau since 2020, will receive $141,000 — or half her annual salary — and six months of health insurance in exchange for stepping down from the post, records obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive through a public records request show.
Grain Terminal Where Tire Pile Caught Fire Goes on the Market for $6.5 Million
Beau Blixseth, son of Oregon’s most renowned timber baron, is trying to sell his grain elevator on the Willamette River next to Moda Center for $6.5 million, according to a listing, opening a new chapter for one of Portland’s iconic structures. Castle Arden 1 LLC, a limited liability...
Women's sports bars are on a winning streak and 'slaying the trolls'
The place was empty except for Jenny Nguyen and the cable guy, who had just finished hooking up the two TVs. Soon, this small room in Portland, Oregon, would be the nation’s first women’s sports bar. It would rarely know quiet like this again. Nguyen flicked through the...
Hot Hops stay that way with 13-4 win over Canadians
Keep ‘em comin’. The Hops’ hot streak continued with a 13-4 win over Vancouver on Thursday night, July 25, at Hillsboro Ballpark. The win was the fourth straight for Hillsboro (11-16) and sixth in seven games, and in light of two straight Spokane losses, pulled the fifth place Hops within eight games of the first place Indians in the NWL second half standings. ...
At 610 Sherman St., a new chapter begins
Four years after the City of Albany condemned a house at 610 Sherman St. and then had it demolished, the still vacant lot has new owners and is being prepared for construction. The lot is across Sherman Street from Hackleman Park. A bike ride took me past the address Saturday....
Canby Fire tabs new chief as Davis prepares to retire
The Canby Fire Board recently appointed Deputy Chief Matt Dale as the next fire chief at Canby Fire District #62. Dale will step in for Chief Jim Davis, who is retiring on Dec. 16 after 51 years of professional service. “It is an honor to be hired as the fire chief for our community and I am excited to continue my career with all the members of the Canby Fire...
Cascade Locks prepares as Whisky Creek Fire burns
CASCADE LOCKS, Oregon. - The Whisky Creek Fire is now on its fifth day, burning in the Mark O. Hatfield wilderness just outside the town of Cascade Locks. “It was a little crazy the first day it happened, we had 100 people for a wedding and I called the bride and was like just so you know there could be a fire moving closer to town,” Praegitzer said.
USA Prime Baseball establishes Oregon affiliate in Salem
USA Prime Baseball has arrived to the state of Oregon. The national youth baseball organization, founded in 2017, has a plethora of elite national travel baseball teams that participate across multiple age levels. The organization's latest addition to the travel baseball circuit is in the capital, dubbed USA Prime Willamette Valley. Players who compete for the Salem-based team will be eligible to tryout for USA Prime's regional and national teams....
Check out the 13th annual First City Celebration in downtown Oregon City
In just five years, Oregon City will celebrate its 200th birthday — the first city in Oregon to do so. Oregon City is, in many ways, a city of firsts. Located at the end of the Oregon Trail, the city is proud of its historic significance as the first settlement in Oregon. Every summer, Oregon City hosts the First City Celebration, the largest downtown community event of the year. The...
Tigard to ban overnight camping at the library because of 'risk to children, families'
While Tigard once had one of the least restrictive ordinances of Washington County cities when it came to where homeless individuals could stay overnight, that will change on July 29. That’s when camping at the Tigard Public Library will be banned due to recent behaviors there — specifically visible drug use. Two other city properties will be effected by a new ordinance as well. “So some of those behaviors that...
Nice weekend weather in Oregon, better air quality for some
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – This will be another great weekend to enjoy the outdoors with temperatures warming into the low to mid-80s seasonal range. But first how ’bout the smoke?. The wildfire smoke that stretched across western Oregon Friday was due to a wind direction change in our...
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