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This Telephone Pole Is Ready for Its Close-Up
Telephone poles deal with a lot: dog pee, staple guns and remnants of long-past concert posters. But the humble telephone pole is now also the subject of a photography exhibit by Portland artist Heléna Dupre Thompson. Bridge City Diary is on view in the storefront windows of 811 SE Stark St. through Dec. 16.
Street of Dreams pivots to showcase a variety of builders across multiple communities
Although initially tabbed for the Forest Highlands neighborhood in Lake Oswego, the 2024 Street of Dreams this August will instead take place across multiple communities and feature a more varied selection of homes to peruse. Rachel Trice, the chief membership and marketing manager for the event organizer — the Home Building Association of Greater Portland — said that the originally planned development, Oswego Reserve, couldn’t be completed in time and so the HBA will host the Street of Dreams at that site in 2025. The...
Ore. dad pleads guilty to leaving newborn daughter in recycling bin after she died
PORTLAND, Ore. (TCN) -- A 53-year-old man entered a plea deal with prosecutors this week for leaving his newborn child's body in a commercial recycling bin after she died. Multnomah County court records show Alnath Oliver pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide on Friday, July 19. Prosecutors dropped charges of second-degree manslaughter, criminal mistreatment, and rape. The Oregonian/Oregon Live reports a judge sentenced Oliver to four years in prison.
Fresh Listen: Portland’s CHR Battle
How hot was it in Portland this Tuesday? “The Pacific Northwest is melting!” declared PD/PMD Dylan Salisbury on KBFF (Live 95.5). One of Live’s sweepers announced that they were “currently taking reservations for friends with a boat and central air-conditioning.” Another said, “This is the heat they had Stanley and Zero diggin’ them holes in.” On KKRZ (Z100), PD/PMD Rayne played up the air-conditioned part of a museum-ticket giveaway.
DesiPDX Will Open in the Upright Beer Station Pod
Many of us have been wondering what has been going on with the Chaat Wallah cart at the Upright Beer Station in Cully/Roseway. Well, wonder no more—turns out Chaat Wallah is retiring, and an outpost of DesiPDX is opening in the same cart. Back in early July, I asked...
Electric offensive showing lifts Thorns past Tijuana in dominant Summer Cup debut
As clouds from earlier thunderstorms parted and the sun shone down on Providence Park, the Portland Thorns rolled against Club Tijuana in an electric Summer Cup debut on Sunday afternoon. Despite several players out due to either injuries or international duties, the Thorns unleashed an offensive onslaught against Tijuana’s defense,...
Portland's data to determine stormwater bills may be incomplete, county assessor says
PORTLAND, Ore. — The source of the data the city of Portland used to raise stormwater charges on people's water and sewer bills said the city is using the data outside of its intended purpose, a KATU investigation found. The city uses county tax assessor data to determine stormwater...
Portland hurtles toward new era for drug possession cases: What you need to know
Multnomah County has six weeks to launch an ambitious approach to minor drug possession cases -- a high-stakes policy intended to quell public alarm over open drug use and escalating overdose deaths. The county’s policymaking has so far been overshadowed by politics and mired in public debates over requirements even...
'The scariest thing': Parents demand action after 80+ rounds fired next to preschool
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A group of parents are horrified and asking for change after someone fired more than 80 rounds in the park next to their toddlers' preschool during pickup time on Friday. These parents are now demanding action by city leaders, in fear that their school won't...
Smoky conditions come into Treasure Valley, impacting air quality
BOISE, Idaho — With two large fires burning in eastern Oregon, the impacts are being felt heavily in the Treasure Valley. Between the Cow Valley Fire and the Durkee Fire, more than 200,000 acres have been burned in the Malheur Reservoir area in Oregon. For some in Idaho, they...
Keep Oregon Moving: Interstate Bridge Replacement program will build a stronger workforce
The Oregon and Washington Departments of Transportation are building a new crossing over the Columbia River to replace the aging Interstate Bridge. With more than $2.1 billion in federal grants awarded to the project already, and more potentially on the way, this project will bring a powerful economic jolt to both sides of the river with thousands of good new jobs across a range of industries. Earlier this month, the...
2024 Season of Sharing campaign is now taking applications from Oregon, SW Washington nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations that provide social and human services in Oregon and southwest Washington can now apply for The Oregonian/OregonLive’s 2024 Season of Sharing campaign. The Season of Sharing fundraising campaign is overseen each year by Oregonian Publishing Co. Public Benefits, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, which distributes the money collected and...
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