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Red Lobster closing more restaurants. What about PNW locations?
Red Lobster restaurants in Washington, Idaho and Oregon — including one in Kennewick — have largely been spared as the bankrupt company shutters its most unprofitable locations. Red Lobster Seafood Co., based in Orlando, Fla. filed for protection from creditors in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District...
Labor takes spotlight in Kroger-Albertsons merger hearing as Fred Meyer workers begin strike
A top Kroger labor relations manager and the leader of striking Oregon grocery workers testified Wednesday in a federal court hearing over the grocery chain’s proposed merger with rival Albertsons. The labor leader — whose union had previously endorsed the merger, only to withdraw its support as its rapport...
Fire danger takes no holiday: Labor Day weekend warmup prompts reminder of fire restrictions on C.O. public lands
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the Labor Day holiday weekend approaches amid a late-summer warmup, Central Oregon fire officials reminded the public Wednesday that wildfire danger is still high and Stage 2 Public Use Fire Restrictions remain in effect across public lands in the region. Here's Central Oregon Fire Management Service's full announcement: Despite recent The post Fire danger takes no holiday: Labor Day weekend warmup prompts reminder of fire restrictions on C.O. public lands appeared first on KTVZ.
‘Very good’ August mellowed Oregon’s wildfires. Labor Day heat will bring fresh test
What a difference a month makes. In early August, Oregon had already set a modern record for acres burned by wildfires (1.5 million) and was starting down the gauntlet for the year’s hottest month with multiple fires burning. ...
Oregon women’s prison gets 2 superintendents
Oregon’s beleaguered women’s prison in Wilsonville will be led by two superintendents, including one who will work solely on “advancing gender-informed practices,” the Department of Corrections announced Tuesday. Agency veteran Nichole Brown previously led Coffee Creek Correctional Facility on her own, a position she held for...
Ombuds Office for Oregon Workers traveling the state to meet with workers; Sept. 18 stop in Bend
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Representatives from the Ombuds Office for Oregon Workers will be traveling throughout Oregon to meet with workers to help them understand their rights, benefits, protections, and responsibilities. The Ombuds Office serves as an independent advocate for workers by helping them with the workers’ compensation system...
5,000 Are Now Sleeping with Roof Over Their Head Thanks to Oregon Task Force Slashing Homelessness
Nearly 5,500 Oregonians have been moved out of homelessness and into housing thanks to persistence from a recently-appointed task force. This amounts to a 28% increase from the previous year, and the number of housing placements is the most seen in a fiscal year since the task force’s inception.
Issues bubbling up at Broadleaf
The Broadleaf Arbor housing community in St. Helens hosted its grand opening this summer, and while the event marked the celebration of the end of the development phase, there have been issues at the complex as management, tenants, and the community at large adjust to the new project. Broadleaf Arbor has 239 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments for households earning up to 60 percent of the area’s median income, and is located at 2250 Gable Road in St. Helens. (In Columbia County, that amounts to...
One of Portland’s oldest food carts is closing
If you’ve worked or lived or even gone shopping in downtown Portland at any point over the past three decades, chances are you’ve tried one of their burritos or bowls. The health-conscious stand has been an unassuming, omnipresent staple of downtown life since first opening in 1994, the food cart equivalent of a Benson Bubbler.
A Hollywood Dive Never Made It Back
ADDRESS: 4071 NE Sandy Blvd. Sandwiched between two Hollywood District landmarks, the Hollywood Theatre and Sam’s Billiards, Blackwell’s Grub Steak Grill provided patrons with generous drinks and filling meals from its opening in 1982 (it replaced a Chinese restaurant called The Mandarin) to its abrupt closure in 2018, following the death of owner Jan DeLorme.
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