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10 most expensive homes sold in the Portland metro area, July 8-14
A house in Vancouver that sold for $6.4 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Portland metro area in the past week. In total, 788 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $646,040. The average price per square foot was $330.
Portland Metro Area Under Heat Advisory and Critical Fire Watch as Temperatures Soar
Portland residents are bracing for a sweltering day as the National Weather Service's heat advisory remains firmly in place until 11 PM PDT this evening. The cities and surrounding regions are warned to anticipate afternoon high temperatures in the middle to upper 90s, with the advisory highlighting inner Portland Metro, East Portland Metro, and East Central Willamette Valley, among others. Public health officials recommend that the populace stay hydrated, find respite in cooled spaces, and don protective lightweight clothing to fend off the scorching heat.
Travelers at PDX still face long, unmoving lines, flight cancellations, after worldwide tech outage
Travelers at Portland International Airport remain stuck in long lines and continue to face flight cancellations hours after a global software glitch began to resolve itself. Hundreds of people waited to check in or rebook for flights that were either severely delayed or canceled. Many of them had been queuing in front of airline counters for hours.
OHSU’s postdoc researchers reach impasse
A unit of about 250 postdoctoral researchers represented by Oregon AFSCME on July 11 announced an impasse in bargaining over a first contract with Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). The two sides have been negotiating since September 2023. OHSU has refused to offer raises of any amount, saying that the researchers already paid according to a federal formula for projects funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health. Once the two sides submitted formal final offers on July 12, a 30-day cooling off period began. After that, under Oregon’s public employee collective bargaining law, the postdoctoral researchers could strike.
Developers’ deteriorating property attracts city’s attention
A Portland-area development company has run afoul of city code enforcement for letting a century-old commercial building in Sellwood-Moreland fall into disrepair. Portland Permitting & Development ordered the sidewalk closed at Southeast 13th Avenue and Tenino Street in a posted notice dated June 26. The notice cites “damaged and deteriorated siding, trim, fascia and parapet. Fall hazard risk at sidewalks.”
This year’s Street of Dreams ditches the ‘street’ for a regional tour of luxury homes
Home shoppers and others looking for remodeling ideas and the latest design trends can explore Portland area homes showcasing work by top builders, interior designers and landscape architects during the 2024 NW Natural Street of Dreams luxury home tour on extended weekends Aug. 1-18. For the first time in 49...
Unveiling of the Ira Keller Fountain Goes Awry When Commissioner Mingus Mapps Cuts His Foot
On Friday morning, all five members of the Portland City Council stood in front of the Ira Keller Fountain in downtown Portland, celebrating its reopening after a major repair project that left it dry for more than a year. City Commissioner Dan Ryan, who was the most recent commissioner in...
A union picnic for the ages
How big was IBEW Local 48’s member appreciation picnic this year? It’s almost hard to describe. Event organizer Tracey Powers estimates over 4,000 union electricians and family members attended the five-hour event July 14. It was so many that the overflow parking at the nearby Carpenters union training center also overflowed.
Things 2 Do: July 19-21
At the fair you can enjoy the gravity-defying stunts of iFlip, get up close and personal with exotic creatures with Brad's World Reptiles, try out Super Science's hands-on exhibits, and more. There's also classic carnival rides, livestock shows, live music, fair food, and drinks. The Washington County Fair runs through July 28th at Westside Commons in Hillsboro. Admission is free for all ages.
Sign up now for the first-ever Portland Jigsaw Masters
Portland, Ore. — Did you get really good at solving jigsaw puzzles during the COVID pandemic lockdown? Put your skills to the test at the first-ever Portland Jigsaw Masters! Portland Puzzle Company is hosting the inaugural event on August 2nd through the 4th at The Avenue in Southeast Portland.
Larch Creek Fire near Dufur burns over 18,000 acres, now 81% contained, local team assumes command
DUFUR, Ore. (KTVZ) -- As new fires break out across Oregon, ones that began several days ago near full containment, including the more than 18,000-acre Larch Creek Fire in Wasco County, now 81% contained, at a cost so far of $15.6 million. Here's the Saturday update, the last from the...
Hops return from break with 8-6 win at Everett
Maybe a reset was all the Hops needed to get things turned around? After a rough start to the second half of the 2024 season, Hillsboro got things started properly in their first game back after the All-Star break, defeating Everett 8-6 on Friday night, July 19, at Funko Field in Everett. The Hops got five runs in the first inning, one each in the third, sixth and eighth innings,...
Alligator sighting in Washington State prompts investigation
**UPDATE: As reported Saturday afternoon by KIRO 7, the reptile in question turned out to be an exotic tegu lizard that recently escaped from its owner. Alligators are not native to Washington State and could not establish a population in the region because of its cool climate. But somewhere in Snohomish County, a very large gator is on the prowl. “Granite Falls Deputies are investigating the sighting of a 10’ alligator near the 9400 block of Ray Grade Rd.,” the Snohomish County Sheriff announced late Friday via X. “The reptile was last seen south of Ray Grade Rd. toward the Pilchuck River.” A...
Griz hosting postseason playoff at Murr Sports Park
American Legion summer baseball postseason action happens Friday, July 19, in Walla Walla at Murr Sports Park with the Griz hosting the Pasco Riverdogs for a first-round playoff. The Griz go on to win, 19-0.
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