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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...
After fatal drug overdose, Oregon State Hospital resumes limited in-person visits for patients
Oregon State Hospital will resume in-person visits for some patients on Monday after suspending them in May after a patient died of a suspected fentanyl overdose. Officials at the state-run psychiatric facility suspended in-person visits between patients and their family and friends so the hospital could retool its visiting policies, with an eye toward preventing visitors from passing drugs or other contraband on to patients. The hospital has nearly 700 patients between its main campus in Salem and a smaller satellite campus in Junction City.
An Ocean on the Inside: R.G. Shore’s Award-Winning Memoir Recounts Spiritual Healing in Prison
Portland, Oregon — In an almost all-white prison in the Pacific Northwest, R.G. Shore, a “person of color,” turns up the static and allows the white noise to drown him in sound. Other than sleep, his handheld radio and cheap headphones provide the only escape from the men around him.
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...
This Week In Portland Food News: Italian Cocktails, Croffles, and Chicken Fingers
This week, Dolly Olive's new sibling Bar Dolly brings Negronis with a side of Italian food, the cat-themed Bobacat Teahouse arrives in Irvington, and the famed chain Raising Cane's opens its first Washington location in Vancouver. Read about that and more of the latest food news, including the tragic death of chef Naomi Pomeroy, below.
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.
Person who fired shots inside Northeast Portland residence taken into custody
PORTLAND, Ore. — A man who fired shots inside an apartment in Northeast Portland's Cully neighborhood has been taken into custody, police announced at 12:40 p.m. Friday. Neighbors were previously evacuated or asked to shelter in place while police worked to get the man to exit the building. Officers...
Movie based on Oregon School for the Deaf championship track team filming in Salem
About a year ago, brothers Jevon and Delbert Whetter had their dream of making a movie based on events from their lives crumble when the financing fell through a week before they were to start production. Before they sent the cast and crew home, Jevon delivered a message: “Champions never quit.” ...
Celebrating 20 Years: Therapy Dogs Help Kids Improve Reading
Elk Meadow Elementary in Bend, Oregon recently commemorated twenty years of students reading with therapy dogs from Compassionate Canines. The partnership has helped numerous students improve their reading skills with the support of furry friends by their side. Art teacher Allison Gardner from High Desert Middle School, a former staff...
Moore Park Playground Repairs 7/24
July 18, 2024 – The City of Klamath Falls would like to inform residents and visitors that the new. playground at Moore Park will be temporarily closed for repairs beginning on July 24th. The closure is expected to last approximately five days, during which time necessary maintenance. and repairs...
Calling all ages: get ready to jam out at Friends of Noise's new venue
Who doesn't need a little glimpse of joy? André Middleton, executive director of Friends of Noise, used that argument to bring his vision for an all-ages music venue to life. "I feel that joy is something that a lot of young people have lost sight of," Middleton said. Social media, the COVID-19 pandemic and assassination...
Portland office tenant sues landlord over busted AC after indoor temps top 90 degrees
A Portland architecture firm is suing its landlord, claiming temperatures exceeded 90 degrees earlier this month inside its Old Town Chinatown offices because of a faulty air-conditioning system. Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects agreed to lease offices at 38 N.W. Davis St. in 2014. The developer of the building, Gerding Edlen,...
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