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First lawsuit filed over allegedly drunk Oregon high school football coach who slapped players
The first of what’s expected to be at least several lawsuits was filed Friday against the Beaverton School District, faulting it for employing a head football coach who allegedly downed four oversized beers and then slapped or grabbed a dozen sleeping teens in the middle of the night at a sports camp this summer.
Police investigating unknown death, pedestrian fatality
Police are investigation two deaths in Portland, including one where the body is so decomposed they could not immediately tell if it was a man or woman. That investigation began at 12:58 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, when North Precinct officers responded to a call of a body found around the 10700 block of Northeast Fremont Street. Whenofficers arrived at the scene, they found a person who was deceased. “Due...
Volunteers learn history as they clean up Foster-Powell cemetery
Most people drive past Multnomah Park Cemetery – that’s at S.E. 82nd Avenue of Roses and Holgate Boulevard, diagonally across the street from the south end of Eastport Plaza – without giving it a second thought. But on Friday, August 2, some two dozen volunteers – along with specialists from METRO Parks and Nature – gathered there from across the city to learn more about this historic graveyard, while tidying up monuments and gravestones. ...
The Blazers Aren’t The Only Thing Paul Allen Left in Limbo
Almost six years after his passing, fans still await the long-term ownership fate of Paul Allen’s Portland Trail Blazers (along with his other sports passion, the Seattle Seahawks). Whether due to oversight or intent, the teams sit in limbo, owned by Allen’s organization (now run by his sister Jody), reportedly awaiting sale so that the proceeds can go to charity. Which could take a decade or more.
NCAA Willamette Breaks Sixteen-Year Winless Streak in Exhibition Victory Over Corban Men’s Soccer
SALEM, Ore. – For the first time since 2008, the Corban University Men's Soccer team suffered a loss to their crosstown rivals in NCAA DIII Willamette University, as the Bearcats scored the opening goal and never looked back in a 4-1 victory at Sparks Field on Sunday evening in front of a raucous crowd.
Minto-Brown Island Park Update Resumes August 26
The next phase of work in Minto-Brown Island Park to update parking lot 3 is scheduled for Monday, August 26! This work is thanks to the voters of Salem as part of the 2022 Safety and Livability Bond and should be complete by the fall. Check out details of the...
On the Agenda: Salem to vote on affordable housing development agreement
Before the regular Salem City Council meeting Monday, the Salem Housing Authority Commission will vote on whether to authorize a memorandum of understanding between the city and Northwest Human Services for new multi-family housing Evergreen Apartments to serve low and moderate-income households. Evergreen Apartments currently has one house and six small cottages...
Alvarado Scores Fourth Goal of 2024 as Warriors Play to Draw with Trinity Western
SALEM, Ore. – The Corban University Women's Soccer program hosted their first ever matchup with Trinity Western University out of the Canada West organization this afternoon, as the Warriors and Spartans played to a 1-1 draw after a pair of first half goals at the Outdoor Athletic Complex (OAC). Trinity Western had just played out a 3-3 draw with NCAA DI Oregon State University on Friday night and continued their preseason with another tie in their first collegiate contest with Corban who was riding a two-game winning streak.
Hurry Up and Eat... the Mercury's BURGER WEEK Ends TODAY! 🍔😋
We hope you're hungry, Portland—because the Mercury is presenting... Start salivating, because it’s time once again for humankind’s greatest celebration/accomplishment: The Mercury's Portland Burger Week! And this year, it's our BIGGEST Burger Week yet, because Portlanders have been feasting on delectable, original burgers from a record-breaking 88 LOCATIONS (!😮!)... and if that wasn’t great enough, each of those burgers can be had for a mere $8! Even better? Many places are serving vegan/veg and GF options this year! Holy cats... this is looking to be the best Burger Week yet!
THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK: Indulge your arts and jazz this week!
MONDAY, AUG. 26-SUNDAY, SEPT. 1 ALL THAT JAZZ — Montavilla Jazz Festival has a stellar lineup for its 11th annual festival with more than 30 concerts at 12 venues, including Alberta Rose Theatre, The 1905, Mt. Tabor Park and elsewhere, Aug. 30-Sept. 1. The musicians include Nicole Glover and Joe Kye. More: montavillajazz.org. ART IN THE PEARL — It’s a big event over Labor Day Weekend. The Pearl Fine Arts and Craft Festival celebrates 27 years with craft makers from all over the country gathering in the Pearl District/North Park Blocks, Aug. 31-Sept. 2. More: artinthepearl.com.
‘Summerville’ celebrated at Sellwood & Westmoreland businesses
Saturday, August 3rd, saw the return of a Sellwood Moreland Business Alliance (SMBA) annual event – Summerville – among businesses in the Sellwood and Westmoreland business districts. Some participants started out at a “hive” location – one of those being at SMILE Station in Sellwood – at any one of which they received a map of participating businesses and free “bee deely bobber” headbands. Other neighbors joining in just looked for balloons of bees and signage near the some 30 participating businesses. ...
‘Hip Chicks do Wine’ asks for community support after ‘very tough’ year
“Hip Chicks do Wine” has been a staple of Southeast Portland since 1999. Now its owners, Laurie Lewis and Renee Neely, say they’ve been “struggling” to keep the doors open since the COVID-19 pandemic. “It has been a very tough 2024, and we are way under in walk-in sales and traffic. And we could use a little bit of community support,” Lewis said. “And it’s not just us. It’s small businesses throughout the Portland metro area. It is wineries across Oregon. COVID-19 hit us hard....
Brooklyn’s tall new apartment building opens as ‘The Frankie’
The new apartment building that has been under construction for some months, in the space across from the Aladdin Theater, Brooklyn Pharmacy, and Brooklyn Park, where once there was a US Bank branch, is officially opening in September as “The Frankie”. The large new building at 3260 S.E. Milwaukie Avenue stretches from S.E. Franklin to Kelly Streets, and eastward from Milwaukie to S.E. 12th Avenue. In August, potential renters were being offered tours of the units, which range from studios to three-bedroom apartments. The property...
Business Association hosts ‘Best of Brooklyn’ BBQ
Brooklyn Park on S.E. Milwaukie Avenue, a couple of blocks south of Powell, was the location for the 2024 “Best of Brooklyn” BBQ on the late Thursday afternoon and evening of Thursday, July 25. “Essentially, this is a street fair! But, instead of it being held in a street, we’re hosting it here in Brooklyn Park,” explained Greater Brooklyn Business Association (GBBA) President Melaney Dittler of “More Realty”. “The first 150 Brooklyn neighborhood residents to come by will get a free meal from the ‘Retrolicious’...
Blazers vs Blazers: Deandre Ayton vs Jusuf Nurkic
We are returning to our new offseason series Blazers vs Blazers with an intriguing, controversial matchup for our second installment. I’m talking about two Portland Trail Blazers centers who were traded for each other just a season ago: current Blazers center Deandre Ayton and current Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic, who played for Portland from 2017 to 2023.
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