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Customers ransacked Portland furniture warehouse after a ‘free’ sign was erected. Then the owner found out
Portland residents thought they'd stumbled onto the deal of a lifetime on Sunday - an entire warehouse of items, all free for the taking. At least that's what a painted piece of plywood outside the warehouse's entrance, and a note asking volunteers to hand out items to anyone who wanted or needed them, led them to believe. In reality, the owner of the warehouse in the city’s northwest had no idea that people were picking over the property, KGW8 reports.Residents living near the warehouse watched as a crowd empty out the building, prompting one to report a mass burglary...
Another Portland outdoor pool closes, this one for an indeterminate amount of time
Temperatures are going up this week, and just as lines to get into Portland’s outdoor pools are about to get even longer, another city pool has closed. Pier Pool (9457 N. Bristol Ave.) is currently shut down “due to a significant water line failure,” Portland Parks and Recreation said in a press release late last week. No reopening date has been set as of Monday.
Oak Grove Festival connects the dots of community
Ten different musical acts across two stages. Two “food pods” of ubiquitous local truck vendors like Hearth and Soul Pizza and Cousins Maine Lobster. Tribal belly dancing. A classic car show. This is the Oak Grove Festival. In its sixth year, and twice as big as it was last year, the event saw visitors in the hundreds crowd into downtown Oak Grove on sunny June 29. “Every year we try...
Here's where to watch fireworks for the Fourth of July in the Portland metro area
PORTLAND, Ore. — Fourth of July is just around the corner, and many are prepping to celebrate the holiday in and around the Rose City. Although fireworks are banned in Portland, there are still a couple cities teaming up with professionals to create a dazzling fireworks show. Here's a list of some of the major firework shows and Fourth of July celebrations in and around the Portland-Vancouver area:
Lack of resources restricts Portland's ability to fully enforce its homeless camping ban
PORTLAND, Ore. — Piles of woodchips and massive tree limbs line a residential street in Portland’s Lents neighborhood, and the radio blasts from a speaker. The man-made chaos is an attempt to deter homeless camps from setting up on Todd Littlefield's street. He’s the vice-chair of the neighborhood livability association and has been battling the crisis for years.
2024 Free Portland Summer Concerts in The Park Schedule & Info | 2 Dozen Concerts Across the City
(July 27-28) Cruise: Portland Spirit Presents Bigfoot Half Day Adventure Cruise | Narrated by Animal Planet’s Cliff Barackman, Downtown to Multnomah Falls (July -September) Cruise: Portland Spirit Presents 7 Wonders of the Gorge Cruise | Portland to Multnomah Falls Aboard The Explorer Jetboat (July -September) Movies in the Park:...
Multnomah County prepares to open cooling spaces as forecasts predict triple-digit heat wave
Multnomah County is gearing up to help people in the Portland area stay cool as the region’s tame summer weather is expected to shift into triple-digit temperatures over the Fourth of July weekend. County officials have yet to announce where and when they will set up cooling centers, but...
Five-mile stretch of I-84 to be closed 13 hours for graffiti, litter removal
Travelers beware — a major overnight closure is planned along Interstate 84 next weekend that will close rail and highway traffic along a five-mile stretch. The Oregon Department of Transportation announced a closure from 11 p.m. Saturday, July 13, to noon Sunday, July 14, for graffiti and litter removal. I-84 east and west will be closed from Interstate 205 to Interstate 5. All on-ramps to I-84 will be closed, as...
CityTeam Portland Announces 27,000 SQFT Office-to-Residential Conversion Project in Old Town/Chinatown
PORTLAND, OR – July 2, 2024 – The Portland branch of CityTeam today announced it has acquired the Overland Building in the city’s Old Town district and will relocate its headquarters there, according to CityTeam Portland Executive Director Lance Orton. (Ed. note: according to public documents reviewed by The Registry, the sale price was $4,650,000, or around $172 per square foot.)
Multnomah County drug deflection program details — and limitations — come into focus as start date gets closer
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon is less than two months away from the recriminalization of most hard drugs. On Sept. 1, it will once again be illegal to possess drugs like fentanyl, meth and cocaine — rolling back a key portion of Measure 110, the law that decriminalized possession of small amounts of those drugs in 2020.
TriMet lands $25 million grant for new zero-emissions bus facility in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — TriMet has announced they have received a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The funds come from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program. The agency said the money will be used for TriMet’s future Columbia Operations Facility...
Triple Digit Heatwave Predicted in Oregon Over Independence Day Weekend
A triple digit heatwave is predicted will start on Independence Day (Thursday, July 4) through to Sunday, stretching from Portland in the northwest to Medford in Southern Oregon. Temperature gauges will hover between 100 to 115 degrees. People are warned to stay indoors in air-conditioned rooms and to ensure they...
Portland fire marshal announces citywide burn ban, effective immediately
Portland Fire & Rescue officials announced on Tuesday afternoon that the fire marshal had issued a citywide burn ban due to the fire risk posed by imminent hot weather and a lack of forecasted rain. The burn ban is expected to last through the summer. If you purchase a product...
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