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Update: Oregon under a heat advisory until Monday night
On Monday at 9:18 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated heat advisory in effect until 10 p.m. for Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon, Grande Ronde Valley, John Day Basin and Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon as well as Wallowa County. The weather service adds to...
87 bullets fly near preschool across from Portland’s Dawson Park. Parents, residents demand end to perennial violence
Simon Quay had just picked up his 3-year-old daughter from her preschool across from Dawson Park and was placing his 4- month-old son into his car seat when he heard what sounded like a burst of about 20 rapid gunshots. Facing Dawson Park beside his parked car, he saw a...
Chronic entrepreneur: Amina Moreau, CEO and cofounder of Radious
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Portland Celebrates Diversity with Thousands Attending Pride Parade Amid National Political Shifts
Despite a stormy start, Portland's Pride celebration witnessed thousands of attendees who gathered to champion diversity and self-expression yesterday. According to KOIN 6, despite the rain, the festivities, including the parade and the subsequent Old Town Block Party and waterfront festival, went off without a hitch. Headlined by Portland's very own drag superstar, Jinkx Monsoon, the event carried an atmosphere of freedom and open celebration.
Win Tickets ($50): The Arcadian Wild @ Aladdin Theater | Indie Folk, Pop
The Arcadian Wild is a four-piece indie folk/pop group from Nashville, TN. Led by songwriters Isaac Horn and Lincoln Mick and Bailey Warren on fiddle, The Arcadian Wild confidently inhabits and explores an intersection of genre,blending the traditional with the contemporary. Combining elements of progressive bluegrass, folk, and formal vocal music, The Arcadian Wild offer up songs of invitation; calls to come and see, to find refuge and rest, to journey and wonder, to laugh and cry, to share joy and community and singalong.
Kenton Neighborhood 2024 Summer Wine Walk | Discount Code, Special Small-Plate Menus, Wine, Spirits, Beer, Benefit for Street Fair
Join the Kenton neighborhood for a meandering wine, spirits, and beer tasting and shopping event!. Taste some incredible beverages and explore the unique stores and restaurants of the Kenton neighborhood. Select businesses will host a beverage vendor, ready to offer you tastings of one to two varieties. Bottles and canned cocktails may be available for purchase, so you can savor your new favorite another day as well!
Pristine NE Portland cottage for sale at $1,335,000 has had just 2 owners in 85 years. See inside
Over 85 years, an English-style house in Northeast Portland’s Alameda Ridge has only changed ownership once. When original owner Howard Carruth was alone in 1976, and a bank was forcing a sale, his neighbors purchased the property and Carruth, a World War I veteran and retired surgeon, continued to live there.
Sesame Collective Opens Bar Dolly
They're the restaurant group behind some of the most celebrated food in town, with a new bar in downtown Portland’s West End. Tammy Hernandez met with the co-founders of Sesame Collective, Kasey Mills and Laura Amens, to learn more about Bar Dolly. For more information, visit www.sesamecollective.com/bardolly. This segment...
Milder weather offers some relief to crews fighting Western Oregon fires
The weekend’s hot weather and winds fueled fires that burned tens of thousands of acres across Oregon. Fire officials hope this week’s cooler temperatures will offer some relief to wildfire crews. Those temperatures have already made a difference to crews fighting the Ore Fire, which is burning seven...
See homes sold in the Portland metro area, July 15 to July 21
The following is a listing of all home transfers in the Portland metro area reported from July 15 to July 21. There were 392 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,050-square-foot home on Southwest 13th Street in Beaverton that sold for $539,000.
The heat continues, fire danger remains high, air quality is poor, 80s late week
The pattern of heat and dry conditions continue through the middle of the week as highs will stay above 90° until Wednesday. The record of 19 consecutive days over 90 was tied today and we will re-write the record books tomorrow. In fact, we continue to monitor several records that will fall this month as we are on pace for the hottest July ever in Bend.
Broadway Rose goes all in for summer run of ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’
Broadway Rose Theatre Company is betting big on “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.” The company usually mounts two summer shows in the 600-seat auditorium at Tigard High School. This season, for the first time, it’s gambling on a 5-week run of a single production: the hit-packed, musical memoir recounting singer/songwriter King’s rollercoaster rise from starry-eyed teen tune-smith to rock ‘n’ roll icon.
Washington’s first Raising Cane’s in Vancouver draws large crowd
Cars lined up for several blocks to try Washington’s first Raising Cane’s at 12601 SE Second Circle, Vancouver, on its July 16 opening. Washington State Patrol officers directed traffic away from Mill Plain Boulevard throughout the day. Regarding turnout, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers Vice President of Company Restaurants...
Action needed to close equity gaps with Oregon's suicide rate
The Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) Youth Suicide Intervention and Prevention Plan (YSIPP) annual report shows the risk of youth suicide continues to be a concern in Oregon, particularly for youth of color. The report contains new analysis of 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) death by suicide data. By the numbers In 2022,...
BG Council endorses Fire District 3 levy lid lift
In a Wednesday, July 17, special meeting, the Battle Ground City Council adopted a resolution supporting Fire District 3’s proposed levy lid lift. Fire District 3 serves over 46,000 east Clark County residents, including Battle Ground, and averages 4,800 calls per year, according to its website. According to a news release from the fire department, call volumes have increased more than 25% in the last six years. Costs rise 6% annually on average, but state law limits the fire district to a 1% revenue increase and one-time payments for new construction.
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